Quotes on Kalaivanar

The lamentations of the leaders on the passing away of N S Krishnan.

Pammal Samandha Mudaliar “I wonder how many more years it is going to take to fill the emptiness brought about by the demise of N S Krishnan in the world of drama and cinema”

Rajaji “N S Krishnan’s acting had an air of naturalness. His simple and rational thoughts were robed in a charming hilarity. His plays and popularity can never be replaced by anyone in future.”

Arignar Anna “N S Krishnan is not just an ordinary human being, he is a legend. He is the pearl of Tamilnadu, an extraordinary humanist, Tamil’s artistic treasure. There is no doubt that if he could be brought alive by anyone giving up his life for him, there would be a long queue from Chennai to Kanyakumari”

MGR “N S Krishnan is the leader of artistes. We have lost him to the higher force of death. At this juncture, I am at a loss for words – cores of people are born and die – it is a natural cycle – but this giver of crores of money, this artiste is no more – to think of this irrepairable loss, my heart misses a beat in agony, wondering how I am going to bear this great loss. 30 years of his service can never be erased from our memory. The world of art has given us only one N S Krishnan. He should be placed on par with the artiste of the world… a born actor, writer, director, song writer and orator but I would like to remember him as a philanthropist. He earned in crores – gave away in crores and when he died, he died a poor man”

Kalaignar M Karunanidhi Karunanidhi’s sense of loss outpoured in chaste tamil in the form of a poem. He gave vent to his sorrow unable to come to terms with the death of his close friend and confidant. He mourned that the Dravidian movement had lost a great leader.

Kavignar Kannadasan “A man who was very happy to feed the hungry… one introduced the thought the story writer should discuss their ideas with actors… the man who improvised on stage to add interest to the scene.”

Perasiriyar Anbazhagan “A man who enjoys equal status with Gandhi in the hearts of the people. A man who fed the concept of self respect to tamilians. One who worked hard to improve the status of drama artistes”