Portrait of N. S. Krishnan

N. S. Krishnan

Bio: 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
Born: Sun, Nov 29 1908
Birthplace: Nagercoil, Travancore, India

Death: Fri, Aug 30 1957
N. S. Krishnan is 48 years old
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Poster of Raja Desingu
Raja Desingu
N. S. Krishnan would have been no older than
48 in Raja Desingu
Fri, Sep 02 1960
Poster of Ambikapathy
Ambikapathy
N. S. Krishnan would have been no older than
48 in Ambikapathy
Tue, Dec 31 1957
Poster of Yaar Paiyyan
Yaar Paiyyan
N. S. Krishnan was
48 in Yaar Paiyyan
as 'Kandasamy Mudaliyar'.
Fri, Jul 26 1957
Poster of Puthu Vazhvu
Puthu Vazhvu
N. S. Krishnan was
48 in Puthu Vazhvu
Fri, Mar 08 1957
Poster of Rangoon Radha
Rangoon Radha
N. S. Krishnan was
47 in Rangoon Radha
as 'Naidu'.
Wed, Oct 31 1956
Poster of Madurai Veeran
Madurai Veeran
N. S. Krishnan was
47 in Madurai Veeran
Thu, Apr 12 1956
Poster of Asai
Asai
N. S. Krishnan was
47 in Asai
Fri, Mar 09 1956
Poster of Panam
Panam
N. S. Krishnan was
44 in Panam
Sat, Dec 27 1952
Poster of Amarakavi
Amarakavi
N. S. Krishnan was
43 in Amarakavi
Sat, Feb 09 1952
Poster of Parijatham
Parijatham
N. S. Krishnan was
41 in Parijatham
as 'Sridhama'.
Mon, Sep 11 1950
Poster of Rathan Kumar
Rathan Kumar
N. S. Krishnan was
41 in Rathan Kumar
Wed, Dec 14 1949
Poster of Nallathambi
Nallathambi
N. S. Krishnan was
40 in Nallathambi
Fri, Feb 04 1949
Poster of Chandralekha
Chandralekha
N. S. Krishnan was
39 in Chandralekha
as 'The Circus Buffoon'.
Fri, Apr 09 1948
Poster of Paithiyakaaran
Paithiyakaaran
N. S. Krishnan was
38 in Paithiyakaaran
Fri, Sep 26 1947
Poster of Sri Valli
Sri Valli
N. S. Krishnan was
36 in Sri Valli
Fri, Apr 13 1945
Poster of Queen of Burma
Queen of Burma
N. S. Krishnan was
36 in Queen of Burma
Mon, Jan 01 1945
Poster of Haridas
Haridas
N. S. Krishnan was
35 in Haridas
Mon, Oct 16 1944
Poster of Sivakavi
Sivakavi
N. S. Krishnan was
34 in Sivakavi
Sat, Apr 10 1943
Poster of Dhaasippen
Dhaasippen
N. S. Krishnan was
34 in Dhaasippen
Wed, Mar 03 1943
Poster of Kannagi
Kannagi
N. S. Krishnan was
33 in Kannagi
as 'Injippathan'.
Sat, Aug 22 1942
Poster of Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
N. S. Krishnan was
32 in Ashok Kumar
Thu, Jul 10 1941
Poster of Aryamala
Aryamala
N. S. Krishnan was
32 in Aryamala
as 'Chinnaan'.
Sat, Mar 08 1941
Poster of Vedavathi
Vedavathi
N. S. Krishnan was
32 in Vedavathi
Fri, Feb 21 1941
Poster of Prahalada
Prahalada
N. S. Krishnan was
31 in Prahalada
Tue, Dec 12 1939
Poster of Maya Machindra
Maya Machindra
N. S. Krishnan was
30 in Maya Machindra
Fri, Apr 21 1939
Poster of Thiruneelakantar
Thiruneelakantar
N. S. Krishnan was
30 in Thiruneelakantar
as 'Chokan'.
Sat, Apr 01 1939
Poster of Dakshayagnam
Dakshayagnam
N. S. Krishnan was
29 in Dakshayagnam
Sun, May 01 1938
Poster of Ambikapathy
Ambikapathy
N. S. Krishnan was
29 in Ambikapathy
Sat, Dec 11 1937
Poster of Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
N. S. Krishnan was
27 in Sathi Leelavathi
Sat, Mar 28 1936
Poster of Sathyaseelan
Sathyaseelan
N. S. Krishnan was
27 in Sathyaseelan
Wed, Jan 01 1936
Poster of Menaka
Menaka
N. S. Krishnan was
26 in Menaka
Sat, Apr 06 1935

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