Deceased
When Did N. S. Krishnan Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 48Also known asN.S. KrishnanGenderMaleNationalityDominion of IndiaBorn29/11/1908Born inNagercoil, Travancore, IndiaDied30/08/1957Died inChennaiWikidataQ12975497 ↗TMDb#1091674 ↗
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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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Raja DesinguMovie | — | 52 |
| 1957 | AmbikapathyMovie | Kalaivanar Arjunan | 49 |
| 1957 | Yaar PaiyyanMovie | Kandasamy Mudaliyar | 49 |
| 1956 | Rangoon RadhaMovie | Naidu | 48 |
| 1956 | AsaiMovie | — | 48 |
| 1956 | Madurai VeeranMovie | Veeran's foster father | 48 |
| 1955 | Doctor SavithriMovie | Muniyan | 47 |
| 1955 | Nam KuzhandaiMovie | — | 47 |
| 1952 | PanamMovie | — | 44 |
| 1952 | AmarakaviMovie | — | 44 |
| 1950 | ParijathamMovie | Sridhama | 42 |
| 1950 | Laila MajnuMovie | Anvar | 42 |
| 1949 | NallathambiMovie | — | 41 |
| 1949 | Krishna BhakthiMovie | Vevukkarar | 41 |
| 1949 | Kanniyin KathaliMovie | — | 41 |
| 1949 | Rathan KumarMovie | — | 41 |
| 1948 | ChandralekhaMovie | The Circus Buffoon | 40 |
| 1947 | PaithiyakaaranMovie | — | 39 |
| 1945 | Burma RaniMovie | Kunjitham | 37 |
| 1942 | KannagiMovie | Injippathan | 34 |
| 1942 | AraichimaniMovie | Sadayan | 34 |
| 1941 | Ashok KumarMovie | — | 33 |
| 1940 | SakuntalaiMovie | — | 32 |
| 1940 | Uthama PuthiranMovie | Iyengar | 32 |
| 1935 | MenakaMovie | — | 27 |