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
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana as Valluvardasan
- Priyanka as Sriram
- Sindhu Nathi Poo
1992
- Singaravelan as Natesan
1991
- Thalapathi as Krishnamoorthy
- Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
- Amma Pillai
- Vanakkam Vathiyare as Duraisingam
- Kaaval Nilayam as Ravi
- Shanti Kranti as Commissioner of Police (Tamil Version)
1990
- Mounam Sammadham as Sundaram
- Pathimoonam Number Veedu as Murali
1989
- Apoorva Sagodharargal as Satyamoorthy
- Thaai Naadu as Christopher
- Naalai Manithan
- Ponmana Selvan as Mettupalayam Jameen
- Mappillai as Ramanathan
1988
1987
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran as Manjampetti
- Coolikkaran
- Veerapandiyan
- Solvadhellam Unmai
1986
- Maaveeran
- Naanum Oru Thozhilali
- Kanne Kaniyamuthe
- Kulirkaala Megangal
- Marumagal as Dr. Shankar
- Oomai Vizhigal as Chandran
- Nambinar Keduvadhillai
- Dharmam as Saravanan
- Annai En Dheivam
- Enakku Naaney Needhibathi
- Bhadil Solval Bhadrakali
1985
- Padikkadavan as Chakkaravarthi
- Poove Poochudava as Sundaram
- Nermai as Jaikumar
- Yaar?
- Saavi as CID Inspector Shankar
- Anthasthu as Sanjeevi
- Bandham
- Pillai Nila as David
1984
- 24 Mani Neram as Vijay
- Naalai Unathu Naal as Devadas
- Ezhuthatha Sattangal as Justice Thiyagarajan
- Sarithira Nayagan
- Neengal Kettavai as Muthulingam
- Vaazhkai
- Thiruppam
- Iru Medhaigal
- Sattathai Thiruthungal
- Alaya Deepam as Suresh father
- Idhu Enga Boomi
- Vidhi as "Tiger" Dayanidhi
- Kudumbam
- Vellai Pura Ondru
1983
- Sattam
- Indru Nee Nalai Naan
- Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum
- Thai Veedu
- Thudikkum Karangal
- Malaiyoor Mambattiyan as DSP Ranjith
- Paayum Puli
- Adutha Varisu as Zameendar (Guest Role)
- Uruvavugal Maralam as God
- Thanga Magan as Rajalingam
- Apoorva Sahodarigal
- Bhookambam as Sethu Varman
1982
1981
- Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum
- Garjanai
- Ellam Inbamayyam
- Savaal as Shankar
- Kula Kozhundhu
- Needhi Pizhaithadhu as Shankar
1980
- Saranam Ayyappa
- Murattu Kaalai
- Jamboo as Jamboo
1976
- Mayor Meenakshi
- Thunive Thunai as Anand
- Maharasi Vazhga
1975
- Cinema Paithiyam
- Apoorva Raagangal as Self
- Yarukku Mappillai Yaro as Seetharaman
- Edupa Kai Pillai
1974
- Kaliyuga Kannan as Navaneetha Krishnan
- Vairam
- Akkarai Pachchai
1973
- Arangetram as Cameo (Himself)
1972
- Kanimuthu Paappa
- Ganga as Ganga
- Nawab Narkali as Ravi
- Avasara Kalyanam as Shekhar
- Ganga as Ganga
- Karunthel Kannayiram as Ashok / Arun
1971
1970
- Veettuku Veedu
- Penn Daivam as Police Inspector
- Maanavan
- Kaadhal Jyothi
- Kannan Varuvaan as Kannan
- CID Shankar
1969
- Akka Thangai
- Kaaval Dheivam
- Aayiram Poi as Ravi, Kankasabi's Son
- Poova Thalaiya as Shankar
- Nil Gavani Kadhali as CID Shankar
1968
- Anbu Vazhi
- Bommalaattam as Sukumar
- Puthisaligal
- Neelagiri Express as Shankar
1967
- Pattanathil Bhootham as Bhaskar
1966
- Vallavan Oruvan as CID Shankar
- Yaar Nee? as Dr. Anand
- Kaadhal Paduthum Paadu as Raju
1965
- Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum as Chandrasekar
- Panchavarna Kili