N. S. Krishnan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 29, 1908, Nagercoil, Travancore, India
- Died
- August 30, 1957
- Movies
- 49
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1960 | Raja Desingu | |
| 1957 | Ambikapathy | Kalaivanar Arjunan |
| 1957 | Yaar Paiyyan | Kandasamy Mudaliyar |
| 1957 | Puthu Vazhvu | |
| 1956 | Rangoon Radha | Naidu |
| 1956 | Madurai Veeran | Veeran's foster father |
| 1956 | Asai | |
| 1956 | King and Queen | Samarasam |
| 1955 | Doctor Savithri | Muniyan |
| 1955 | Nam Kuzhandai | |
| 1955 | Mudhal Thedhi | Sathanandam |
| 1955 | Kaveri | Manimozhi |
| 1952 | Panam | |
| 1952 | Amarakavi | |
| 1950 | Parijatham | Sridhama |
| 1950 | Laila Majnu | Anvar |
| 1949 | Rathan Kumar | |
| 1949 | Kanniyin Kathali | |
| 1949 | Nallathambi | |
| 1949 | Krishna Bhakthi | Vevukkarar |
| 1948 | Chandralekha | The Circus Buffoon |
| 1947 | Paithiyakaaran | |
| 1945 | Sri Valli | |
| 1945 | Burma Rani | Kunjitham |
| 1944 | Haridas | Zamindar |
| 1944 | Jagathalapratapan | Vichitran |
| 1943 | Mangamma Sabatham | Sathan |
| 1943 | Sivakavi | |
| 1943 | Dhaasippen | |
| 1942 | Manonmani | Pani Pandaram |
| 1942 | Kannagi | Injippathan |
| 1942 | Araichimani | Sadayan |
| 1941 | Ashok Kumar | |
| 1941 | Aryamala | Chinnaan |
| 1941 | Vedavathi | |
| 1940 | Sakuntalai | |
| 1940 | Uthama Puthiran | Iyengar |
| 1939 | Prahalada | Nikumban |
| 1939 | Maya Machindra | |
| 1939 | Thiruneelakantar | Chokan |
| 1939 | Manickavasagar | Mestri Vengupillai |
| 1938 | Dakshayagnam | |
| 1937 | Ambikapathy | |
| 1936 | Sathi Leelavathi | |
| 1936 | Sathyaseelan | |
| 1935 | Menaka |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1952 | Panam | Director |
| 1949 | Rathan Kumar | Director |
| 1949 | Nallathambi | Producer |
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