N. S. Krishnan
Born: 1908-11-29 in Nagercoil, Travancore, India
Died: 1957-08-30
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1960
1957
- Yaar Paiyyan as Kandasamy Mudaliyar
- Puthu Vazhvu
- Ambikapathy as Kalaivanar Arjunan
1956
- Madurai Veeran as Veeran's foster father
- Rangoon Radha as Naidu
- Asai
1955
- Doctor Savithri as Muniyan
- Mudhal Thedhi as Sathanandam
1950
- Parijatham as Sridhama
- Laila Majnu as Anvar
1949
- Nallathambi
- Kanniyin Kathali
- Krishna Bhakthi as Vevukkarar
- Rathan Kumar
1948
- Chandralekha as The Circus Buffoon
1947
1945
- Sri Valli
- Burma Rani as Kunjitham
1944
- Haridas as Zamindar
- Jagathalapratapan as Vichitran
1943
1942
- Kannagi as Injippathan
- Manonmani as Pani Pandaram
- Araichimani as Sadayan
1941
- Aryamala as Chinnaan
- Ashok Kumar
- Vedavathi
1940
- Uthama Puthiran as Iyengar
1939
- Thiruneelakantar as Chokan
- Prahalada as Nikumban
- Maya Machindra
- Manickavasagar as Mestri Vengupillai