Actor
N. S. Krishnan
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.
Often works with
T. A. Madhuram
18 titles together
Chandralekha, Mudhal Thedhi, Haridas
M. G. Ramachandran
7 titles together
Madurai Veeran, Raja Desingu, Dhaasippen
Bhanumathi
5 titles together
Madurai Veeran, Raja Desingu, Ambikapathy
M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
4 titles together
Haridas, Ashok Kumar, Thiruneelakantar
Padmini
3 titles together
Madurai Veeran, Raja Desingu, Kanniyin Kathali
Sivaji Ganesan
3 titles together
Mudhal Thedhi, Ambikapathy, Rangoon Radha
Full filmography · 31
Raja Desingu
cast
1960Ambikapathy
as Kalaivanar Arjunan
1957
Yaar Paiyyan
as Kandasamy Mudaliyar
1957
Puthu Vazhvu
cast
1957
Rangoon Radha
as Naidu
1956
Madurai Veeran
as Veeran's foster father
1956
Mudhal Thedhi
as Sathanandam
1955
Panam
cast and Director
1952
Amarakavi
cast
1952
Kanniyin Kathali
cast
1949
Nallathambi
cast
1949
Chandralekha
as The Circus Buffoon
1948