
July 12, 1938 · 88 years old
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 Sha…

An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.

Appu and Raja are twins who were separated at birth, grow up in different localities. Appu's quest for revenge begins upon learning that his father was killed by four criminals.

The movie revolves around Arunachalam (Rajini), who is the son of the VIP of a village who finds out about his past but destiny has its own play.

Singaaravelan (Kamal Hassan) living in a village with his mother who was accused of the demise of her brother and sister-in-law. Now, he sets on course to remove the stains on his mother's name.

Rich boy Kannan hears Manimekalai sing in a temple and falls in love with her. But all his attempts to befriend her only earn her wrath. Now, he must try to win her back amidst her hatred.

Vishnu leaves his overbearing father and, pretending to be an orphan, finds work with a man who also adopts him. Vishnu is shocked when he is asked to kill a bunch of people that includes his father.

An orthodox Brahmin girl falls in love with a Muslim boy, Rahim, but their families don't accept it. Meanwhile, the lovers try to elope and are caught by militants in the forest.

Two brothers are ousted from their house by their stepbrother's wife. Years later, when one of the brothers is framed for a murder, his stepbrother, who is a judge, returns as a lawyer to save him.

After a poor man marries a rich woman, he has to contend with his rich, arrogant mother-in-law.

Police officer and media team expose child trafficking ring at "Picnic Village" resort serving politicians, facing threats while gathering evidence to solve the case.

Sundaram is charged with the murder of his brother's wife. But everyone believes he is innocent. His lawyer asks Raja, an eminent lawyer from Delhi, to take his case and Raja accepts it.

A young man learns martial arts to seek vengeance from a gang of criminals who murdered his sister. Will he succeed in his attempt.

Two police officers fight against organ trafficking mafia.

A princess, proud of her heritage and status, is rude and snooty towards everyone around her. When she meets a simple village lad, she is initially hostile, but later warms up to him.

A young mechanic falls in love with a rich girl. But their lives get shattered after a series of unexpected events. Whether they return back to their normal life ?

Kannan, a small-time bounty hunter, is enlisted by the crooked members of a royal zameen to find a girl to impersonate the lost heiress to the throne, so that they can usurp the zameen's wealth.

The film was launched by C. V. Sridhar in 1980 as a Cinemascope venture and was then titled as Sakthi. Sridhar collaborated with Kamal Haasan after the success of the 1978 film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu, which had also featured Ra...

Brothers Shankar and Raja decide to go to the city for better opportunities post their mother's death. However, they get separated while travelling on a goods train.

A newlywed couple's marital bliss is shattered when an evil rich man rapes and murders the wife and frames the husband for the crime.

A deeply pious man meets God, who tells him about various events that will take place in the future. The man tells everyone about these predictions but nobody believes him.