Kalaivanar & T A Mathuram

Quick biography of Kalaivanar N S Krishnan

Name Nagercoil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan
Kalaivanar with Thiyagaraja Bagavadar
NSK and TAM -Still from the movie Kaveri
Kalaivanar with his family
Receiving the 'Kalaivanar' title
Born on 29th November 1908
Father's name Sudalaimuthu Pillai
Mother's name Isaki Ammal
Place of birth Oluginasery, Nagercoil
Sisters Chellamamal, Panchali, Mahalakshmi, subbammal, Minnamal
Brother Engode alias Thiravium (Kalaivanar was the 3 child)
Number of films acted 120
First film he acted Sathi leelavathi
First film released Menaka
Titles given to N S Krishnan Nagaichuvai Arasu (Ki. Aa. Pe. Viswanatham),
  Puratchi Vikata Vendhan (Poet Bharathidasan)
Kalaivanar title given by Nataraja Educational Society in the year 1947
Charity shows conducted 1800 charity show to raise funds
Started the South Indian Film Artiste Association, 1953
  Was the president of the association in the year 1957
Honorary President for Tamil Dramatist Association, Tennis Club at nagercoil
  (Kalaivanar was working as a ball picker for Rs. 3 in his childhood days)
Demise 30th August 1957
   
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