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+'''Nagerkoyil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan (1905-57)'''
+
+Legendary Tamil film comedian, stage actor
+and political activist. Born in Nagerkoyil, in
+former Travancore. Joined the TKS Brothers
+drama troupe aged 17, replacing the comedian
+and film star M.R. Swaminathan (seen in e.g.
+1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chintamani, 1947).
+Was already a noted stage star when débuting
+in the TKS Brothers production of Raja
+Sandow’s Menaka. Early films with Sandow
+(Vasantsena, Chandrakantha) where he met
+his wife and long-term comedy partner T.A.
+Mathuram (1918-1974). Played the lead role in
+Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum, establishing
+his distinctive brand of comedy. Classic screen
+image developed Kattiyankaran folk theatre
+conventions with a separate sub-plot and
+spoken dialect as opposed to the high-flown
+Elangovan-type language (e.g. playing
+fishermen with T.S. Dorairaj in Shakuntalai;
+Mudhal Thedi). In this style, the comedian
+can address the audience directly and allude to
+topical events (e.g. his funny song in
+Paithiakaran, referring to his jail sentence; his
+lines in the costumed period movie Amarakavi
+referring to a recent visit to the USSR). The style
+is enhanced by the comic but politically
+strident lyrics of Udumalai Narayana Kavi,
+written specially for Krishnan (e.g.
+Nallathambi). Initially a Marxist sympathiser
+and a friend of Pa. Jeevanandan (whom he
+sheltered when the CP was banned), Krishnan
+became first a nationalist and then a DMK
+supporter, producing C.N. Annadurai’s DMK
+Film Nallathambi, directing Panam and acting
+in the Karunanidhi-scripted Raja Rani and
+Rangoon Radha. Together with M.K.
+Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, he was convicted
+of murdering the gossip columnist
+Lakshmikantan although he proclaimed his
+innocence all his life. His wife started the
+N.S.K. Nataka (aka Eneskay Nataka Sabha)
+staging plays mainly directed by and featuring
+the star S.V. Sahasranamam. Their best-known
+play is P. Neelakantan’s nationalistic Nam
+Iruvar, later filmed (1947) by the AVM Studio.
+The company débuted in film production with
+Paithiakaran; their best-known productions
+are Nallathambi and the Krishnan-directed
+Manamagal and Panam. Panam, a major
+DMK film, featured the Parasakthi (1952)
+combination of writer Karunanidhi and star
+Ganesan while Krishnan sang a pro-DMK
+song. It also featured documentary footage of a
+DMK Party conference. Biography by
+Narayanan (1992).
+
+'''
+FILMOGRAPHY''' (* also d): 1935: Menaka;
+1936: Vasantsena; Chandrakantha; Sati
+Leelavathi; 1937: Ambikapathy; Balamani;
+1938: Dakshayagnam; 1939:
+Thiruneelakantar; Maya Machhindra;
+Manikavasagar; Ramalinga Swamigal;
+Rambayin Kadhal; Sirikathe; Ananda
+Ashramam; Prahlada; 1940: Bhakta Tulsidas;
+Naveena Tenali Raman; Parasuramar;
+Naveena Vikramadithan; Budhiman Balwan
+Ivan; Kalamegham; Mani Mekalai; Bhuloka
+Rambha; Shakuntalai; Uthama Puthran; 1941:
+Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum; Ezhanda
+Kadal; Ashok Kumar; Vedavathi; Aryamala;
+Krishnapidaran; Chandrahari; 1942:
+Kannagi; Prithvirajan; Sivalinga Satchi;
+Manonmani; 1943: Arundhati; Sivakavi;
+Mangamma Sapatham; Bhagya Lakshmi;
+1944: Burma Rani; Mahamaya; Bhartrahari
+(Tam); Jagathala Prathapan; Prabhavati;
+Poompavai; Raja Rajeshwari; Haridas;
+Salivahanan; Kalikala Minor; Palli Natakam;
+Soora Puli; 1945: Paranjoti; Bhakta Kalathi;
+Srivalli; 1946: Pankajavalli; 1947:
+Paithiakaran; Kannika; 1948: Devadasi;
+Chandralekha; Krishna Bhakti; 1949:
+Nallathambi; Ratnakumar; Mangayar Karasi;
+Inbavalli; Pavalakkodi; 1950: Laila Majnu;
+Parijatham; 1951: Manamagal/Pelli
+Koothuru*; Vanasundari; 1952: Panam*;
+Amarakavi; 1954: Nallakalam; 1955: Mudhal
+Thedi; Kaveri; Nam Kuzhandai; Dr Savithri;
+Stree Ratna; 1956: Raja Rani; Nannambikkai;
+Asai; Madurai Veeran; Kannin Manigal;
+Kudumba Vilakku; Rangoon Radha; 1957:
+Chakravarthi Thirumagal; Pudhu Vazhvu;
+Yar Paiyan; Ambikapathy; 1959:
+Thangapathumai; 1960: Raja Desingu;
+Thozhan; 1961: Arasilankumari.
+
+[[Actor]]