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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = M. Krishnan Nair<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|11|02|df=yes}}<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2001|05|10|1926|11|02}}<br />
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| occupation = Film director<br />
| spouse = S. Sulochana Devi<br />
| children = 3 (incl. [[K. Jayakumar]] and [[Sreekumar Krishnan Nair]])<br />
| 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><br />
}}<br />
'''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><br />
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In 2000, he was honoured with the [[J. C. Daniel Award]], [[Government of Kerala|Kerala government]]'s highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
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><br />
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==Selected filmography==<br />
*1987 ''[[Kalam Mari Katha Mari]]''<br />
*1985 ''[[Puzhayozhukum Vazhi]]''<br />
*1984 ''[[Manithali]]''<br />
*1983 ''[[Maniyara]]''<br />
*1983 ''[[Paalam (1983 film)|Paalam]]''<br />
*1982 ''[[Mylanji]]''<br />
*1982 ''[[Oru Kunju Janikkunnu]]''<br />
*1980 ''[[Dwik Vijayam]]''<br />
*1980 ''[[Rajaneegandhi]]''<br />
*1979 ''[[Ajnatha Theerangal]]''<br />
*1979 ''[[Kalliyankattu Neeli]]''<br />
*1979 ''[[Oru Raagam Pala Thaalam]]''<br />
*1978 ''[[Ashoka Vanam]]''<br />
*1978 ''[[Aval Kanda Lokam]]''<br />
*1978 ''[[Ithanente Vazhi]]''<br />
*1978 ''[[Rowdy Ramu]]''<br />
*1978 ''[[Urakkam Varaatha Rathrikal]]''<br />
*1977 ''[[Madhura Swapanam]]''<br />
*1977 ''[[Santha Oru Devatha]]''<br />
*1977 ''[[Thaalappoly]]''<br />
*1977 ''[[Yatheem]]''<br />
*1976 ''[[Amma (1976 film)|Amma]]''<br />
*1976 ''[[Neela Sari]]''<br />
*1976 ''[[Oorukku Uzhaippavan]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1974 ''[[Suprabhatham]]''<br />
*1973 ''[[Bhadradeepam]]''<br />
*1973 ''[[Thottavadi]]''<br />
*1973 ''[[Yamini (1973 film)|Yamini]]''<br />
*1973 ''[[Thalai Prasavam]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1972 ''[[Manthrakodi]]''<br />
*1972 ''[[Naan Yen Pirandhen]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1972 ''[[Annamitta Kai]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1971 ''[[Rickshawkaran]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1971 ''[[Agnimrigam]]''<br />
*1971 ''[[Tapaswini]]''<br />
*1970 ''[[Bheekara Nimishangal]]''<br />
*1970 ''[[Chitti Chellelu]]'' (Telugu)<br />
*1970 ''[[Detective 909]]''<br />
*1970 ''[[Palunkupaathram]]''<br />
*1970 ''[[Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha]]''<br />
*1970 ''[[Tara (1970 film)|Tara]]''<br />
*1970 ''[[Vivahitha]]''<br />
*1969 ''[[Anaachadanam]]''<br />
*1969 ''[[Mannippu]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1969 ''[[Jwala (1969 film)|Jwala]]''<br />
*1969 ''[[Maganey Nee Vazhga]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1969 ''[[Padicha Kallan]]''<br />
*1968 ''Circar Express'' (Telugu)<br />
*1968 ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1968 film)|Agni Pareeksha]]''<br />
*1968 ''[[Anchu Sundariakal]]''<br />
*1968 ''[[Inspector (1968 film)|Inspector]]''<br />
*1968 ''[[Kadal (1968 film)|Kadal]]''<br />
*1968 ''[[Karthika (1968 film)|Karthika]]''<br />
*1968 ''[[Paadunna Puzha]]''<br />
*1968 ''[[Muthu Chippi]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1967 ''[[Agniputhri]]''<br />
*1967 ''[[Cochin Express]]''<br />
*1967 ''[[Collector Malathy]]''<br />
*1967 ''[[Kaanatha Veshangal]]''<br />
*1967 ''[[Khadeeja (film)|Khadeeja]]''<br />
*1967 ''[[Kudumbam (1967 film)|Kudumbam]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1966 ''[[Kalithozhan]]''<br />
*1966 ''[[Kalyana Rathriyil]]''<br />
*1966 ''[[Kanakachilanga (1966 film)|Kanaka Chilanga]]''<br />
*1966 ''[[Kusruthy Kuttan]]''<br />
*1966 ''[[Pinchu Hridhayam]]''<br />
*1965 ''[[Kadathukaran]]''<br />
*1965 ''[[Kathirunna Nikah]]''<br />
*1965 ''[[Kattu Thulasi]]''<br />
*1965 ''[[Kavya Mela]]''<br />
*1964 ''[[Bharthavu]]''<br />
*1964 ''[[Karutha Kai]]''<br />
*1964 ''[[Kutti Kuppayam]]''<br />
*1963 ''[[Kaattu Mynah]]''<br />
*1962 ''[[Viyarpintae Vila]]''<br />
*1960 ''[[Aalukkoru Veedu]]'' (Tamil)<br />
*1955 ''[[Aniyathi (film)|Aniyathi]]''<br />
*1955 ''[[C.I.D (1955 film)|C.I.D]]''<br />
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==External links==<br />
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