N. S. Krishnan
Known for
Acting
Life
1908 – 1957 (aged 48)
Born in
Nagercoil, Travancore, India
Credits
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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.
Known For
Chandralekha
09 Apr 1948
Madurai Veeran
12 Apr 1956
Kannagi
22 Aug 1942
Mudhal Thedhi
28 Feb 1955
Sri Valli
13 Apr 1945
Kanniyin Kathali
06 Aug 1949
Rangoon Radha
01 Nov 1956
Ashok Kumar
10 Jul 1941
Filmography
1960
1957
- Ambikapathyas Kalaivanar Arjunan
- Yaar Paiyyanas Kandasamy Mudaliyar
- Puthu Vazhvu
1956
- Rangoon Radhaas Naidu
- Madurai Veeranas Veeran's foster father
- Asai
1955
- Doctor Savithrias Muniyan
- Nam Kuzhandai
- Mudhal Thedhias Sathanandam
1950
- Parijathamas Sridhama
- Laila Majnuas Anvar
1949
1948
- Chandralekhaas The Circus Buffoon
1947
1945
- Sri Valli
- Burma Ranias Kunjitham
1944
- Haridasas Zamindar
- Jagathalapratapanas Vichitran
1943
- Mangamma Sabathamas Sathan
- Sivakavi
- Dhaasippen
1942
- Manonmanias Pani Pandaram
- Kannagias Injippathan
- Araichimanias Sadayan
1941
- Ashok Kumar
- Aryamalaas Chinnaan
- Vedavathi
1940
- Sakuntalai
- Uthama Puthiranas Iyengar
1939
- Prahaladaas Nikumban
- Maya Machindra
- Thiruneelakantaras Chokan
- Manickavasagaras Mestri Vengupillai