N. S. Krishnan
Also Known As: not available
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Nagercoil, Travancore, India
Adult: No
Birthday: November 29, 1908
Age: 116 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 30, 1957
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Sri Valli
Overview: Valli, a tribal girl falls in love with Muruga. But Muruga plays mind games with her and troubles her. Will they get united?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1945-04-13
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Ambikapathy
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Genres: History
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1957-12-31
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Rangoon Radha
Overview: Rangoon Radha, Sivaji Ganesan plays a rich hypocrite, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, married to a loving, dutiful wife (Bhanumathi). He covets his sister-in-law (Rajam) and manipulates his wife’s mind to make her believe that she is going insane. Instead of seeking medical advice, he gets a witch doctor to exorcise the evil spirit that is believed to possess her. Because of her undying love for her husband, she suffers all the torture, mental and physical, and even puts up with his marrying her sister (Rajam).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1956-10-31
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Asai
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1956-03-09
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Raja Desingu
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Genres: History
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1960-09-02
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Madurai Veeran
Overview: Bommi, a princess, falls in love with Veeran, the adopted son of a cobbler, who reciprocates her feelings. However, when her uncle persuades the king to get Bommi married to him, Veeran abducts her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1956-04-12
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Rathan Kumar
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1949-12-14
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Paithiyakaaran
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1947-09-26
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Dhaasippen
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Genres: History
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1943-03-03
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Vedavathi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1941-02-21
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Ashok Kumar
Overview: Based on age-old Buddhist folklore connected with Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son Kunal.
Genres: History
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1941-07-10
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Maya Machindra
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1939-04-21
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Dakshayagnam
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-01
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Sathi Leelavathi
Overview: A wealthy man escapes after shooting his friend in drunken state which results in a drastic change in his life then.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1936-03-28
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Haridas
Overview: Haridas (Thyagaraja Bhagavathar) is a vain individual who spends his life in luxury and lust ignoring his wife (Vasanthakokilam). But when his wealth is appropriated by a courtesan (T. R. Rajakumari), he realizes life's realities, reforms and spends the rest of his days serving his parents and God.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1944-10-16
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Queen of Burma
Overview: Burma Rani (transl. Queen of Burma) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language war-spy film set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Directed by T. R. Sundaram, it starred K. L. V. Vasantha and Sundaram, himself. The film was believed to be lost until 2006, when it was rediscovered and made available on DVD.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-01-01
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Nallathambi
Overview: Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The Zamindar's daughter Pushpa (Bhanumathi) falls in love with Nallathambi. However he loves another girl (T. A. Madhuram). Bhoopathy (Sahasranamam) the estate manager has his eye on the wealth and tries to cheat Nallathambi out of it. He goads Pushpa into filing a suit that Nallathambi is mentally insane. In the end Nallathambi defeats Bhoopathy's machinations.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1949-02-04
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Aryamala
Overview: Kathavarayan is rejected by celestial girl named Ilankanni, but he tries to make her fall in love with him anyway.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1941-03-08
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Sivakavi
Overview: Sivakavi was a 1943 Indian Tamil-language film directed, initially, by P. K. Raja Sandow and later, S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. It starred M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, S. Jayalakshmi, Serukulathur Sama, Thripuramba, T. R. Rajakumari, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Madhuram. The film's screenplay was written by Thiru Muruga Kirubanandha Variyar. The film was shot at Central Studios and released by Pakshiraja Films in Coimbatore.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1943-04-10
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Yaar Paiyyan
Overview: Poori (Daisy Irani) does not know who his parents are, and has been looking high and low to get back to them. Seated in a park bench beside Sundararajan (Gemini Ganesan), Poori asks his name and as soon as he replies, he proclaims that Sundararajan is his father. This creates complications in Sundararajan’s life and ruins his plans of marrying his lover Latha (Savithri). The president of a hospital for the mentally ill with a not-so-mentally-strong daughter creates more problems for the hero. After many interesting twists and turns, the truth emerges — Poori is the illegitimate child of a soldier (Mustafa) and the abandoned mother commits suicide, leaving the child behind. Sundararajan ro and Latha are so attracted to Poori that they decide to adopt him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1957-07-26
