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

Yaar Paiyyan

Kandasamy Mudaliyar

Kanniyin Kaadhali

Nallathambi

Amarakavi

Chandralekha

The Circus Buffoon

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role