Person
N. S. Krishnan
Acting · 1908–1957 · Nagercoil, Travancore, India
Biography
Nagerkoyil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan, popularly known as Kalaivanar and also as 'NSK' was a leading NagercoilTamil film comedian, drama artist, playback singer and writer in the early stages of the Tamil film industry – in the 1940s and 1950s. He is considered as the "Charlie Chaplin of India" Born in Ozhuginachery, Nagercoil, in the princely state of Travancore, India on 29 November 1908, his stage and cine-screen comedy performances were unique and always carried a message for the people. 'Kalaivanar' N. S. Krishnan died at the age of 49, on 30 August 1957.
Known for
Vedavathi
1941
Puthu Vazhvu
1957
Amarakavi
1952
Raja Desingu
1960
Ashok Kumar
1941
Nallathambi
1949
Aryamala
Chinnaan
Parijatham
Sridhama
Panam
1952
Maya Machindra
1939
Filmography
- 1960Raja Desingu
- 1957AmbikapathyKalaivanar Arjunan
- 1957Yaar PaiyyanKandasamy Mudaliyar
- 1957Puthu Vazhvu
- 1956Rangoon RadhaNaidu
- 1956Madurai VeeranVeeran's foster father
- 1956Asai
- 1955Doctor SavithriMuniyan
- 1955Mudhal ThedhiSathanandam
- 1952Panam
- 1952Amarakavi
- 1950ParijathamSridhama
- 1950Laila MajnuAnvar
- 1949Rathan Kumar
- 1949Kanniyin Kathali
- 1949Nallathambi
- 1949Krishna BhakthiVevukkarar
- 1948ChandralekhaThe Circus Buffoon
- 1947Paithiyakaaran
- 1945Sri Valli
- 1945Burma RaniKunjitham
- 1944HaridasZamindar
- 1944JagathalapratapanVichitran
- 1943Mangamma SabathamSathan
- 1943Sivakavi
- 1943Dhaasippen
- 1942ManonmaniPani Pandaram
- 1942KannagiInjippathan
- 1942AraichimaniSadayan
- 1941Ashok Kumar
- 1941AryamalaChinnaan
- 1941Vedavathi
- 1940Sakuntalai
- 1940Uthama PuthiranIyengar
- 1939PrahaladaNikumban
- 1939Maya Machindra
- 1939ThiruneelakantarChokan
- 1939ManickavasagarMestri Vengupillai
- 1938Dakshayagnam
- 1937Ambikapathy
- 1936Sathi Leelavathi
- 1936Sathyaseelan
- 1935Menaka
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