Jaishankar was known as the James Bond of South India primarily because of his portrayal of the character CID Shankar in the movie of the same name and in the movie Vallavan Oruvan. In the 60s, an era that was dominated by MGR and Sivaji along with Gemini, Jaishankar managed to create a niche for himself and had his own group of ardent fans and the fan following continues to this day going by the number of positive comments on YouTube. He was loved by everyone in the Tamil Movie Industry as a person known for his kindness and compassion - A true gentleman! He was also know as People's Artist (Makkal Kalaingar). Action movies as a genre was rare in those days. Jaishankar was a pioneer in the sense that he was the first true action hero of the Tamil Movie Industry. He had a flair for comedy too as showcased by such movies as Bommalaattam, Aayiram Poi, etc. This song is from the movie Vallavan Oruvan that features Jaishankar and L Vijayalakshmi. The Plot of the movie is as follows: On an investigation regarding arson crimes, a C.I.D officer is shot dead. C.I.D Shankar(Jaishankar) is brought into the investigation of the death of his colleague. He quickly unravels the mystery behind his colleague's death and the mastermind behind the incendiary crimes. C.I.D Shankar's efforts to wipe out these miscreants and arrest them is the rest of the story. This film is loosely based on the 1964 classic French movie Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 and some scenes were based on 1962 James Bond Movie and Sean Connery starrer, 'From Russia with Love' and Dr. No with a few songs and romantic interludes. This film was a box office hit and earned Jaishankar a nickname Thenagathu (South Indian) James Bond. Due to the success of this movie, a sequel was made by the name CID Shankar in 1970. An interesting tidbit is that the heroine of this movie L Vijayalakshmi went on to become the Finance Director of a leading University in the USA, Virginia Polytechnic Institute in her later life! This song was written by Kannadasan and music was composed by Vedha.
Showing posts with label Jaishankar Hits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jaishankar Hits. Show all posts
A Super Hit Tamil Movie Inspired by Alladdin's Lamp and the Magical Genie! Adapted from the Hit Hollywood Movie 'The Brass Bottle'
This is a rarely played song from the hit movie Pattinathil Bhootham starring Jaishankar, K R Vijaya, Nagesh, Balaji and others. The music for this song had been scored by R Govardhanam and sung by P Susheela and T M Soundararajan. The song has been written by Kannadasan. This movie had been a remake of the hit Hollywood film 'The Brass Bottle' (which had also done well in India), by ‘Javer’ Seetharaman, a lawyer-turned-film person, who had been an expert in adapting foreign novels and movies. He had also played the role of the ‘Bhootham’ (based on the Alladin's Lamp and his Magical Genie) himself! The movie had been extremely popular with children those days, mainly because of the Genie and the magic tricks played by him. The magical phrase "Zee Boom Bhaa" uttered by the Genie everytime he performs a magic trick had been extremely popular with kids those days and is used by children even today. Nagesh had been his brilliant self, as usual in the supporting role as Jaishankar's friend.
Comical Song from CID Shankar - 1970
This is a comical song from the 1970 hit movie CID Shankar starring Jaishankar, CID Shakunthala, VS Raghavan, RS Manohar, Thengai Srinivasan and others. The movie was directed by R Sundaram and produced by Modern Theatres. The music was composed by Vedha. This particular song was sung by Ponnusamy and L R Easwari. The song was written by Kannadasan.
Hit Song from 1967 but Not by MSV!
This is a hit song from the movie Pattinathil Bootham starring Jaishankar, Nagesh, K R Vijaya, Balaji, Jawar Seetharaman and others. The details about the movie can be seen in an earlier post. This movie a remake of a popular English movie was well received by all sections of the audience mainly by children. This song was written by Kannadasan and the music was composed by R Govardhanam and not MSV as is the popular belief. The songs of this movie had all been very popular and great hits. Comic genius Nagesh's antics and expressions in this song and through out the movie are something which one can never fail to notice and enjoy, particularly children.
Jaishankar Hits - Naan Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
This is a hit song from the movie Nootrukku Nooru directed by K Balachander, starring Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar, Lakshmi, Nagesh, Srividhya, Vijaya Lalitha and others. This song features Vijayalalitha and not Vijayalakshmi as mentioned in this post on Youtube. This movie was released in 1970 almost 40 years back. This movie was sort of a suspense thriller which portrays the unexpected turn of events in the life of a college professor. It shows in the end how he extricates himself from all the false accusations that have been flung upon him. The students are all with the professor through all this in spite of the rest of the society refusing to believe that he is innocent (including his fiance). The music for this movie has been composed by V Kumar and not MSV!
Jaishankar Hits - Tholvi Nilaiyena Ninaithaal
This is a hit song from the movie Oomai Vizhigal starring Jaishankar, Vijayakanth, Karthik, Arun, Senthil and others. This and several movies which encouraged the entry of Film Institute students to enter into the Tamil Movie industry were mainly possible due to the efforts of Vijayakanth during that period. This movie's music was composed by the duo Manoj-Gyan. The duo brought back singers like TMS, P B Srinivas and others but they themselves were not able to last long in the industry despite their success they enjoyed during that period.
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