N. S. Krishnan
Acting·November 29, 1908·† August 30, 1957 — 48 years old·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.
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1960Raja Desingu1957AmbikapathyKalaivanar Arjunan1957Yaar PaiyyanKandasamy Mudaliyar1957Puthu Vazhvu1956Rangoon RadhaNaidu1956Madurai VeeranVeeran's foster father1956Asai1955Doctor SavithriMuniyan1955Mudhal ThedhiSathanandam1952PanamDirector · Playback Singer1952Amarakavi1950ParijathamSridhama1950Laila MajnuAnvar1949Rathan KumarDirector1949Kanniyin Kathali1949NallathambiProducer1949Krishna BhakthiVevukkarar1948ChandralekhaThe Circus Buffoon1947Paithiyakaaran1945Sri Valli1945Burma RaniKunjitham1944HaridasZamindar · Playback Singer1944JagathalapratapanVichitran1943Mangamma SabathamSathan1943Sivakavi1943Dhaasippen1942ManonmaniPani Pandaram1942KannagiInjippathan1942AraichimaniSadayan1941Ashok Kumar1941AryamalaChinnaan1941Vedavathi1940Sakuntalai1940Uthama PuthiranIyengar1939PrahaladaNikumban1939Maya Machindra1939ThiruneelakantarChokan1939ManickavasagarMestri Vengupillai1938Dakshayagnam1937Ambikapathy1936Sathi Leelavathi1936Sathyaseelan1935Menaka