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
2003
1999
1998
- Dharma as Lawyer Ranganathan
1997
- Arunachalam as Aathikesavan
- Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
1996
- Subash as Subash's Father
1995
- Paattu Vaathiyar as Pandian
- Chandralekha
- Thai Thangai Paasam
- Vishnu
1994
- Sindhu Nathi Poo as Chettiar
- Kanmani as Rajashekaran
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana as Valluvardasan
- Priyanka as Sriram
1992
- Singaravelan as Natesan
1991
- Amma Pillai
- Sir... I Love You as Ramanathan
- Thalapathi as Krishnamoorthy
- Shanti Kranti as Commissioner of Police (Tamil Version)
- Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
- Vanakkam Vathiyare as Duraisingam
- Kaaval Nilayam as Ravi
1990
- Palaivana Paravaigal as Sivaprakasam
- Mounam Sammadham as Sundaram
- Pathimoonam Number Veedu as Murali
1989
- Naalai Manithan
- Mappillai as Ramanathan
- Apoorva Sagodharargal as Satyamoorthy
- Thaai Naadu as Christopher
- Ponmana Selvan as Mettupalayam Jameen
1988
1987
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran as Manjampetti
- Coolikkaran
- Solvadhellam Unmai
- Veerapandiyan
1986
- Rasigan Oru Rasigai
- Murattu Karangal as Kaali
- Kodai Mazhai
- Nambinar Keduvadhillai
- Annai En Dheivam
- Oomai Vizhigal as Chandran
- Bhadil Solval Bhadrakali
- Enakku Naaney Needhibathi as Inspector Devaraj
- Kanne Kaniyamuthe
- Maaveeran
- Marumagal as Dr. Shankar
- Naanum Oru Thozhilali
- Dharmam as Saravanan
- Kulirkaala Megangal
1985
- Oonjalaadum Uravugal
- Saavi as CID Inspector Shankar
- Pillai Nila as David
- Meendum Parasakthi
- Poove Poochooda Vaa as Sundaram
- Neethiyin Marupakkam
- Yaar?
- Engal Kural
- Padikkadavan as Chakkaravarthi
- Nermai as Jaikumar
- Anthasthu as Sanjeevi
- Bandham
1984
- Neengal Kettavai as Muthulingam
- Idhu Enga Boomi
- Thiruppam
- Vellai Pura Ondru
- Naalai Unathu Naal as Devadas
- Ezhuthatha Sattangal as Justice Thiyagarajan
- 24 Mani Neram as Vijay
- Veetuku Oru Kannagi as Inspector Chandrasekhar
- Iru Medhaigal
- Sarithira Nayagan
- Vaazhkai
- Vidhi as "Tiger" Dayanidhi
- Sattathai Thiruthungal
- Kudumbam
- Alaya Deepam as Suresh father
1983
- Sattam as Ramesh
- Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar
- Bhookambam as Sethu Varman
- Malaiyoor Mambattiyan as DSP Ranjith
- Thai Veedu
- Paayum Puli
- Thanga Magan as Rajalingam
- Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
- Thudikkum Karangal
- Adutha Varisu as Zameendar (Guest Role)
- Apoorva Sahodarigal
- Indru Nee Nalai Naan
- Uruvavugal Maralam as God
1982
- Kelviyum Naaney Badhilum Naaney as Rajagopal
- Thaai Mookaambikai as Kannappan
- Vazhvey Maayam
- Auto Raaja
- Adhisaya Piravigal
- Thanikattu Raja
- Theerpu as Govindan
- Pattanathu Rajakkal
- Om Sakthi
- Nandri, Meendum Varuga
1981
- Kanni Theevu as Pandiyan
- Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
- Savaal as Shankar
- Garjanai
- Ellam Inbamayyam
- Needhi Pizhaithadhu as Shankar
- Kula Kozhundhu
1980
- Murattu Kaalai
- Jamboo as Jamboo
- Saranam Ayyappa
1978
1977
- Gayathri as Ganesh
- Avar Enakke Sontham
- Uyarnthavargal
- Chakravathi
1976
- Thunive Thunai as Anand
- Mayor Meenakshi
- Maharasi Vazhga
1975
- Apoorva Raagangal as Self
- Enga Pattan Sothu
- Cinema Paithiyam
- Edupa Kai Pillai
- Yarukku Mappillai Yaro as Seetharaman
- Pinju Manam
1974
- Vairam as Raja
- Thirudi
- Akkarai Pachchai
- Kaliyuga Kannan as Navaneetha Krishnan
1973
- Arangetram as Cameo (Himself)
1972
- Karunthel Kannayiram as Ashok / Arun
- Avasara Kalyanam as Shekhar
- Jakkamma as Jambu
- Nawab Narkali as Ravi
- Kanimuthu Paappa
- Mappillai Azhaippu
- Ganga as Ganga
- Ganga as Ganga
1971
1970
- Kalam Vellum as Velu
- Maanavan
- Kannan Varuvaan as Kannan
- CID Shankar
- Penn Daivam as Police Inspector
- Kaadhal Jyothi
- Veettuku Veedu
1969
- Nil Gavani Kadhali as CID Shankar
- Anbalippu as Raja
- Poova Thalaiya as Shankar
- Aayiram Poi as Ravi
- Kaaval Dheivam
- Akka Thangai
1968
- Anbu Vazhi
- Puthisaligal
- Neelagiri Express as CID Inspector Shankar
- Bommalaattam as Sukumar
1967
- Pattanathil Bhootham as Bhaskar
- Uyir Mel Aasai
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