Date of birth: 1938-07-12
Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Jaisankar, Subramaniam Shankar

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.

1991-11-05
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends
1984-07-08
Directed by Rama Narayanan.

1997-04-10
Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.

1986-11-01
A rude princess acts arrogantly towards everyone around her. However, when she meets a simple villag

1983-11-04
Thanga Magan is a man's search for his roots. It is his search for the truth about his lineage.

1983-01-14
Uruvangal Maralam is a Tamil language film starring Y. Gee. Mahendra in the lead role of the protago

1983-07-07
When the sole person to inherit the family wealth is missing, her grandmother desperately searches f

1983-01-14
When a smuggler kills his sister, a mentally impaired man vows to deliver justice and joins a martia

1982-03-12
Thanikattu Raja is a Tamil film directed by V.C.Gohanathan.This movie is starring Rajnikanth, Sridev

1983-03-04
Balu works as a clerk in Ramesh's estate and is very loyal to him. However, when Ramesh accidentally

1980-12-20
Although Kaalaiyan and his brothers can afford a luxurious lifestyle, they choose to live modestly.

1989-04-14
An honest police officer pays a heavy price after he gets involved with a group of criminals. Years

1992-04-13
Singaravelan film revolves around a young man (Kamal Hassan) living in a village with his mother. He

1983-05-21
Sattam is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. Its a rem

1982-01-26
Raja and Devi fall in love with each other and get engaged. However, when Raja learns that he is suf

1981-12-05
Pazhani and Velu, two innocent villagers, move to the city to earn a living. When Velu's employer ch

1981-07-03
Brothers Shankar and Raja decide to go to the city for better opportunities post their mother's deat
1996-09-20
In order to marry the girl he loves, Subash, a good-for-nothing youth, joins the army. When he retur
1985-07-10
A man who helps needy people hires Murali, an unemployed graduate, to fall in love with Radha, the d

1968-01-01
Sadanand, a successful businessman, has two business partners, Nithyanand and Murthy. Things take an
1975-01-01
Directed by K Vijayan, starring Jaishankar and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in the lead roles.

1977-01-01
Chakravarthy, Ranjith and Prakash are childhood friends. Problems arise when Ranjith suspects Chakra
1971-01-01
Raju, a CID officer, tries to catch Nataraj, a clever thief, while he is escaping with his loot. Whe

1968-01-01
Puthisaligal is directed by T.P. Arjun. Puthisaligal stars Jaishankar in the title role along with R

1986-08-15
P R K, who is on a killing spree, is aided by a local politician and a nefarious doctor. However, a
1987-01-23

1987-06-05
Raja lives with his elder brother, sister-in-law, and their little daughter. Rajabecomes a coolie a

1987-04-14
1984-04-13
1984-11-22
1984-09-28
Vijay lands in jail while avenging his sister's death. However, when he escapes prison and starts wo
1982-03-05
1981-11-23

1989-08-15
Raja, the eldest of three brothers, finds out that he is adopted and is shocked to learn the truth.
1986-07-18
1986-09-27

1982-03-27
1998-07-09
Dharma is a 1998 Tamil action film directed by Keyaar. The film features Vijayakanth and Preetha Vij

1997-01-14
Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen starring by vijay and Dimple. Kannan (Vijay) is the only son of Jaisankar a
1976-01-01
The film revolves around the manin protagonist Meenakshi (K. R. Vijaya), who rises from an ordinary

1976-01-01
Seetha, a poor yet honest woman, works hard to get her sister Kamala married. But, Kamala chooses un

1982-12-08
1982-06-01
1988-07-15
1971-01-01
In this film, Jaishankar played the elder brother of Jayalalithaa and he was paired opposite Vennira

1970-01-22
Penn Deivam is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by
1972-05-26

1971-03-25
Chinnathambi is a well-respected pillar of his village, dedicating his life to public welfare—but hi
1994-01-14
Sindhu Nathi Poo is a 1994 Tamil drama film directed by Senthamizhan. The film features Ranjith, new

1986-01-25
When his wealthy grandfather falls gravely ill, Raja convinces a kind-hearted flower girl, Radha, to
1999-02-12
Chinna Raja passable comedy-thriller with the director succeeding more in the thriller portions.Raja

1986-05-23
1982-06-26
1981-08-06
Vijay, an honest doctor, finds out that Mithra and his team are responsible for the death of many ch

