Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 29, 1908
Died
Aug 30, 1957
Place of Birth
Nagercoil, Travancore, India
Credits
46 titles
N. S. Krishnan
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
Filmography
Raja Desingu
Ambikapathy
Kalaivanar Arjunan
Yaar Paiyyan
Kandasamy Mudaliyar
Puthu Vazhvu
Rangoon Radha
Naidu
Madurai Veeran
Veeran's foster father
Asai
King and Queen
Samarasam
Doctor Savithri
Muniyan
Nam Kuzhandai
Mudhal Thedhi
Sathanandam
Kaveri
Manimozhi
Panam
Amarakavi
Parijatham
Sridhama
Laila Majnu
Anvar
Rathan Kumar
Kanniyin Kathali
Nallathambi
Krishna Bhakthi
Vevukkarar
Chandralekha
The Circus Buffoon
Paithiyakaaran
Sri Valli
Burma Rani
Kunjitham
Haridas
Zamindar
Jagathalapratapan
Vichitran
Mangamma Sabatham
Sathan
Sivakavi
Dhaasippen
Manonmani
Pani Pandaram
Kannagi
Injippathan
Araichimani
Sadayan
Ashok Kumar
Aryamala
Chinnaan
Vedavathi
Sakuntalai
Uthama Puthiran
Iyengar
Prahalada
Nikumban
Maya Machindra
Thiruneelakantar
Chokan
Manickavasagar
Mestri Vengupillai
Dakshayagnam
Ambikapathy
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathyaseelan
Menaka