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Jaishankar

Indian actor

  • Fame50.5
  • Momentum4.9
  • Wikipedia5.8K
Source-basedRising
Lived 1938–2000, aged 62India
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  • Wikipedia
    5 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1938–2000
    Aged 62
  • Known for
    Arunachalam
    1997
Summary
Updated 2026-06-16

Jaishankar was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a notable lead actor in the 1960s and 70s, who was credited onscreen with title of Makkal Kalaingnar or Makkal Thamizhan in most of the 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.

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50.5
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Momentum4.9
Historical5.7
Source confidence50.0
Completeness80.0
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