1970Nominee
Best Performance
Kalam Vellum
Jaishankar
Actor
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
July 12, 1938
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1986Nominee
Best Performance
Kodai Mazhai
1997Nominee
Best Performance
Arunachalam
Career Highlights
1990Highlight
Best Performance
Mounam Sammadham
1992Highlight
Best Performance
Singaravelan