Kalaivanar N.S.KRISHNAN – Birth anniversary 29.11.2013
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Sudalaimuthu Krishnan, popularly known as Kalaivanar and also as 'NSK' was a
leading Tamil film comedian, drama artist, playback singer and writer in the
early stages of the Tamil film industry - in the 1940s and 1950s.
Born in Ozhuginachery, NagercoilNagercoilNagercoil is the 12th largest city in the Southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the municipal headquarter of the Kanyakumari district.
N S Krishnan was The ace comedian of yester years. N S Krishnan redefined the comedy track by his subtle and light humour in his movies. He was the uncrowned monarch of comedy spanning over period of two decades. He showed the comedy in his actions and his face. There was not an iota of vulgarity in his humour and actions. He felt that there should be humour in the films as people should be happy and not cry during seeing the movie.
After all we only cry at home thus he felt that people should beam and be cheerful. In one of his songs which he sings with his wife T A Mathuram another comedienne he prophesies that there will be a stage in the world where everything will be mechanised. Coffee will be got from a vending machine and the clothes will be washed by a machine. Has is not come true? He was a trend setter and many emulated him. He was bestowed with the title of Kalaivanar Krishnan for his pristine and unadulterated humour.
He was the man who defined what comedy is in Tamil Cinema proved to be not just a comic but a master deliverer of social messages. NSK was given the title 'Kalaivanar' as a testimony to his never-ending passion to the arts. If there was a stage, he would want to perform….and perform he did with complete indulgence and the end result was roaring laughter and boisterous applause.
Firstly, he wrote all the sequences he appeared in himself. Secondly, he had a thorough knowledge of the plight the common man had to endure and the bureaucracy that weighed him down. Often times when entertainers speak lengthy dialogues in films against atrocities the message gets diluted with the fiery element. Taking note of this, NSK developed a tenacity to present these atrocities with a touch of original situational and dialogue oriented comedy. This way the message reached the masses and yet there was pleasantness in the air.
NSK's association with his wife Mathuram in films has gone on to be legendary. The pair was so successful that they had to feature in almost all films to ensure success.
NSK joined a drama troupe in the year 1925 when he was seventeen years old. The boy had such a sense of humour that he was noticed rather immediately. It would take a few more decades for cinema to become popular and when this medium engulfed the interests of the general masses, it was only natural for NSK to take to cinema as a duck would take to water.
Men may come and men may go but comedy in cinema would live as long as the medium itself does. NSK even after his demise in the year 1957 is still remembered for his incredible talent. A great comedian who had acted nearly in 50 films and he conveyed moral through his comedy unlike some of the present day commedians who thrive on vulgar speaches like Chinna Kalaiwanaar Vivek, etc. -
Born in Ozhuginachery, NagercoilNagercoilNagercoil is the 12th largest city in the Southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the municipal headquarter of the Kanyakumari district.
N S Krishnan was The ace comedian of yester years. N S Krishnan redefined the comedy track by his subtle and light humour in his movies. He was the uncrowned monarch of comedy spanning over period of two decades. He showed the comedy in his actions and his face. There was not an iota of vulgarity in his humour and actions. He felt that there should be humour in the films as people should be happy and not cry during seeing the movie.
After all we only cry at home thus he felt that people should beam and be cheerful. In one of his songs which he sings with his wife T A Mathuram another comedienne he prophesies that there will be a stage in the world where everything will be mechanised. Coffee will be got from a vending machine and the clothes will be washed by a machine. Has is not come true? He was a trend setter and many emulated him. He was bestowed with the title of Kalaivanar Krishnan for his pristine and unadulterated humour.
He was the man who defined what comedy is in Tamil Cinema proved to be not just a comic but a master deliverer of social messages. NSK was given the title 'Kalaivanar' as a testimony to his never-ending passion to the arts. If there was a stage, he would want to perform….and perform he did with complete indulgence and the end result was roaring laughter and boisterous applause.
Firstly, he wrote all the sequences he appeared in himself. Secondly, he had a thorough knowledge of the plight the common man had to endure and the bureaucracy that weighed him down. Often times when entertainers speak lengthy dialogues in films against atrocities the message gets diluted with the fiery element. Taking note of this, NSK developed a tenacity to present these atrocities with a touch of original situational and dialogue oriented comedy. This way the message reached the masses and yet there was pleasantness in the air.
NSK's association with his wife Mathuram in films has gone on to be legendary. The pair was so successful that they had to feature in almost all films to ensure success.
NSK joined a drama troupe in the year 1925 when he was seventeen years old. The boy had such a sense of humour that he was noticed rather immediately. It would take a few more decades for cinema to become popular and when this medium engulfed the interests of the general masses, it was only natural for NSK to take to cinema as a duck would take to water.
Men may come and men may go but comedy in cinema would live as long as the medium itself does. NSK even after his demise in the year 1957 is still remembered for his incredible talent. A great comedian who had acted nearly in 50 films and he conveyed moral through his comedy unlike some of the present day commedians who thrive on vulgar speaches like Chinna Kalaiwanaar Vivek, etc. -
