Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) 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 roles in films such as
Vallavan Oruvan and
CID Shankar.