Jaishankar was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of Makkal Kalaingnar or Makkal Thamizhan in most films starring him. He was also referred to as Thennakathu James Bond because of his roles in films such as Vallavan Oruvan and CID Shankar.
Trichirappalli Krishnasamy Ramamoorthy was an Indian Tamil music composer and violinist.
Muktha Srinivasan was an Indian film director and producer.
Srikanth was an Indian actor who has performed in around 200 Tamil films since his debut in 1965. He is also referred to as Venniradai Srikanth. He has played the lead hero in around 50 films between 1965 and 1979 and has also played supporting roles in films with actors Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Ravichandran and Jaishankar in the lead roles. In the late seventies to early nineties, he appeared as a villain opposite actors including Sivakumar, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy were an Indian music composing duo composed of M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy. They worked together on over 100 films, from 1952's Panam to 1965's Aayirathil Oruvan. After their split, Ramamoorthy worked on 16 films between 1966 and 1986. He and Viswanathan reunited in 1995 for Engirundho Vandhan.
Veettuku Veedu is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by C. V. Rajendran and written by Chitralaya Gopu. It was based on Gopu's play Thikku Theriyatha Veettil which was based on the English play Right Bed Wrong Husband. It stars Jaishankar, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and Nagesh, with V. K. Ramasamy and Major Sundarrajan playing supporting roles. Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The 2001 Tamil film Viswanathan Ramamoorthy is said to be based on this film.
Gowri Kalyanam is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by G. V. Saravanan. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayalalitha, Ravichandran, Sheela and Nagesh. It was released on 11 November 1966.
Muthu Chippi is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. Krishnan and produced by P. L. Mohan Ram. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayalalithaa and Nagesh. The film had musical score by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film was released on 6 September 1968, and became a box office hit.
Naan (transl. Me) is 1967 Indian Tamil-language masala film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and written by T. N. Balu. The film stars Ravichandran, Jayalalithaa, Muthuraman and Nagesh. It focuses on a raja's failed attempt to find his lost son, and three men who claim to be the lost son, seeking rights to the raja's properties.
Vandhaale Magaraasi is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by Ashok Pictures. The screenplay was written by Gopalakrishnan, the film was shot at his own studio, Karpagam Studios. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. The film stars Jayalalithaa and M. N. Rajam, playing lead role, with Jaishankar, V. S. Raghavan, Cho Ramaswamy Pushpalatha and Bhagavathy in supporting roles. It was released on 16 March 1973.
Panakkara Pillai is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film. It stars Jayalalithaa opposite Ravichandran. The supporting cast included Nagesh, S. N. Lakshmi and M. N. Nambiar. The story was written by Mahendran. The film has Ravichandran in a double role. It was a successful film on its release. The song "Maanikka Magudam", in particular was very popular from this film. The songs for Jayalalithaa were sung by P. Susheela and for Ravichandran, songs were sung by T. M. Sounderrajan. The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film was released on 14 January 1968.
Raja Veetu Pillai is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Dada Mirasi and written by M. K. Santharam. It stars Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa. The music was provided by T. K. Ramamoorthy. It was a successful film on its release. The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. Jayalalithaa dressed up as cowgirl with shorts and started off a trend.
Thanga Gopuram is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film produced, written and directed by M. S. Solaimalai. It stars Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa, with Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy, M. R. R. Vasu, Srikanth, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Srividya and Manorama in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 August 1971.
Shakthi Leelai is a 1972 Tamil language film directed by T. R. Ramanna and produced by T. G. Somasundaram. The film script was written by Thuraiyur K. Moorthi. It starred B. Saroja Devi, Gemini Ganeshan, Jayalalithaa, K. B. Sundarambal and K. R. Vijaya. It is noted for being the last multi-starrer mythological film. The music was provided by T. K. Ramamoorthy. It was a successful film on its release. Later, The film was dubbed in 1976 into Hindi as Tu Hi Kali Tu Hi Durga and 1985 into Telugu as Parashakthi Mahimalu.
Baghdad Perazhagi is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by T. R. Ramanna. It starred Jayalalitha in the lead role opposite Ravichandran while Jayasudha, Savitri and Shubha play supporting roles. It was released on 25 October 1973 and emerged as a commercial success. Its Hindi dubbed version, Shehzadi Mumtaz was released four years later.
Akka Thamudu is a Telugu language film released on 6 October 1972. It starred Jayalalithaa, A. V. M. Rajan, Muthuraman, R. S. Manohar and Anajali Devi in supporting roles. The bond between the lead heroine Jayalalithaa with the orphaned kid played by Master Sekar was the highlight of the film. The music was provided by T. K. Ramamoorthy. It was directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by Muthuvel Movies. The film was the dubbed version of Anadhai Anandhan. The Tamil film Anandhai Anandhan and the Hindi film Chanda Aur Bijli were made simultaneously. The Hindi version released earlier in 1969. This Telugu version was a successful film on its release.
Moondrezhuthu is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language crime film, directed by T. R. Ramanna, produced by T. K. Ramarajan and written by T. N. Balu. Music was by T. K. Ramamoorthy. The film stars Ravichandran, Jayalalithaa, Srividya and Sheela. It was released on 10 May 1968.
Aayiram Poi is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and written by Cho. Music was by V. Kumar. The film stars Jaishankar, Vanisri, Cho and Manorama. It was released on 11 July 1969.
This is the Tamil discography of veteran Indian male playback singer K. J. Yesudas, who sang in over 700 songs in Tamil films. He Sang the most in Tamil. Yesuda's first film was in the film Bommai (1963) as Neeyum Bommai Naanum Bommai composed by S. Balachander.
Naangu Suvargal is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Vanisri.
