The 'Popular Indian Villain Actor', M.N.Nambiar has acted in more than 1000 Movies in Tamil and in about 15 Movies in Malayalam and in a Telugu Movie and in an English Movie.

Out of the Tamil Movies of M.N.Nambiar, there are a number of notable hit movies in which he had acted along with both the popular 'Heroes' of his time, 'Makkal Thilagam'-M.G.Ramachandran /MGR and  'Nadigar Thilagam 'Sivaji Ganesan.

It is notable that M.N.Nambiar was 2 years younger than MGR and 9 years elder than Sivaji Ganesan.  However, Nambiar had been the suitable 'Villain' for both the 'rival-heroes' of Tamil Movie Field.
Also, Nambiar was having close friendships with both of them.


The Following is the List of Some of the Tamil Movies acted by M.N.Nambiar With  'Makkal Thilagam' M.G.Ramachandran /MGR:-

Name of the Movie / Year / Other Details :

"RAJAKUMARI"/1947:


M.N.Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Rajakumari', along with MGR and

Other Actors: M.R.Swaminathan, T.S.Balaiah, Pulimoottai Ramasamy, Sandow M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar and

Actresses:  K.Malathi and Dhavamani Devi

The Movie-'Rajakumari' was:

Produced by:Jupiter Pictures -Somu and

Written&Directed by: A.S.A.Sami

Speciality of the Movie-'Rajakumari' - 1947:

"MANDHIRI KUMARI"/ 1950:
Nambiar acted as the 'Raja Guru' in the movie- 'Mandhiri Kumari', and acted along  with MGR and  
Actors: S. A. Natrajan, A. Karunanidhi,Sivasuriyan, K. V. Seenivasan and  K. K. Soundar and 
Actresses: G. Shakuntala, Madhuri Devi, T. P. Muthulakshmi and  K. S. Angamuthu,

The Movie 'Mandhiri Kumari' was Produced by 'Modern Theatres' and Directed by Ellis R Dungan

"SARVAADHIKARI"/ 1951:

Nambiar acted in the Movie- 'Sarvaadhikari'  along with MGR and  
Actors:  V.Nagaiah, Pulimoottai Ramasamy, A.Karunanidhi, V.K.Ramasamy and  K.K.Soundar and 
Actresses: Anjali Devi, M.Saroja, Angamuthu  and T.P.Muthulakshmi- 

The Movie 'Sarvaadhikari'  was Produced by 'Modern Theatres' - T.R.Sundaram and Directed by T.R.Sundaram  

"MARMAYOGI"/1951:

Nambiar acted in the Movie- 'Marmayogi' along with MGR and Actors: , S.A.Natarajan, Javar Seetharaman and  S.V.Sahasranamam and Actresses: , Anjali Devi,Madhuri Devi, Pandari Bai and M.S.S.Bhagyam - 

The Movie 'Marmayogi' was with Screenplay written by A.S.A.Sami and  Produced by Jupiter Studios and Directed by K.Ramnath

"NADODI MANNAN"/1958:
Nambiar acted in the Movie- 'Nadodi Mannan' along with MGR and  

Actors:  P.S.Veerappa, J.P.Chandra Babu,M.G.Chakrapani, E.R.Sahadevan and K.R.Ramsingh  and 

Actresses:  P.Bhanumathi, M.N.Rajam, B.Sarojadevi, G.Sakunthala, T.P.Muthulakshmi, and K.S.Angamuthu - 

The Movie 'Nadodi Mannan'  was:

Produced and Directed by MGR with 

Story by: 'Emgeeyar Pictures'- Story Department:  R. M. Veerappan, Vidwan Ve. Lakshmanan & S. K .T. Sami and with  

Screenplay by : C. Kuppusamy Naidu, K. Srinivasan, P. Neelakantan and with


Dialogues by : Kannadasan & Raveendar
"ARASILANKUMARI"/-1961:


Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Arasilankumari' along with MGR and
  
Actors: Sandow M.M.A.Chinnnappa Devar, S.A.Ashokan, R.Muthuraman, K.A.Thangavelu and 

Actresses: Padmini, Raja Sulochana, T.A.Madhuram and M.Saroja - 

The Movie'Arasilankumari' was with:

Screenplay Written by: M.Karunanidhi and  

Produced by Jupiter Pictures -M.Somasundaram and  

Directed by A.S.A.Sami & A.Kasilingam

"PANATHOTTAM"/1963: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie 'Panathottam' along with MGR and  

