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	{{~~infobox~~ person		{{Infobox person
	\|name =M. Krishnan Nair		\| name = M. Krishnan Nair
	\|birth_date=~~2 November~~ 1926		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1926\|11\|02\|df=yes}}
	\|death_date ={{~~death~~ date and age\|df=yes\|2001\|5\|10\|1926\|11\|2}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|2001\|05\|10\|1926\|11\|02}}
	\|death_place =Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala		\| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district\|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
	\|occupation = Film ~~Director~~		\| occupation = Film director
	\|spouse = S. Sulochana Devi		\| spouse = S. Sulochana Devi
	\|children = 3 ~~including~~ [[K. Jayakumar]] and ~~<br>~~ [[~~Hari kumar Late~~]] <br> ~~[[Sreekumar~~ Krishnan Nair]]		\| children = 3 (incl. [[K. Jayakumar]] and [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]])
			\| parents = R. Madhavan Pillai<br />Chellamma Pillai <ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|last=Sandy \|date=2023-07-04 \|title=M. Krishnan Nair – Popular Malayalam Film Director of 1970s - My Words & Thoughts \|url=https://mywordsnthoughts.com/m-krishnan-nair-popular-malayalam-film-director-of-1970s/ \|access-date=2025-02-13 \|language=en-US}}</ref>
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	'''M. Krishnan Nair''' (2 November 1926~~ ~~– 10 May 2001) was an Indian film director of [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam films]].<ref name="CowieElley1977">{{cite book\|last1=Cowie\|first1=Peter\|last2=Elley\|first2=Derek\|title=World Filmography: 1967\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA268\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1977\|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press\|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6\|page=268}}</ref><ref name="DharapIndia1978">{{cite book\|last=Dharap\|first=B. V.\|title=Indian films\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1978\|publisher=National Film Archive of India\|page=105}}</ref> He directed over 100 films. He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and two [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] movies, one each with superstars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]]<ref name="IIOFS">{{cite web\|title=Director M. Krishnan Nair at "Imprints on Indian Film Screen"\|url=http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.com/2012/08/director-m-krishnan-nair.html\|access-date=17 December 2012\|date=11 August 2012}}</ref> Eminent filmmakers including [[Hariharan (director)\|Hariharan]], [[K. Madhu]], [[S. P. Muthuraman]], [[Bharathiraja]] and [[Joshiy]] ~~apprenticed under~~ him as assistant directors.<ref>{{YouTube\|id=2RFfBx8UeZs#t=319}}</ref>		'''M. Krishnan Nair''' (2 November 1926 – 10 May 2001) was an Indian film director of [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam films]].<ref name="CowieElley1977">{{cite book\|last1=Cowie\|first1=Peter\|last2=Elley\|first2=Derek\|title=World Filmography: 1967\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA268\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1977\|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press\|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6\|page=268}}</ref><ref name="DharapIndia1978">{{cite book\|last=Dharap\|first=B. V.\|title=Indian films\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1978\|publisher=National Film Archive of India\|page=105}}</ref> He directed over 100 films. He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and two [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] movies, one each with superstars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]].<ref name="IIOFS">{{cite web\|title=Director M. Krishnan Nair at "Imprints on Indian Film Screen"\|url=http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.com/2012/08/director-m-krishnan-nair.html\|access-date=17 December 2012\|date=11 August 2012}}</ref> Eminent filmmakers including [[Hariharan (director)\|Hariharan]], [[K. Madhu]], [[S. P. Muthuraman]], [[Bharathiraja]] and [[Joshiy]] worked with him as assistant directors.<ref>{{YouTube\|id=2RFfBx8UeZs#t=319}}</ref>

	He was married to K. Sulochana Devi, and had three sons. His eldest son [[K. Jayakumar]] is a poet, lyricist and a former bureaucrat who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of [[Malayalam University]]. His second son is Harikumar, while his youngest son [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]] is a film director best known for directing ''[[O' Faby]]'', India's first live-action/animation hybrid feature film.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Krishnan Nair Smrithi Sandhya\|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/Krishnan-Nair-Smrithi-Sandhya\|access-date=10 August 2018\|publisher=Yentha\|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> ~~In 2000, he was honoured with the [[J. C. Daniel Award]], [[Government of Kerala\|Kerala government]]'s highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.~~		In 2000, he was honoured with the [[J. C. Daniel Award]], [[Government of Kerala\|Kerala government]]'s highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.