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Sathyaseelan
Overview: Bagavathar's next film was his first own production film under the banner Trichy Thyagaraja Films, "Sathyaseelan" (1936). The film had the novel.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1936-01-01
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Ambikapathy
Overview: The film is based on a story set in the Chola Empire in year 1083 AD. The titular character in the story is Ambikapathy (M K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar), the son of the Tamil poet Kambar (Serugulathur Sama) who is in love with the Chola princess and daughter of Kulothunga Chola, Amaravati (played by M. R. Santhanalakshmi). The king objects to their love and insists on testing Ambikapathy's literary mettle before judging his worth. The test given to Ambikapathi is that he should write and sing a hundred poems in the field of Puram (dealing with war and politics). The poems should not have any reference to the field of Aram (dealing of love and romance). Ambikapathi begins the test in the King's court with a Kadavul Vaazhthu (invocation to God). Amaravathi who is keeping the count, mistakes the invocation as a poem and counts it as poem number one.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1937-12-11
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Thiruneelakantar
Overview: Thiruneelakantar is a 1939 Tamil-language film directed by Raja Sandow and starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. The film was a big hit and was known for M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar's acting apart from his songs. Famous nadaswaram artist T. N. Rajarathinam Pillai makes a guest appearanace in the movie.The film was based on the life history of Thiruneelakanta Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1939-04-01
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Amarakavi
Overview: Amarakavi (English: Immortal Poet) is a 1952 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by F. Nagoor. The film featured M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and T. R. Rajakumari in the lead roles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1952-02-09
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Puthu Vazhvu
Overview: Vaikuntam is a lad who lives in a village. He is a good singer and in love with a lass Nagammal. But Nagammal's brother is against their love. One day he ties Vaikundam to a tree. Vaikundam was rescued by a rich woman who was passing that way. She takes Vaikundam to her city. When she came to know that Vaikundam is talented in singing, she promotes him as a singer. She renames him as Geethamani. He becomes famous and also rich. He neglects his parents and ill treats them. His lover Nagammal tries to commit suicide because of his behaviour. How Geethamani realises his delusion and reconciles with his parents and Nagammal forms the rest of the story.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1957-03-08
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Panam
Overview: Panam (English: Money) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1952-12-27
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Chandralekha
Overview: Brothers Veer and Shashank fall in love with Chandralekha. Shashank kidnaps her and forces her to marry him. She requests a special drum dance prior to the wedding. The drums, however, hold a secret.
Genres: Drama History Adventure
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1948-04-09
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Parijatham
Overview: This film retells the slaying of the Hindu demon, Narakasura, by Krishna, aided by one of his wives, Satyabhama. Another episode involving the sanctity of the tulsi (holy basil) leaf also takes part, with Krishna, Rukmini, and Satyabhama.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1950-09-11
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Kannagi
Overview: After losing his entire wealth to a courtesan, Kovalan returns to his wife, Kannagi. She offers him her last piece of jewellery to help him but he is falsely accused of theft and beheaded by the king.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1942-08-22
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Prahalada
Overview: Based on 'Vishnu Purana', the film deals with the story of Prahlada and his devotion to Lord Vishnu.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1939-12-12
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Menaka
Overview: A story of a loving couple who get separated because of the evil designs of some envious persons.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1935-04-06
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Krishna Bhakthi
Overview: A fake Godman lusts after a pious courtesan. How her devotion to God transforms both of them forms the rest of the story
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-14
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Uthama Puthiran
Overview: P. U. Chinnappa, plays in dual role, as twin brothers. One is a tyrant king and the other is a brave commoner, separated at birth. Loosely based on Alexander Dumas' The man in the Iron mask.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 1940-10-24
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Mudhal Thedhi
Overview: Sivagnanam is a humble bank clerk, living a modest life with his wife Lakshmi and their children. Although his salary is low, he handles large sums of money at the bank. When the bank collapses, Sivagnanam loses his job and, feeling desperate, considers suicide so that his family can benefit from his life insurance. However, his soul reaches the court of Yama, the god of death. Angered by his reckless act, Yama sends him back to Earth to witness the consequences of his death. Unable to intervene, Sivagnanam watches as his son is arrested for stealing food, his daughter is assaulted, and his wife, after killing the rapist, drowns herself in a well.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-28
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