N. S. Krishnan

Indian actor (1908–1957)

Nagercoil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan, popularly known as Kalaivanar and also as NSK, was an Indian actor, comedian, dancer, playback singer and screenwriter in the early stages of the Tamil film industry – in the 1940s and 1950s. He is considered as the "Charlie Chaplin of India." His stage and cine-screen comedy performances were unique and always carried a message for the people.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 43 films (1940–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Color
1959	Manimekalai	V. S. Raghavan		Color
1959	Thanga Padhumai	A. S. A. Sami
1957	Ambikapathi	P. Neelakantan
1957	Chakravarthi Thirumagal	P. Neelakantan
1957	Yaar Paiyyan	T. R. Raghunath
1956	Kudumba Vilakku	F. Nagoor		B&W
1956	Madurai Veeran	D. Yoganand		B&W
1956	Rangoon Radha	A. Kasilingam	192 min	B&W
1955	Doctor Savithri	R. M. Krishnaswamy		B&W
1955	Kaveri	D. Yoganand
1955	Mudhal Thethi	P. Neelakantan		Color
1953	Ponni	A. S. A. Sami / C. S. Rao
1951	Vanasundari	T. R. Ragunath
1950	Laila Majnu	F. Nagoor
1950	Parijatham	K. S. Gopala Krishnan		B&W
1949	Inbavalli	S. Nottani		B&W
1949	Kanniyin Kaadhali	K. Ramnath		B&W
1949	Krishna Bakthi	R. S. Mani		B&W
1949	Mangayarkarasi	Jiten Bannerjee		B&W
1949	Nallathambi	Krishnan-Panju		B&W
1949	Pavalakkodi	S. M. Sriramulu Naidu		B&W
1949	Rathnakumar	Krishnan-Panju
1947	Kannika	S. M. Sriramulu Naidu		B&W
1947	Paithiyakkaran	Krishnan-Panju		B&W
1947	Pankajavalli	Krishnan-Panju		B&W
1946	Arthanaari	T. R. Raghunath		B&W
1945	Burma Rani	T. R. Sundaram
1944	Bharthruhari	K. Subramaniam		B&W
1944	Haridas	Sundar Rao Nadkarni		B&W
1944	Jagathalaprathapan	K. S. Narayana Iyengar & S. M. Sriramulu Naidu		B&W
1944	Mahamaya	T. R. Raghunath		B&W
1944	Poompavai	Krishnan-Panju
1944	Prabhavathi	T. R. Raghunath		B&W
1943	Dhaasippen or Jothi Malar	Ellis R. Dungan
1943	Kubera Kuchela (1943 film)	R. S. Mani
1943	Mangamma Sabatham	Acharya (T. G. Raghavanchari)
1942	Kannagi	R. S. Mani		B&W
1942	Manonmani	T. R. Sundaram		B&W
1942	Prithivirajan	B. Sampathkumar		B&W
1941	Ashok Kumar	Raja Chandrasekhar
1941	Chandrahari	K. S. Mani		B&W
1941	Izhandha Kadhal	K. S. Mani		B&W
1940	K. S. Mani	N. S. Krishnan, Ashoka Films