1983-04-14
A father and son are separated when their enemy tries to steal a pair of swords that hold a map to t

1985-11-11
Two brothers are ousted from their house by their stepbrother's wife. Years later, when one of the b

1984-08-15

1984-09-14
Iru Medhaigal is a 1984 Indian Tamil film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Muktha Rama
1984-05-26
Story about two siblings who get separated by villains to get property. Their kids fall in love and

1985-05-03
Raja, a reckless college student and son of a smuggler, constantly clashes with Radha, the sister of
1984-01-13

1984-04-13

1985-01-25
This is a 1985 Indian Tamil film, directed by "K. Vijayan" and produced by , "Anandavalli Balaji" Th

1982-05-25
When Superintendent Rajasekar’s daughter is raped by a vengeful smuggler, he takes the law into his

1969-05-01
At Aanaikundram Jail, Superintendent K. Raghavan is no ordinary warden—he's a man of principle who s
1995-04-14
Thai Thangai Paasam (English: Mother, Sister Affection) is a Tamil film released in 1995 directed an
1981-01-01
1988-01-01

1984-01-26
Radha falls in love with Raja, son of a rich lawyer, and ends up pregnant. Now, Raja and his father

1985-04-14
1991-05-11
Anand Raj And Sarath Kumar play role of high spirited youths wanting to reform the society, both wis

1987-04-14
Seethan, a poor milkman, and Shenbagam, the daughter of a landlord, love each other despite their so

1989-02-16
A military Grand Officer is accused, inequitably, of intelligence with the enemy, during an operatio
1982-11-17
Anand, a wealthy man, meets his dream girl, Janaki and they are happily engaged. However, Janaki's l

1969-05-01
Ganesan is a widower and Paruvathamma is his mother in law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesa
1967-04-14
Two friends, Bhaskar and Seenu, accidentally release Jee-Boom-Baa, a genie from an old urn. Jee-Boom
1965-11-18
Twins, who were separated at birth, reunite to bring together their divorced parents. A remake of Di
1988-06-24
A girl who discovers paintings and books of another student from her college, and is fascinated by t
1991-02-01
Rajappa (Kathick) is a young man who earns his livelihood by beating up people for a fee. But he re
1971-02-06
Directed by K Balachander, Music by M.S. Viswanathan, and starring Vanishree, Vijayalalitha, Jaishan
1971-03-19
A reputed college professor is accused of sexual harassment by three women including his students an

1973-02-02
Lalitha is the eldest daughter of a pious and conservative Brahmin family. She has eight siblings an

1993-06-11
Chellappa (Jayaram), an orphan, runs a photo studio in deficit with his friends (Chinni Jayanth and

1985-09-20
Yaar? is a 1985 Indian horror Tamil film, directed by Sakthi-Kannan and produced by S. Thanu, G. Se
1984-08-07

1986-05-01
The film was launched by C. V. Sridhar in 1980 as a Cinemascope venture and was then titled as Sakth

1989-10-28
Rajarajeswari gets Aarumugam's sister arrested after she learns that she is in love with her son. Aa

1995-10-01
Chandralekha starring by vijay and Vanitha vijayakumar. An orthodox brahmin girl falls in love with

1995-08-01
Vishnu leaves his overbearing father and, pretending to be an orphan, finds work with a man who also

1984-10-17
Raj, a reporter, is framed for the murder of his wife by the real perpetrator, a powerful billionair

1991-01-01
Nee Pathi Naan Pathi is a 1991 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Vasanth and produced by Kavith

1990-06-15
The plot revolves around the wrong conviction of a business man and the efforts taken by the protago

1968-04-14
A murder takes place in Neelagiri Express bound to Coimbatore from Chennai.

1970-04-01
The film start had in its title sequence in which a Politician is killed by a Suicide bomber who exp

1966-10-07
Vallavan Oruvan is a 1966 black-and-white Tamil Suspense film directed by R. Sundaram and produced b
1966-04-14
A doctor , through a series of mysterious and unfortunate incidents, is inclined to believe that in
1974-01-01
Bollywood 1974

1972-04-12
Nawab Naarkal is a 1972 Indian Tamil film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by K. Balakrishn

1994-04-14
Sivaraman, an honest government clerk, and his wife Lakshmi, belong to a middle-class family and the

1993-12-09
Airport is a 1993 Tamil action film directed by Joshi and written by S. N. Swamy. It features Sathya
1993-10-15
Story about a lady and her adopted son that looks after the village. The villian is her husband who

1985-10-10
When a woman learns that her husband married her for her money, she decides to divorce him.

