N.S. Krishnan was born in 1905 in Nagerkoyil, Travancore, India as Nagerkoyil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan. He was an actor and director, known for Panam (1952), Dakshayagnam (1938) and Salivahanan (1944). He was married to T.A. Mathuram. He died in 1967 in India.