Jaishankar was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was credited onscreen with title of Makkal Kalingnar Jaishankar or Makkal Tamilan in most of the films starring him and is sometimes referred to as the "Thennakathu (தென்னகத்து)James Bond" because of his roles in films such as Vallavan Oruvan and CID Shankar.
Naan Potta Savaal is 1980 a Tamil film, directed by Puratchidasan. The cowboy style movie did not do well at the box office and was a failure. It was released in Telugu as Idhe Naa Savaal. The film was released on 7 August 1980 and the Telugu version on 15 June 1984. It was the last film of M. R. Radha.
Saranam Ayyappa is 1980 Indian film in Tamil. The film stars Jayabharathi the lead role. Kamal Haasan made a guest appearance and recorded a song in his voice in the film.
Nil Gavani Kaadhali is a 1969 Indian Tamil film, directed by C. V. Rajendran. The script was written by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Nagesh, Jayanthi and Vijaya Lalitha in the lead roles. The film was distributed by Reena Films and had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
Veettuku Veedu is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by S. Suryaprakash, Rajan, R. Renganathan and R. Parthasarathy. The film's script was written by Chitralaya Gopu. It stars Jaishankar, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and Nagesh in lead roles, with V. K. Ramasamy and Major Sundararajan playing supporting roles. Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The 2001 Tamil film Viswanathan Ramamoorthy is said to be based on this film. Veettuku Veedu is based on the play Thikku Theriyatha Veettil.
Kanimuthu Paappa is a 1972 Indian Tamil film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman in his directorial debut, and produced by S. Subramaniya Reddiyar. The film stars Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi and Jaya in lead roles. The film had musical score by T. V. Raju.
Palabishegham is a 1977 Indian Tamil film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by T. Raju. The story and dialogue were written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Music was by Sankar Ganesh. It stars Jaishankar, Srikanth, Sripriya and Rajasulochana.
Sabash Thambi is a 1967 black-and-white Tamil thriller film, directed by C. P. Jambulingam and produced by K. R. Balan. The screenplay, story and dialogue were written by "Mulla Sakthi". Music was by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film stars Jaishankar and Nagesh in lead roles. L. Vijayalakshmi, S. A. Ashokan, Rathna and O. A. K. Devar played key roles. Thengai Srinivasan was played a quite villainous role.
Vazhvu En Pakkam is a 1976 Indian Tamil romantic thriller film, directed by Krishnan Panju and produced by S. Karuppusamy under production of S. S. K. Films. The film's script was written by Mahendran. Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman, Srikanth and S. Varalakshmi playing lead roles, with Manorama, Suruli Rajan, K. Balaji, Vennira Aadai Moorthy and M. Bhanumathi in supporting roles.
Kasi Yathirai is a 1973 Tamil language comedy film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. S. Sethuraman under Sri Devi Cine Tone. The film's script was written by V. C. Guhanathan. Soundtrack was composed by Sankar Ganesh. The film stars V. K. Ramasamy, Srikanth and Suruli Rajan in lead roles with Kumari Padmini, Jaya, Manorama, M. R. R. Vasu and Cho Ramaswamy in supporting roles. Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this movie.
Andru Kanda Mugam is a 1968 Tamil Thriller film, directed and produced by G. Ramakrishnan. The story was written by Maa. Raa. and story were written by G. Ramakrishnan. Music was by K. V. Mahadevan. The film stars Ravichandran, Jayalalithaa, S. A. Ashokan and Nagesh played lead, with Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy and Major Sundararajan in supporting roles.
Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren is a 1975 Tamil language drama film directed by Krishnan Panju and produced by S. S. Karuppusamy. The story was written by S. S. Thennarasu. The screenplay and dialogue were written by J. Mahendran. Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film starred Sujatha, R. Muthuraman, and Padmapriya, with Srikanth, M. N. Rajam, Manorama, and Suruli Rajan in supporting roles.
Jamboo is 1980 Tamil film, directed and produced by M. Karnan. The film story was written by Maa. Ra and the dialogue was written by A. Gurusamy. The film screenplay was written by M. Karnan. Music was by Shankar - Ganesh. The film stars Jaishankar, Major Sundararajan, S. A. Ashokan Manorama and Jayamala.
Varaprasadham is 1976 Tamil language drama film, directed by K. Narayanan and produced by Raghu, Kasthuri and Narasimman. The film dialogue and screenplay were written by K. S. Mathangan and the story was written by K. Narayanan. Music was by R. Govarthanan. The film stars Ravichandran, Jayachitra, Vijayakumar and M. N. Rajam playing lead, with Major Sundararajan S. A. Ashokan Manorama and Suruli Rajan in supporting roles.
Velum Mayilum Thunai is a 1979 Tamil-language Hindu devotional film directed and written by Ra. Sankaran with dialogue by Rajasekaran. The film was produced by Ra. Ma. Narayanan and Vijayalakshmi Subramaniyam. The music was composed by Shankar – Ganesh. The film stars M. R. Radha in dual roles and Baby Sudha.
Payanam is a 1976 Tamil romantic road movie, directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram and produced by Bombay K. S. Ramakrishnan. The film script was written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram and the music was by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Srikanth Fatafat Jayalakshmi and Major Sundararajan playing lead, with Thengai Srinivasan, Suruli Rajan and Master Sekhar in supporting roles.
Ponvandu is 1973 Tamil comedy-drama film, written and directed by N. S. Maniyam. Music was by V. Kumar. It stars Jaishankar, Bharathi, Ushanandini, Jayachitra, Shubha, Cho and Manorama in main roles.
Mannippu is a 1969 Tamil Romantic - Thriller film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by P. L. Mohan Ram under his production company. The film script was written by Thuraiyur K. Moorthi. Music was by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. It stars Jaishankar, A. V. M. Rajan, Venniradai Nirmala and Lakshmi playing lead, with Nagesh, R. S. Manohar, C. K. Saraswathi and Major Sundararajan in supporting roles. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Padunna Puzha (1968).
Manipayal is a 1973 Tamil Family - Children's film, directed by A. Jaganathan and Produced and Screenplay by R. M. Veerappan. The film dialogue was written by Jagadeesan and the story was written by Poovai Krishan respectively. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Master Sekhar and Baby Indra, playing lead, with A. V. M. Rajan, Jayanthi, V. K. Ramasamy and S. V. Subbaiah playing pivotal roles.
Rani Yaar Kuzhandhai is a 1972 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by D. Yoganand. It features Jaishankar, R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi, Baby Rani and Major Sundarrajan in the lead roles. The film released on 14 January 1972.
