N. S. Krishnan

Born: 1908-11-29

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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Chandralekha

as The Circus Buffoon
Released: 1948-04-09

Brothers Veer and Shashank fall in love with Chandralekha. Shashank kidnaps her and forces her...

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Aryamala

as Chinnaan
Released: 1941-03-08

Kathavarayan is rejected by celestial girl named Ilankanni, but he tries to make her fall in...

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Panam

as uncredited
Released: 1952-12-27

Panam (English: Money) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan. The...

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Ambikapathy

as uncredited
Released: 1937-12-11

The film is based on a story set in the Chola Empire in year 1083 AD. The titular character in...

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Madurai Veeran

as uncredited
Released: 1956-04-12

Bommi, a princess, falls in love with Veeran, the adopted son of a cobbler, who reciprocates her...

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Amarakavi

as uncredited
Released: 1952-02-09

Amarakavi (English: Immortal Poet) is a 1952 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by...

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Thiruneelakantar

as Chokan
Released: 1939-04-01

Thiruneelakantar is a 1939 Tamil-language film directed by Raja Sandow and starring M. K....

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Sri Valli

as uncredited
Released: 1945-04-13

Valli, a tribal girl falls in love with Muruga. But Muruga plays mind games with her and...

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Yaar Paiyyan

as Kandasamy Mudaliyar
Released: 1957-07-26

Poori (Daisy Irani) does not know who his parents are, and has been looking high and low to get...

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Ashok Kumar

as uncredited
Released: 1941-07-10

Based on age-old Buddhist folklore connected with Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son Kunal.

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Puthu Vazhvu

as uncredited
Released: 1957-03-08

Vaikuntam is a lad who lives in a village. He is a good singer and in love with a lass Nagammal....

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Sivakavi

as uncredited
Released: 1943-04-10

Sivakavi was a 1943 Indian Tamil-language film directed, initially, by P. K. Raja Sandow and...

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Sathyaseelan

as uncredited
Released: 1936-01-01

Bagavathar's next film was his first own production film under the banner Trichy Thyagaraja...

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Nallathambi

as uncredited
Released: 1949-02-04

Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The...

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