N. S. Krishnan

'Lover of arts') and also as NSK, was an Indian actor, comedian, playback singer and screenwriter in the early stages of the Tamil film industry – in the 1940s and 1950s."[1] Born in Ozhuginasery, 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.His grandson NSK Rajan has acted in the film Nagareega Komaali (2006).[2][3] His granddaughters Anu Vardhan and Ramya NSK are working as costume designer and playback singer in the film industry respectively.He died at the General Hospital, Madras on 30 August 1957 following complications of the disease.
Indian namepatronymicgiven nametoponymic surnamefamily nameNagercoilSouthern DivisionKingdom of TravancoreBritish IndiaKanyakumari DistrictTamil NaduMadrasMadras StateChennaiFilmographyT. A. MadhuramOzhuginaseryprincely stateTravancoreAnu VardhanRamya NSKKarunanidhiKalaivanar ArangamTamil Nadu AssemblyN. S. Krishnan filmographyThe Hindu