N. S. Krishnan

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1908-11-29

Deathday 1957-08-30 (48 years old)

Place of Birth Nagercoil, Travancore, India

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

Actor

1957
Yaar Paiyyan

as Kandasamy Mudaliyar

1956
Rangoon Radha

as Naidu

1956
1952
1950
Parijatham

as Sridhama

1948
Chandralekha

as The Circus Buffoon

1942
Kannagi

as Injippathan

1941
Aryamala

as Chinnaan

1939
1935

Director

1952
Panam

as Director

1949
Rathan Kumar

as Director

Producer

1949
Nallathambi

as Producer

Sound

1952
Panam

as Playback Singer