			==Personal life==
			Krishnan Nair was born in [[Travancore Kingdom\|Travancore]] (Kerala) as the son of R. Madhavan Pillai and Chellamma Pillai.<ref name="auto"/> He was married to K. Sulochana Devi, and had three sons. His eldest son [[K. Jayakumar]] is a poet, lyricist and a former bureaucrat who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of [[Malayalam University]]. His second son is Harikumar, while his youngest son [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]] is a film director best known for directing ''[[O' Faby]]'' (1993), India's first live-action/animation hybrid feature film.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Krishnan Nair Smrithi Sandhya\|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/Krishnan-Nair-Smrithi-Sandhya\|access-date=10 August 2018\|publisher=Yentha\|date=27 May 2011\|archive-date=12 June 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162832/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/Krishnan-Nair-Smrithi-Sandhya\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==
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	*1978 ''[[Ithanente Vazhi]]''		*1978 ''[[Ithanente Vazhi]]''
	*1978 ''[[Rowdy Ramu]]''		*1978 ''[[Rowdy Ramu]]''
	*1978 ''[[~~Urakkom~~ Varaatha Rathrikal]]''		*1978 ''[[Urakkam Varaatha Rathrikal]]''
	*1977 ''[[Madhura Swapanam]]''		*1977 ''[[Madhura Swapanam]]''
	*1977 ''[[Santha Oru Devatha]]''		*1977 ''[[Santha Oru Devatha]]''
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	*1969 ''[[Mannippu]]'' (Tamil)		*1969 ''[[Mannippu]]'' (Tamil)
	*1969 ''[[Jwala (1969 film)\|Jwala]]''		*1969 ''[[Jwala (1969 film)\|Jwala]]''
	*1969 ''Maganey Nee Vazhga'' (Tamil)		*1969 ''[[Maganey Nee Vazhga]]'' (Tamil)
	*1969 ''[[Padicha Kallan]]''		*1969 ''[[Padicha Kallan]]''
	*1968 ''Circar Express'' (Telugu)		*1968 ''Circar Express'' (Telugu)
	*1968 ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1968 film)\|Agni Pareeksha]]''		*1968 ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1968 film)\|Agni Pareeksha]]''
	*1968 ''[[Anchu Sundariakal]]''		*1968 ''[[Anchu Sundariakal]]''
	*1968 ''[[Inspector]]''		*1968 ''[[Inspector (1968 film)\|Inspector]]''
	*1968 ''[[Kadal (1968 film)\|Kadal]]''		*1968 ''[[Kadal (1968 film)\|Kadal]]''
	*1968 ''[[Karthika (1968 film)\|Karthika]]''		*1968 ''[[Karthika (1968 film)\|Karthika]]''
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	*1967 ''[[Collector Malathy]]''		*1967 ''[[Collector Malathy]]''
	*1967 ''[[Kaanatha Veshangal]]''		*1967 ''[[Kaanatha Veshangal]]''
	*1967 ''[[Khadeeja]]''		*1967 ''[[Khadeeja (film)\|Khadeeja]]''
	*1967 ''[[Kudumbam (1967 film)\|Kudumbam]]'' (Tamil)		*1967 ''[[Kudumbam (1967 film)\|Kudumbam]]'' (Tamil)
	*1966 ''[[Kalithozhan]]''		*1966 ''[[Kalithozhan]]''
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	*1962 ''[[Viyarpintae Vila]]''		*1962 ''[[Viyarpintae Vila]]''
	*1960 ''[[Aalukkoru Veedu]]'' (Tamil)		*1960 ''[[Aalukkoru Veedu]]'' (Tamil)
	*1955 ''[[Aniyathi]]''		*1955 ''[[Aniyathi (film)\|Aniyathi]]''
	*1955 ''[[C.I.D (1955 film)\|C.I.D]]''		*1955 ''[[C.I.D (1955 film)\|C.I.D]]''

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	[[Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram]]		[[Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram]]
	[[Category:20th-century Indian ~~film directors~~]]		[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
	[[Category:J. C. Daniel Award winners]]		[[Category:J. C. Daniel Award winners]]


