N. S. Krishnan
Known for Acting
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
Amarakavi
1952
Chandralekha
1948
as The Circus Buffoon
Rangoon Radha
1956
as Naidu
Menaka
1935
Ambikapathy
1957
as Kalaivanar Arjunan
Yaar Paiyyan
1957
as Kandasamy Mudaliyar
Sivakavi
1943
Panam
1952
Asai
1956
Prahalada
1939
as Nikumban
Aryamala
1941
as Chinnaan
Puthu Vazhvu
1957
Haridas
1944
as Zamindar
Sathi Leelavathi
1936
Raja Desingu
1960
Nallathambi
1949
Uthama Puthiran
1940
as Iyengar
Madurai Veeran
1956
as Veeran's foster father
Jagathalapratapan
1944
as Vichitran
Mudhal Thedhi
1955
as Sathanandam