Jaishankar

Jaishankar is a yesteryear star of Kollywood.

He is fondly referred to as Thennagathu James Bond or South Indian James Bond. His penchant for dashing roles earned him the sobriquet of James Bond of South India, thanks to his roles in films like Vallavan Oruvan, CID Shankar and such.

Very prolific during his heyday, he was at one point known as the Friday Hero, because a new film of his would debut almost every Friday. He is also remembered as a good Samaritan as he helped the needy without any publicity.

Subramaniam Shankar, to give his original name, was born on July 12, 1938 with his father being a judicial magistrate. His son Vijay shanker is a doctor and works for social cause.He died of heart attack on 3 June 2000.