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	'''M. Krishnan Nair''' (2 November 1926 – 10 May 2001) was an Indian film director of [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam films]].<ref name="CowieElley1977">{{cite book\|last1=Cowie\|first1=Peter\|last2=Elley\|first2=Derek\|title=World Filmography: 1967\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA268\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1977\|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press\|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6\|page=268}}</ref><ref name="DharapIndia1978">{{cite book\|last=Dharap\|first=B. V.\|title=Indian films\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1978\|publisher=National Film Archive of India\|page=105}}</ref> He directed over 100 films. He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and two [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] movies, one each with superstars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]]<ref name="IIOFS">{{cite web\|title=Director M. Krishnan Nair at "Imprints on Indian Film Screen"\|url=http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.com/2012/08/director-m-krishnan-nair.html\|access-date=17 December 2012\|date=11 August 2012}}</ref> Eminent filmmakers including [[Hariharan (director)\|Hariharan]], [[K. Madhu]], [[S. P. Muthuraman]] ~~and~~ [[Bharathiraja]] and [[Joshiy]] apprenticed under him as assistant directors.<ref>{{YouTube\|id=2RFfBx8UeZs#t=319}}</ref>		'''M. Krishnan Nair''' (2 November 1926 – 10 May 2001) was an Indian film director of [[Malayalam cinema\|Malayalam films]].<ref name="CowieElley1977">{{cite book\|last1=Cowie\|first1=Peter\|last2=Elley\|first2=Derek\|title=World Filmography: 1967\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA268\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1977\|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press\|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6\|page=268}}</ref><ref name="DharapIndia1978">{{cite book\|last=Dharap\|first=B. V.\|title=Indian films\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ\|access-date=27 November 2011\|year=1978\|publisher=National Film Archive of India\|page=105}}</ref> He directed over 100 films. He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and two [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu]] movies, one each with superstars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)\|Krishna]]<ref name="IIOFS">{{cite web\|title=Director M. Krishnan Nair at "Imprints on Indian Film Screen"\|url=http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.com/2012/08/director-m-krishnan-nair.html\|access-date=17 December 2012\|date=11 August 2012}}</ref> Eminent filmmakers including [[Hariharan (director)\|Hariharan]], [[K. Madhu]], [[S. P. Muthuraman]], [[Bharathiraja]] and [[Joshiy]] apprenticed under him as assistant directors.<ref>{{YouTube\|id=2RFfBx8UeZs#t=319}}</ref>

	He was married to K. Sulochana Devi, and had three sons. His eldest son [[K. Jayakumar]] is a poet, lyricist and a former bureaucrat who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of [[Malayalam University]]. His second son is Harikumar, while his youngest son [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]] is a film director best known for directing ''[[O' Faby]]'', India's first live-action/animation hybrid feature film.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Krishnan Nair Smrithi Sandhya\|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/Krishnan-Nair-Smrithi-Sandhya\|access-date=10 August 2018\|publisher=Yentha\|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> ~~Krishnan Nair received~~ the [[J. C. Daniel Award]] ~~in 2000~~.		He was married to K. Sulochana Devi, and had three sons. His eldest son [[K. Jayakumar]] is a poet, lyricist and a former bureaucrat who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of [[Malayalam University]]. His second son is Harikumar, while his youngest son [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]] is a film director best known for directing ''[[O' Faby]]'', India's first live-action/animation hybrid feature film.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Krishnan Nair Smrithi Sandhya\|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/Krishnan-Nair-Smrithi-Sandhya\|access-date=10 August 2018\|publisher=Yentha\|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> In 2000, he was honoured with the [[J. C. Daniel Award]], [[Government of Kerala\|Kerala government]]'s highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.

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{{short description|Film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{infobox person
|name =M. Krishnan Nair
|birth_date=2 November 1926
|death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|2001|5|10|1926|11|2}}
|death_place =Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
|occupation = Film Director
|spouse = S. Sulochana Devi
|children = 3 including [[K. Jayakumar]] and <br> [[Hari kumar Late]] <br> [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]]
}}
'''M. Krishnan Nair''' (2 November 1926 – 10 May 2001) was an Indian film director of [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]].<ref name="CowieElley1977">{{cite book|last1=Cowie|first1=Peter|last2=Elley|first2=Derek|title=World Filmography: 1967|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jp7ayTLX1D8C&pg=PA268|access-date=27 November 2011|year=1977|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press|isbn=978-0-498-01565-6|page=268}}</ref><ref name="DharapIndia1978">{{cite book|last=Dharap|first=B. V.|title=Indian films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ|access-date=27 November 2011|year=1978|publisher=National Film Archive of India|page=105}}</ref> He directed over 100 films. He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and two [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] movies, one each with superstars [[N. T. Rama Rao]] and [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]<ref name="IIOFS">{{cite web|title=Director M. Krishnan Nair at "Imprints on Indian Film Screen"|url=http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.com/2012/08/director-m-krishnan-nair.html|access-date=17 December 2012|date=11 August 2012}}</ref> Eminent filmmakers including [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]], [[K. Madhu]], [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and [[Bharathiraja]] and [[Joshiy]] apprenticed under him as assistant directors.<ref>{{YouTube|id=2RFfBx8UeZs#t=319}}</ref>

He was married to K. Sulochana Devi, and had three sons. His eldest son [[K. Jayakumar]] is a poet, lyricist and a former bureaucrat who currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of [[Malayalam University]]. His second son is Harikumar, while his youngest son [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]] is a film director best known for directing ''[[O' Faby]]'', India's first live-action/animation hybrid feature film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishnan Nair Smrithi Sandhya|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/Krishnan-Nair-Smrithi-Sandhya|access-date=10 August 2018|publisher=Yentha|date=27 May 2011}}</ref> Krishnan Nair received the [[J. C. Daniel Award]] in 2000.

