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son to set up medical trust for poor!! |
March
31, 2006 |
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Jaishankar is an unforgettable hero of the yesteryears.
In the era dominated by Sivaji Ganesan, MGR
and Gemini Ganesan, he created his own niche
by excellent portrayals of interesting characters.
Known as South Indian James Bond because of
his roles as the investigative detective in
Vallavan Oruvan and CID Shankar and Friday star
because he invariably had a release every week,
Jai as he was popularly called in the industry
was a bankable star. He was also adept at comedy
and contemporary portrayals as seen in Pattanathil
Bhootham, Nootrukku Nooru and Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum.
With emergence of Rajinikanth as the hero, he
continued to play villain in many films, notable
being Murattukkalai. Years ago, Rajini was the
villain in Gayathri which had Jai as the hero!
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He was a very committed professional and
also a sunny personality who was always
jovial on the sets. He passed away in
2000 following a heart attack on a visit
to the Gulf.
Unlike Prabhu and Karthik, sons of his
contemporaries who chose to become actors,
Jaishankar’s son, Vijay Shankar,
is an eye surgeon. Vijay said that his
father wanted to be a surgeon but could
not and hence he chose to be one. He announced
that although he had been receiving plenty
of offers to act, he declined all of them,
because he felt passionate about his profession.
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Every
year he conducts 15 free eye surgeries on his
father’s birthday. He planned to create
a trust in his father’s memory and conduct
these camps on a larger scale and later include
some more specialities like cardiac surgeries
also.
Good work, mate, keep it up! |
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