M. N. Nambiar

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Mar 05, 1919 (106 years old)
Death date
Nov 19, 2008

M. N. Nambiar

Known For

Kaaviya Thalaivan
2h 53m
Movie 1992

Kaaviya Thalaivan

Manikkam saves a rich man's life who, in return, offers him a job. However, problems ensue when the man's granddaughter, who hates Manikkam, accuses him of misbehaving with her.

Enga Ooru Sippai
2h 24m
Movie 1991

Enga Ooru Sippai

Rasaiyya, an army man, grows up thinking that his father and sister died in an accident. However, when he learns that they both were tortured and killed by a rich landlord, he decides to seek revenge.

Kumbakarai Thangaiah
2h 11m
Movie 1991

Kumbakarai Thangaiah

Kumbakarai Thangaiah (Tamil: கும்பக்கரை தங்கய்யா) is a 1991 Indian Tamil film, directed by Gangai Amaran and produced by Ramumachan. The film stars Prabhu, Kanaka, Pandiyan and M. N. Nambiar in the lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.

Avasara Police 100
2h 22m
Movie 1990

Avasara Police 100

A hardened criminal seeks revenge against his father for abandoning his mother. Soon, he finds a policeman who is a doppelganger of himself and decides to manipulate him for his own motives.

Periya Veettu Panakkaran
2h 34m
Movie 1990

Periya Veettu Panakkaran

Neengalum Herothan
2h 19m
Movie 1990

Neengalum Herothan

In a village where all the villagers who would be doing their day to daily activities would get excited when a film crew comes to shoot in their village.

Meenatchi Thiruvilaiyadal
2h 20m
Movie 1989

Meenatchi Thiruvilaiyadal

Thaai Naadu
2h 24m
Movie 1989

Thaai Naadu

A military Grand Officer is accused, inequitably, of intelligence with the enemy, during an operation, a code name: Day Break. He is afterward, murdered, without he can put in time, the light on the truth. Murder made up in suicide by the criminals.His son, orphan, informed of his origins, at the moment, takes back the investigation of his father,and find the real culprits...

Manaivi Oru Mandhiri
2h 1m
Movie 1988

Manaivi Oru Mandhiri

A Comedy feat about husband and wife relationship.

Biography

M. N. Nambiar (born Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar) was a film actor in Tamil cinema who dominated the industry in the role of villain for around 50 years. Also known as Nambiar Swami or Maha Guruswami, he was a spiritual leader who pioneered the movement of taking pilgrims to Sabarimala. Nambiar started as a hero, Nambiar Guruswami soon started donning the role of a villain — so much so that today his name is synonymous with villainy in Kollywood. Nambiar swami has worked with seven generations of actors. His first pay was Rs.3 with Boys Company. He would retain Rs.1 and send Rs.2 to his mother. He made quite a statement in the early 50s with his portrayal of 11 roles in Digambara Samiyar, one of his films as the Lead. His arresting performance in films such as Manthiri Kumari, Velaikaari, Ayirathil Oruvan, Thillana Mohanambal, Missiyamma and Nenjam Marappadillai paved way for a very successful career that spanned over five decades. A majority of the more than 1000 films that he has done is in Tamil, though he has acted in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi, besides an English film `Jungle' (with Rod Cameron, the film's hero, directed by William Burke) in which he appears in a few brief scenes. The film was released in 1952. The Hindi film he acted in was a remake of the Tamil Kanavane Kankanda Deivam. After becoming popular in Tamil films he started his own drama troupe called Nambiar Nataka Mandram. They staged two plays — `Kaviyin Kanavu' and a comedy play `Kalyana Supermarket.' Nambiar swami was that rare contradictory personality - a cruel, charming villain on the silver screen while being a very pious man in real life. He was also a pure vegetarian and teetotaler. He was also an ardent devotee of Sabarimala Sri Ayyappan. He has had a long association with the temple, and visited the shrine more than 65 times over the last half a century; this has led to him being called Maha Guruswamy. His colleagues noted that he died during the famous Sabarimala season and it may be due to the blessing of his Lord.

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