N. S. Krishnan

from Nagercoil, Travancore, India

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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.

Timeline

1960Aged 52

1957Aged 49

  • Poster for Puthu Vazhvu

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Yaar Paiyyan

    Kandasamy Mudaliyar

  • Ambikapathy

    Kalaivanar Arjunan

1956Aged 48

  • Poster for King and Queen

    Samarasam

  • Asai

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Madurai Veeran

    Veeran's foster father

  • Poster for Rangoon Radha

    Naidu

1955Aged 47

1952Aged 44

  • Poster for Amarakavi

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Panam

    Playback Singer

1950Aged 42

1949Aged 41

1948Aged 40

  • Poster for Chandralekha

    The Circus Buffoon

1947Aged 39

1945Aged 37

  • Poster for Burma Rani

    Kunjitham

  • Poster for Sri Valli

    (Unknown)

1944Aged 36

1943Aged 35

1942Aged 34

1941Aged 33

1940Aged 32

  • Poster for Uthama Puthiran

    Iyengar

  • Poster for Sakuntalai

    (Unknown)

1939Aged 31

1938Aged 30

1937Aged 29

  • Poster for Ambikapathy

    (Unknown)

1936Aged 28

1935Aged 27

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