1991-02-08
Amma Pillai is a 1990 Tamil Indian feature film directed by R.C.Shakthi and produced by M.K.Raju. It

1988-01-14
A Tamil romantic entertainer.

1986-01-01
Kulirkaala Megangal is a 1986 Indian Tamil film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by K. S. Sri

1986-06-07
Vimala's novel “Ula Varum Uravugal” was made into the 1986 Tamil romantic flick “Kanne Kaniyamuthe”,

1984-06-29
Alaya Deepam is a 1984 Tamil Indian feature film directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by K.R.Ganga

1969-07-11
Chinna Durai(V. K. Ramaswamy) dislikes his brother-in-law, Kanagasabi(V. S. Raghavan) stands in the

1969-01-01
A gang of diamond smugglers led by a wily chief is assets by Babu, his niece Malathy meets the CID

1965-01-01
Indian film starring Jaishankar, Manorama and Muthuraman

1974-11-13
Kaliyuga Kannan is a drama of faith and disbelief in God of a middle-aged couple. It tells of how th
1983-03-29
Indru Nee Nalai Naan is a 1983 Tamil Indian feature film directed by Major Sundarrajan. It stars Siv

1985-07-19
An elderly woman who is rich lives alone in a town. However, her life changes for the better when he

1989-01-14
A doctor invents a drug that can bring dead people back to life. He injects the drug into the corpse
1983-01-21

1976-04-06
An undercover cop sets off to investigate a mysterious village after the death of his police officer

1988-04-15
A young man, who loses his mother at a young age, turns a conman to educate his sister.
1983-01-01
Malaiyoor Mambattiyan is the story of a group of youngsters in the village headed by Mambattiyan, wh
1980-06-13

1970-05-29
Veettuku Veedu is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced

1975-01-31
A young girl loves bunking school to watch movies. Unable to distinguish between reel and real life,

1984-06-28
Poornima, a widow living in Ooty leads a peaceful life with her two sons. Jaishankar, a tourist who
1982-05-25

1977-01-14
A hearing-impaired woman decides to get her son married to a girl, who lives with auditory impairmen
1994-05-27
In the Southern part of India, there are two communities living - separated by caste and hatred of e

1975-08-18
A young man and an older woman fall in love and decide to marry. However, their lives become more co

1978-09-15
Sakka Podu Podu Raja is a 1978 Tamil-language film starring Jaishankar, Jayachitra in the lead roles

1970-07-10
Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother's dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to

1980-11-28
Adaikalam, an accused, who has been imprisoned for many years helps two other men to escape from jai

1969-02-28
Janaki sacrifices everything to make her younger sister, Vijaya, an advocate. However, fate turns Vi

1981-10-26
Kumaran, who is blind, gets attached with his eye doctor's daughter-in-law. However, he is shocked t

1983-03-04
Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum is a 1983 Tamil film directed by debutant Sreedhar Rajan. Produced by
1977-10-07
A man tries to sell provocative footage of his wife. When she finds out, he tries blackmailing her.
1983-01-01
1983 ‧ World cinema/Tamil cinema Apoorva Sahodarigal is a 1983 Tamil Indian feature film directed b
1968-01-01
Malathi, who is hard to please, falls in love with Sukumar. However, when Balraj, an affluent man, i
1974-05-24
Vairam is the Tamil remake of the highly successful Hindi movie " Victoria 203". The story revolves
1978-08-18
1972-01-15
Ganga is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language Western film directed and filmed by M. Karnan. The film stars

1972-01-15
Ganga, a drunkard, is the son of a reformed dacoit. When Ganga's father is killed by a gang of crimi

1991-09-19
An honest police officer investigates an organ trafficking racket. He soon discovers that it is oper
1975-03-07
Honest Seetharaman covers for his philandering friend Ramesh with the woman he is seeing. What happe
1970-10-02
Shanthi, who loved Kannan, marries alcoholic Anand. Kannan must step in to save the day
1966-10-07
Maya loves Raju but he doesn't reciprocate. Raju is blamed for Maya's murder but will his innocence