==Selected filmography==
*1987 ''[[Kalam Mari Katha Mari]]''
*1985 ''[[Puzhayozhukum Vazhi]]''
*1984 ''[[Manithali]]''
*1983 ''[[Maniyara]]''
*1983 ''[[Paalam (1983 film)|Paalam]]''
*1982 ''[[Mylanji]]''
*1982 ''[[Oru Kunju Janikkunnu]]''
*1980 ''[[Dwik Vijayam]]''
*1980 ''[[Rajaneegandhi]]''
*1979 ''[[Ajnatha Theerangal]]''
*1979 ''[[Kalliyankattu Neeli]]''
*1979 ''[[Oru Raagam Pala Thaalam]]''
*1978 ''[[Ashoka Vanam]]''
*1978 ''[[Aval Kanda Lokam]]''
*1978 ''[[Ithanente Vazhi]]''
*1978 ''[[Rowdy Ramu]]''
*1978 ''[[Urakkom Varaatha Rathrikal]]''
*1977 ''[[Madhura Swapanam]]''
*1977 ''[[Santha Oru Devatha]]''
*1977 ''[[Thaalappoly]]''
*1977 ''[[Yatheem]]''
*1976 ''[[Amma (1976 film)|Amma]]''
*1976 ''[[Neela Sari]]''
*1976 ''[[Oorukku Uzhaippavan]]'' (Tamil)
*1974 ''[[Suprabhatham]]''
*1973 ''[[Bhadradeepam]]''
*1973 ''[[Thottavadi]]''
*1973 ''[[Yamini (1973 film)|Yamini]]''
*1973 ''[[Thalai Prasavam]]'' (Tamil)
*1972 ''[[Manthrakodi]]''
*1972 ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'' (Tamil)
*1972 ''[[Annamitta Kai]]'' (Tamil)
*1971 ''[[Rickshawkaran]]'' (Tamil)
*1971 ''[[Agnimrigam]]''
*1971 ''[[Tapaswini]]''
*1970 ''[[Bheekara Nimishangal]]''
*1970 ''[[Chitti Chellelu]]'' (Telugu)
*1970 ''[[Detective 909]]''
*1970 ''[[Palunkupaathram]]''
*1970 ''[[Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha]]''
*1970 ''[[Tara (1970 film)|Tara]]''
*1970 ''[[Vivahitha]]''
*1969 ''[[Anaachadanam]]''
*1969 ''[[Mannippu]]'' (Tamil)
*1969 ''[[Jwala (1969 film)|Jwala]]''
*1969 ''Maganey Nee Vazhga'' (Tamil)
*1969 ''[[Padicha Kallan]]''
*1968 ''Circar Express'' (Telugu)
*1968 ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1968 film)|Agni Pareeksha]]''
*1968 ''[[Anchu Sundariakal]]''
*1968 ''[[Inspector]]''
*1968 ''[[Kadal (1968 film)|Kadal]]''
*1968 ''[[Karthika (1968 film)|Karthika]]''
*1968 ''[[Paadunna Puzha]]''
*1968 ''[[Muthu Chippi]]'' (Tamil)
*1967 ''[[Agniputhri]]''
*1967 ''[[Cochin Express]]''
*1967 ''[[Collector Malathy]]''
*1967 ''[[Kaanatha Veshangal]]''
*1967 ''[[Khadeeja]]''
*1967 ''[[Kudumbam (1967 film)|Kudumbam]]'' (Tamil)
*1966 ''[[Kalithozhan]]''
*1966 ''[[Kalyana Rathriyil]]''
*1966 ''[[Kanakachilanga (1966 film)|Kanaka Chilanga]]''
*1966 ''[[Kusruthy Kuttan]]''
*1966 ''[[Pinchu Hridhayam]]''
*1965 ''[[Kadathukaran]]''
*1965 ''[[Kathirunna Nikah]]''
*1965 ''[[Kattu Thulasi]]''
*1965 ''[[Kavya Mela]]''
*1964 ''[[Bharthavu]]''
*1964 ''[[Karutha Kai]]''
*1964 ''[[Kutti Kuppayam]]''
*1963 ''[[Kaattu Mynah]]''
*1962 ''[[Viyarpintae Vila]]''
*1960 ''[[Aalukkoru Veedu]]'' (Tamil)
*1955 ''[[Aniyathi]]''
*1955 ''[[C.I.D (1955 film)|C.I.D]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0619759|name=M. Krishnan Nair}}

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