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N. S. Krishnan

N. S. Krishnan

Actor · 1908–1957 · Nagercoil, Travancore, India

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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.

Acted in 23

1950s

  1. 1957

    Yaar Paiyyan

    Kandasamy Mudaliyar

  2. Puthu Vazhvu

    Movie

  3. 1956

    Rangoon Radha

    Naidu

  4. Madurai Veeran

    Veeran's foster father

  5. King and Queen

    Samarasam

  6. 1955

    Mudhal Thedhi

    Sathanandam

  7. Kaveri

    Manimozhi

  8. 1952

    Panam

    Movie

  9. Amarakavi

    Movie

1940s

  1. 1949

    Kanniyin Kathali

    Movie

  2. Nallathambi

    Movie

  3. 1948

    Chandralekha

    The Circus Buffoon

  4. 1945

    Sri Valli

    Movie

  5. Burma Rani

    Kunjitham

  6. 1943

    Sivakavi

    Movie

  7. 1942

    Kannagi

    Injippathan

  8. 1941

    Ashok Kumar

    Movie

  9. Aryamala

    Chinnaan

  10. 1940

    Sakuntalai

    Movie

  11. Uthama Puthiran

    Iyengar

1930s

  1. 1939

    Thiruneelakantar

    Chokan

  2. 1937

    Ambikapathy

    Movie

  3. 1936

    Sathyaseelan

    Movie

Produced 1

1940s

  1. 1949

    Nallathambi

    Producer

Directed 1

1950s

  1. 1952

    Panam

    Director

Sound 1

1950s

  1. 1952

    Panam

    Playback Singer