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