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N. S. Krishnan

एन॰ एस॰ कृष्णन

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N. S. Krishnan is an actor, producer and director in Hindi and Tamil cinema, credited on 67-ல் என். எஸ். கிருஷ்ணன் (1967).

Nagercoil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan, popularly known as Kalaivanar (lit. 'Lover of arts') and also as NSK, (29 November 1908 – 30 August 1957) 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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Also known as: NSK · Nagercoil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan · एनएसके · नागेरकोल सुदालैमुथु कृष्णन

Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
196767-ல் என். எஸ். கிருஷ்ணன்ActorTamil
1959Thanga PadhumaiActorTamil
1957AmbikapathyActorTamil
1957Chakravarthi ThirumagalActorTamil
1957ManimekalaiActorTamil
1957Yaar PaiyyanActorTamil
1956AasaiActorTamil
1956Kudumba VilakkuActorTamil
1956Madurai VeeranActorTamil
1956NannambikkaiActorTamil
1956Raja RaniActorTamil
1956Rangoon RadhaActorTamil
1955Doctor SavithriActorTamil
1955KaveriActorTamil
1955Mudhal ThethiActorTamil
1955Nam KuzhandaiActorTamil
1955SodariActorKannada
1955Stree RathnaActorKannada
1954NallakalamActorTamil
1952AmarakaviActorTamil
1952PanamActor · DirectorTamil
1951ManamagalActor · Producer · DirectorTamil
1951VanasundariActorTamil
1950Laila MajnuActorTamil
1950ParijathamActorTamil
1949InbavalliActorTamil
1949Kanniyin KaadhaliActorTamil
1949Krishna BakthiActorTamil
1949MangayarkarasiActorTamil
1949NallathambiActor · ProducerTamil
1949PavalakkodiActorTamil
1949RatnakumarActorTamil
1948ChandralekhaActorHindi
1948DevadasiActorTamil
1947KannikaActorTamil
1947PaithiyakkaranActorTamil
1947PankajavalliActorTamil
1946ArthanaariActorTamil
1945Queen of BurmaActorTamil
1945SaalivaahananActorTamil
1945Sri ValliActorTamil
1944BharthruhariActorTamil
1944HarichandraActorTamil
1944HaridasActorTamil
1944JagathalaprathapanActorTamil
1944MahamayaActorHindi
1944PoompaavaiActorTamil
1943DhaasippenActorTamil
1943Kubera KuchelaActorTamil
1943Mangamma SapathamActorTamil
1943SivakaviActorTamil
1942AaraichimaniActorTamil
1942KannagiActorTamil
1942ManonmaniActorTamil
1942PrabhavathiActorTamil
1942PrithivirajanActorTamil
1941Alibabavum 40 ThirudargalumActorTamil
1941AryamalaActorTamil
1941Ashok KumarActorTamil
1941ChandrahariActorTamil
1941Izhandha KadhalActorTamil
1941Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha JananamActorTamil
1940Chandraguptha ChanakyaActorTamil
1940KalamegamActorTamil
1940Krishnan ThoothuActorTamil
1940Naveena VikramadityanActorTamil
1940ShakuntalaActorTamil
1940Uthama PuthiranActorTamil
1939JothiActorTamil
1939Rambaiyin KaadhalActorTamil
1939SirikkadheyActorTamil
1939ThiruneelakantarActorTamil
1939போலி சாமியார்ActorTamil
1938DakshayagnamActorTamil
1937AmbikapathyActorTamil
1936Sathi LeelavathiActorTamil
1935MenakaActorTamil

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