N. S. Krishnan
Birthday: 1908-11-29
Place of Birth: Nagercoil, Travancore, India
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.
Movies
Sri Valli
Valli, a tribal girl falls in love with Muruga. But Muruga plays mind games with her and troubles he...
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Rangoon Radha
Rangoon Radha, Sivaji Ganesan plays a rich hypocrite, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, married to a lovin...
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Madurai Veeran
Bommi, a princess, falls in love with Veeran, the adopted son of a cobbler, who reciprocates her fee...
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Ashok Kumar
Based on age-old Buddhist folklore connected with Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son Kunal....
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Sathi Leelavathi
A wealthy man escapes after shooting his friend in drunken state which results in a drastic change i...
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Haridas
Haridas (Thyagaraja Bhagavathar) is a vain individual who spends his life in luxury and lust ignorin...
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Queen of Burma
Burma Rani (transl. Queen of Burma) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language war-spy film set against the bac...
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Nallathambi
Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The Zam...
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Aryamala
Kathavarayan is rejected by celestial girl named Ilankanni, but he tries to make her fall in love wi...
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Sivakavi
Sivakavi was a 1943 Indian Tamil-language film directed, initially, by P. K. Raja Sandow and later, ...
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Yaar Paiyyan
Poori (Daisy Irani) does not know who his parents are, and has been looking high and low to get back...
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Thiruneelakantar
Thiruneelakantar is a 1939 Tamil-language film directed by Raja Sandow and starring M. K. Thyagaraja...
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Puthu Vazhvu
Vaikuntam is a lad who lives in a village. He is a good singer and in love with a lass Nagammal. But...
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Ambikapathy
The film is based on a story set in the Chola Empire in year 1083 AD. The titular character in the s...
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Amarakavi
Amarakavi (English: Immortal Poet) is a 1952 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by F. ...
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Sathyaseelan
Bagavathar's next film was his first own production film under the banner Trichy Thyagaraja Films, "...
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Panam
Panam (English: Money) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan. The film st...
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Chandralekha
Brothers Veer and Shashank fall in love with Chandralekha. Shashank kidnaps her and forces her to ma...
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Parijatham
This film retells the slaying of the Hindu demon, Narakasura, by Krishna, aided by one of his wives,...
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Kannagi
After losing his entire wealth to a courtesan, Kovalan returns to his wife, Kannagi. She offers him ...
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Prahalada
Based on 'Vishnu Purana', the film deals with the story of Prahlada and his devotion to Lord Vishnu....
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Menaka
A story of a loving couple who get separated because of the evil designs of some envious persons....
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Krishna Bhakthi
A fake Godman lusts after a pious courtesan. How her devotion to God transforms both of them forms t...
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Uthama Puthiran
P. U. Chinnappa, plays in dual role, as twin brothers. One is a tyrant king and the other is a brave...
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Mudhal Thedhi
Sivagnanam is a humble bank clerk, living a modest life with his wife Lakshmi and their children. Al...
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