Person
P. K. Nair
Acting · 1933–2016 · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Biography
Paramesh Krishnan Nair (6 April 1933 – 4 March 2016) was an Indian film archivist and film scholar, who was the founder and director of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) in 1964. He is regarded as the Henri Langlois of India because of his lifelong dedication towards the preservation of films in India. A passionate film archivist, he worked at the NFAI for over three decades, collecting films from India and from all over the world.
Known for
An American in Madras
Himself

Joyce
Thanks

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
Self

Celluloid Man
Self
Filmography
- 2015Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian CinemaSelf
- 2013An American in MadrasHimself
- 2012Celluloid ManSelf
- 1980JoyceThanks
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