Acting, 1908
N. S. Krishnan
Born Nov 29, 1908, Nagercoil, Travancore, India, Died Aug 30, 1957 (48)
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
40 titles- 1960Raja DesinguIMDb 10.0Movie
- 1957AmbikapathyKalaivanar ArjunanIMDb 8.0Movie
- 1957
Puthu VazhvuMovie - 1956
King and QueenSamarasamIMDb 9.0Movie - 1956
Madurai VeeranVeeran's foster fatherIMDb 7.0Movie - 1955
KaveriManimozhiMovie - 1955Doctor SavithriMuniyanMovie
- 1955Nam KuzhandaiMovie
- 1955
Mudhal ThedhiSathanandamIMDb 7.0Movie - 1952
PanamMovie - 1952
AmarakaviMovie - 1950ParijathamSridhamaMovie
- 1950Laila MajnuAnvarMovie
- 1949
NallathambiIMDb 7.0Movie - 1949Krishna BhakthiVevukkararMovie
- 1949Rathan KumarMovie
- 1948
ChandralekhaThe Circus BuffoonIMDb 8.2Movie - 1947PaithiyakaaranMovie
- 1945
Burma RaniKunjithamIMDb 7.0Movie - 1945
Sri ValliIMDb 10.0Movie - 1944JagathalapratapanVichitranMovie
- 1943DhaasippenIMDb 7.0Movie
- 1943
SivakaviMovie - 1943Mangamma SabathamSathanMovie
- 1942
KannagiInjippathanIMDb 9.5Movie - 1942AraichimaniSadayanIMDb 9.0Movie
- 1942ManonmaniPani PandaramMovie
- 1941VedavathiMovie
- 1941
AryamalaChinnaanMovie - 1941
Ashok KumarIMDb 9.0Movie - 1940
SakuntalaiMovie - 1939Maya MachindraMovie
- 1939
ThiruneelakantarChokanIMDb 9.0Movie - 1939PrahaladaNikumbanIMDb 10.0Movie
- 1939ManickavasagarMestri VengupillaiMovie
- 1938DakshayagnamIMDb 7.0Movie
- 1937
AmbikapathyIMDb 8.0Movie - 1936Sathi LeelavathiIMDb 8.0Movie
- 1936
SathyaseelanMovie - 1935MenakaIMDb 8.0Movie