Born 1938 (age 61) · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Appears in 151 titles

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

Thalapathi
7.9
Thalapathi
1991
as Krishnamoorthy
Arunachalam
7.3
Arunachalam
1997
as Aathikesavan
Apoorva Sagodharargal
7.6
Apoorva Sagodharargal
1989
as Satyamoorthy
Singaravelan
7.6
Singaravelan
1992
as Natesan
Murattu Kaalai
6.5
Murattu Kaalai
1980
Padikkadavan
6.8
Padikkadavan
1985
as Chakkaravarthi
Mappillai
7.1
Mappillai
1989
as Ramanathan
Apoorva Raagangal
7.9
Apoorva Raagangal
1975
as Self
Thanikattu Raja
6.1
Thanikattu Raja
1982
Vazhvey Maayam
8.0
Vazhvey Maayam
1982
Maaveeran
6.0
Maaveeran
1986
Adutha Varisu
5.5
Adutha Varisu
1983
as Zameendar (Guest Role)
Paayum Puli
6.0
Paayum Puli
1983
Arangetram
5.0
Arangetram
1973
as Cameo (Himself)
Mounam Sammadham
8.3
Mounam Sammadham
1990
as Sundaram
Thanga Magan
5.8
Thanga Magan
1983
as Rajalingam
Oomai Vizhigal
8.5
Oomai Vizhigal
1986
as Chandran
24 Mani Neram
6.3
24 Mani Neram
1984
as Vijay
Poove Poochudava
8.3
Poove Poochudava
1985
as Sundaram
Ponmana Selvan
7.0
Ponmana Selvan
1989
as Mettupalayam Jameen