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N. S. Krishnan

Acting

November 29, 1908

Nagercoil, Travancore, India

44 movies

3.9 avg

1

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.

Filmography

1960s

1 film

Raja Desingu

1950s

13 films

Ambikapathy

as Kalaivanar Arjunan

Yaar Paiyyan

Yaar Paiyyan

as Kandasamy Mudaliyar

Puthu Vazhvu

Puthu Vazhvu

N. S. Krishnan | PopcornPlay

Rangoon Radha

Rangoon Radha

as Naidu

1956

9.0

Madurai Veeran

Madurai Veeran

as Veeran's foster father

Asai

Doctor Savithri

as Muniyan

Nam Kuzhandai

Mudhal Thedhi

Mudhal Thedhi

as Sathanandam

Panam

Panam

Amarakavi

Amarakavi

Parijatham

as Sridhama

Laila Majnu

as Anvar

1940s

21 films

Rathan Kumar

Kanniyin Kathali

Kanniyin Kathali

Nallathambi

Nallathambi

Krishna Bhakthi

as Vevukkarar

Chandralekha

Chandralekha

as The Circus Buffoon

Paithiyakaaran

Sri Valli

Sri Valli

Burma Rani

Burma Rani

as Kunjitham

Haridas

as Zamindar

Jagathalapratapan

as Vichitran

Mangamma Sabatham

as Sathan

Sivakavi

Sivakavi

Dhaasippen

Manonmani

as Pani Pandaram

Kannagi

Kannagi

as Injippathan

Araichimani

as Sadayan

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

Aryamala

Aryamala

as Chinnaan

Vedavathi

Sakuntalai

Sakuntalai

Uthama Puthiran

Uthama Puthiran

as Iyengar

1930s

9 films

Prahalada

as Nikumban

Maya Machindra

Thiruneelakantar

Thiruneelakantar

as Chokan

Manickavasagar

as Mestri Vengupillai

Dakshayagnam

Ambikapathy

Ambikapathy

Sathi Leelavathi

Sathyaseelan

Sathyaseelan

Menaka