Jaishankar
Born: 1938-07-12 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 2000-06-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jaishankar was an actor in Tamil cinema. He was credited onscreen with title of Makkal Kalingnar Jaishankar in most of the film starring him and is sometimes referred to as the Thennagathu James Bond (South Indian James Bond) because of his dashing roles in films such as Vallavan Oruvan and CID Shankar.
Filmography
1999
1998
- Dharma as Lawyer Ranganathan
1997
- Arunachalam as Aathikesavan
- Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
1996
- Subash as Subash's Father
1994
- Kanmani as Rajashekaran
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana as Valluvardasan
- Sindhu Nathi Poo
- Priyanka as Sriram
1992
- Singaravelan as Natesan
1991
- Amma Pillai
- Thalapathi as Krishnamoorthy
- Shanti Kranti as Commissioner of Police (Tamil Version)
- Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
- Kaaval Nilayam as Ravi
- Vanakkam Vathiyare as Duraisingam
1990
- Pathimoonam Number Veedu as Murali
- Mounam Sammadham as Sundaram
1989
- Mappillai as Ramanathan
- Naalai Manithan
- Apoorva Sagodharargal as Satyamoorthy
- Thaai Naadu as Christopher
- Ponmana Selvan as Mettupalayam Jameen
1988
1987
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran as Manjampetti
- Coolikkaran
- Veerapandiyan
- Solvadhellam Unmai
1986
- Enakku Naaney Needhibathi as Inspector Devaraj
- Dharmam as Saravanan
- Bhadil Solval Bhadrakali
- Nambinar Keduvadhillai
- Annai En Dheivam
- Kanne Kaniyamuthe
- Oomai Vizhigal as Chandran
- Maaveeran
- Naanum Oru Thozhilali
- Kulirkaala Megangal
- Marumagal as Dr. Shankar
1985
- Neethiyin Marupakkam
- Engal Kural
- Pillai Nila as David
- Saavi as CID Inspector Shankar
- Nermai as Jaikumar
- Yaar?
- Padikkadavan as Chakkaravarthi
- Poove Poochudava as Sundaram
- Anthasthu as Sanjeevi
- Bandham
1984
- Veetuku Oru Kannagi as Inspector Chandrasekhar
- Neengal Kettavai as Muthulingam
- Idhu Enga Boomi
- Thiruppam
- 24 Mani Neram as Vijay
- Vidhi as "Tiger" Dayanidhi
- Iru Medhaigal
- Ezhuthatha Sattangal as Justice Thiyagarajan
- Alaya Deepam as Suresh father
- Vaazhkai
- Naalai Unathu Naal as Devadas
- Sarithira Nayagan
- Kudumbam
- Vellai Pura Ondru
- Sattathai Thiruthungal
1983
- Bhookambam as Sethu Varman
- Malaiyoor Mambattiyan as DSP Ranjith
- Uruvavugal Maralam as God
- Indru Nee Nalai Naan
- Thai Veedu
- Paayum Puli
- Adutha Varisu as Zameendar (Guest Role)
- Sattam
- Thanga Magan as Rajalingam
- Thudikkum Karangal
- Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
- Apoorva Sahodarigal
1982
1981
- Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
- Ellam Inbamayyam
- Needhi Pizhaithadhu as Shankar
- Garjanai
- Savaal as Shankar
- Kula Kozhundhu
1980
- Murattu Kaalai
- Jamboo as Jamboo
- Saranam Ayyappa
1977
- Gayathri as Ganesh
- Uyarnthavargal
- Chakravathi
1976
- Thunive Thunai as Anand
- Mayor Meenakshi
- Maharasi Vazhga
1975
- Yarukku Mappillai Yaro as Seetharaman
- Pinju Manam
- Enga Pattan Sothu
- Apoorva Raagangal as Self
- Cinema Paithiyam
- Edupa Kai Pillai
1974
- Vairam as Raja
- Kaliyuga Kannan as Navaneetha Krishnan
- Akkarai Pachchai
1973
- Arangetram as Cameo (Himself)
1972
- Karunthel Kannayiram as Ashok / Arun
- Avasara Kalyanam as Shekhar
- Jakkamma as Jambu
- Mappillai Azhaippu
- Kanimuthu Paappa
- Nawab Narkali as Ravi
- Ganga as Ganga
- Ganga as Ganga
1971
1970
- Kalam Vellum as Velu
- Kannan Varuvaan as Kannan
- Kaadhal Jyothi
- Maanavan
- Penn Daivam as Police Inspector
- CID Shankar
- Veettuku Veedu
1969
- Anbalippu as Raja
- Nil Gavani Kadhali as CID Shankar
- Poova Thalaiya as Shankar
- Akka Thangai
- Kaaval Dheivam
- Aayiram Poi as Ravi
1968
- Neelagiri Express as CID Inspector Shankar
- Anbu Vazhi
- Bommalaattam as Sukumar
- Puthisaligal
1967
- Uyir Mel Aasai
- Pattanathil Bhootham as Bhaskar
1966
- Vallavan Oruvan as CID Shankar
- Kaadhal Paduthum Paadu as Raju
- Yaar Nee? as Dr. Anand
1965
- Nee! as Sundaram
- Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum as Chandrasekar
- Panchavarna Kili