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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Athaiya Mamiya
When Shankar returns home after completing his higher studies abroad, his parents plan to get him married. However, when he reveals that he has already married the girl he loves, they become angry.
Ashok comes to Chennai in search of his elder brother, Arun. But he ends up in prison when he gets falsely accused of a crime he did not commit and strives to prove his innocence
Sadanand, a successful businessman, has two business partners, Nithyanand and Murthy. Things take an unexpected turn when Murthy murders Sadanand out of greed.
Rajarajeswari gets Aarumugam's sister arrested after she learns that she is in love with her son. Aarumugam decides to marry her daughter Geetha in order to teach her a lesson.
A helicopter pilot is unjustly imprisoned for abetting terrorists by a few people who are jealous of his success. He later struggles to prove his innocence and bring the real culprits to justice.
Owing to the exploitations of a vicious landlord, Velu, a meagre farmer, loses his sister. To avenge her death, Velu murders the landlord's brother and joins a gang of bandits.
Once good friends, Gayatri, a leading lawyer, and inspector Rajalakshmi become sworn enemies. Although Gayatri's brother, Raja, loves Rajalakshmi's daughter, she fixes his marriage elsewhere.
A callous husband does not pay attention to his wife and cheats on her with impunity. However, he begins to change his ways when she fights for the rights of his mistress.
Sulochana dislikes military men but falls in love with Murali, a soldier, when he rescues her from a thug. Meanwhile, Sulochana's father fixes the marriage of his second daughter with Murali.