Jaishankar (Indian Actor) – Age, Height, Movies, Net Worth, Biography

Jaishankar was a South Indian actor who worked in the Tamil film industry. He was born on July 12, 1938, in Chennai, where he died on June 3, 2000. He was also known as Makkal Kalingar Jaishankar and Thennagathu James Bond for his performances in detective films such as Vallavan Oruvan in 1966 and CID Shankar in 1970. Because his movies were released frequently sometimes every week he became known as Friday Star.

Subramanium Shankar is the birth name of Jaishankar. His father was a court judge. He went to PS High School in Chennai for his primary education. He received an honors degree from The New College in Chennai and studied there as well. He worked at Cho’s Viveka Fine Arts, where he played minor parts, before joining Koothabiran’s Kalki Fine Arts, where he was cast as a lead actor in Kalki’s Amara Thara.

Jaishankar Biography

Jaishankar made his cinematic debut in the Tamil film industry with Iravum Pagalum, directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. as Rajasekar, the lead role. The crime drama came out on January 14th, 1965. During Sivaji and MGR’s reign, Jaishankar established himself in the Kollywood film industry with roles in crime, suspense, thriller, and action films like Nil Galvani Kadhali in 1969 and many others.

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After the entry of stars like Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan, Jaishankar began playing contemporary roles. Jaishankar has played a variety of characters in movies including Murattu Kalaal in 1980, Apoorva Sagodharargal in 1989, and Thalapati in 1991 among several others after the entrance of stars like Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan. The last time we saw him onscreen was in Sree Bharathi’s Tamil drama film Poo Vaasam, which premiered on March 19th, 1999. Long before its release date, the production had come to an end, and it was supposed to premiere much earlier than it did get delayed.

In 2000, Vijay Shankar’s father Jaishankar died of a heart attack at the age of 61, leaving behind his wife and children. Despite receiving several film offers, Dr. Vijay Shankar chose to become a surgeon after his father died. Dr. Vijay Shankar honorsJaishankar’s charitable pursuits by performing fifteen eye operations each year for free on his father’s birthday.