MN Nambiar is an ardent devotee of Sabarimala Sri Ayyappan. They staged two plays - 'Kaviyin Kanavu' and a comedy play 'Kalyana Supermarket.' He made quite a statement in the early 50s with his portrayal of 11 roles in 'Digambara Samiyar.' His arresting performance in films such as 'Manthiri Kumari', 'Velaikkari', 'Ayirathil Oruvan', 'Thillana Mohanambal', 'Missiamma' and 'Nenjam Marappadillai' paved way for a very successful career that spanned over five decades.Īfter becoming popular in Tamil films he started his own drama troupe called Nambiar Nataka Mandram. Nambiar has worked with seven generations of actors from Balaiyah to Manoj. Though he started as a hero but started donning the role of a villain - so much so that today his name is almost eponymous with the Kollywood villain.
His first film was 'Bhaktha Ramadoss', shot in 1935 in Hindi and Tamil, where he played a villain. From then on acting became the only thing that occupied him. He became interested in acting when he was 13 and he joined Nawab Rajamanikkam's troupe. MN Nambiar was a film actor in Tamil cinema and had been in the film industry for more than 50 years. Some of his films were Raj Mahal, Sivagangai Seemai, Nadodi Mannan, Chakravarthi Thirumagal, Mahadevi, Alibabavum Narpadhu Thirudargalum, Vanjikottai Valiban. PS Veerappa was a famous villain actor of yesteryears and a producer of Tamil Cinema.
Let us see some of the important villains of tamil cinema from its beginning till now. Many villains have turned into hero and many heroes have done villain roles. In many movies we have seen heroines playing the opposite character (ie) villi character. They can play any kind of roles not alone villain role. Villains play a vital role in tamil cinema industry. The main story revolves around the hero and villain in most of the movies right from the beginning stage. Villain is a character which is opposite to the hero. In Tamil Cinema since its early stage has produced many villains till date.