N. S. Krishnan

Acting

Born November 29, 1908, Nagercoil, Travancore, India

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

• 1960Raja Desingu
• 1957Ambikapathy — Kalaivanar Arjunan
• 1957Puthu Vazhvu
• 1957Yaar Paiyyan — Kandasamy Mudaliyar
• 1956Asai
• 1956King and Queen — Samarasam
• 1956Madurai Veeran — Veeran's foster father
• 1956Rangoon Radha — Naidu
• 1955Doctor Savithri — Muniyan
• 1955Kaveri — Manimozhi
• 1955Mudhal Thedhi — Sathanandam
• 1955Nam Kuzhandai
• 1952Amarakavi
• 1952Panam — Director, Playback Singer
• 1950Laila Majnu — Anvar
• 1950Parijatham — Sridhama
• 1949Kanniyin Kathali
• 1949Krishna Bhakthi — Vevukkarar
• 1949Nallathambi — Producer
• 1949Rathan Kumar — Director
• 1948Chandralekha — The Circus Buffoon
• 1947Paithiyakaaran
• 1945Burma Rani — Kunjitham
• 1945Sri Valli
• 1944Haridas — Zamindar, Playback Singer
• 1944Jagathalapratapan — Vichitran
• 1943Dhaasippen
• 1943Mangamma Sabatham — Sathan
• 1943Sivakavi
• 1942Araichimani — Sadayan
• 1942Kannagi — Injippathan
• 1942Manonmani — Pani Pandaram
• 1941Aryamala — Chinnaan
• 1941Ashok Kumar
• 1941Vedavathi
• 1940Sakuntalai
• 1940Uthama Puthiran — Iyengar
• 1939Manickavasagar — Mestri Vengupillai
• 1939Maya Machindra
• 1939Prahalada — Nikumban
• 1939Thiruneelakantar — Chokan
• 1938Dakshayagnam
• 1937Ambikapathy
• 1936Sathi Leelavathi
• 1936Sathyaseelan
• 1935Menaka