Actors: S.V.Subbiah, S.A.Ashokan, Nagesh, V.P.S.Mani and Thirupathisamy-and 

Actresses: B.Saroja Devi, M.V.Rajamma, C.Lakshmi Rajham,N.Sheela Devi,  

The Movie 'Panathottam' was:

Produced by: 'Saravana Films'-G.N.Velumani and  

Directed by: K.Shankar

"AAYIRATHIL ORUVAN" / 1965:

Nambiar acted in the Movie 'Aayirathil Oruvan' along with MGR and  

Actors:  Nagesh and  R.S.Manohar and  

Actresses:  Jayalalitha and Madhavi Krishnan- 

The Movie 'Aayirathil Oruvan  was:

 Produced By: Padmini Pictures - B.R.Pandhulu and 

Directed by: B.R.Pandhulu

"ENGA VEETTU PILLAI"/1965: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie- 'Enga Veettu Pillai' along with MGR and 

Actors: S.V.Ranga Rao, K.A.Thangavelu, Nagesh and  

Actresses:  B.Saroja Devi, Rathna, L.Vijayalakshmi, Madhavi, Seethalakshmi, Rushyendra Mani and Baby Shakila-

The Movie-'Enga Veettu Pillai  was:

Written by: Sakthi T.K.Krishnasamy and 

Produced by: Vijaya Combines Productions-B.Nagi Reddy and  

Directed by: Chanakya

"ULAGAM SUTRUM VAALIBAN" /1973: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Ulagam Sutrum Vaaliban', along with MGR and  

Actors: M.G.Chakrapani, S.A.Ashokan, Nagesh, V.Gopalakrisnan, Thengai Srinivasan and  Shyam Soundher and  

Actresses:  Chandrakala, Manjula, Latha, Som Sai and Metta Roongrat-  

The Movie 'Ulagam Suttrum Valiban' was:

Produced and Directed by MGR with  

Story by: 'Emgeeyar Pictures' Story Department: R.M.Veerappan, S.K.T.Sami and Ve.Lakshmanan and

Screeplay Written by:  Sornam

"PALLAANDU VAAZHAGA"/1975: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Pallanandu Vaazhga' along with MGR and  

Actors:V.K.Ramasamy, Thengai Srinivasan, R.S.Manohar, P.S.Veerappa,Gundumani, V.S.Raghavan, V.Gopalakrishnan and Isari Velan  and  

Actresses:  Latha and Pandaribai

The Movie 'Pallandu Vaazhga' was:

Produced by:  'Udhayam Productions'-S.Maniyan and Vidvan V.Lakshmanan and 

Directed by: K.Shankar

"NINAITHADHAI MUDIPPAVAN"/1975:  
Nambiar acted in the Movie-"Ninatithadhai Mudippavan', along with MGR and 

Actors: S.A.Ashokan, Thengai Srinivasan, S.V.Ramadass, V.S.Raghavan, Poornam Vishwanathan, V.Gopalakrishnan, Peeli Sivam and Isari Velan and  

Actresses:  Latha,Sharada, Manjula, Gandhimathi, Leela,Sundaribai, S.N.Lakshmi and V.R.Thilagam 

The Movie 'Ninaithadhai Mudippavan'  was:

Produced by: 'Oriental Films' and  

Directed by: Pa.Neelakantan 

"NADODI"/1966: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Nadodi' along with MGR and  

Actors: Nagesh, V.K.Ramasamy, K.R.Ramasamy and  V.Gopalakrishnan and  

Actresses:  B.Saroja Devi and  Bharathi- 

The Movie 'Nadodi' was:

Produced by: Padmini Pictures- B.R.Pandhulu and 

Directed by: B.R.Pandhulu

"NAAN AANAIYITTAL"/1966: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Naan Aanaiyittal' along with MGR and  

Actors:  R.S.Manohar, S.A.Ashokan, Nagesh and OAK Devar and  

Actresses:  B.Saroja Devi and  K.R.Vijaya

The Movie 'Naan Aanaiyittal'  was:

Produced by: 'Sathya Movies'- R.M.Veerappan and  

Directed by: Chanakya

"KAVALKARAN"/1967: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Kavalkaran' along with MGR and  

Actors: S.A.Ashokan, R.S.Manohar, V.K.Ramasamy, Sivakumar and Nagesh and 

Actresses: Jayalalitha and Pandaribai

The Movie 'Kavalkaran'was:

Produced by: 'Sathya Movies-R.M.Veeappan and  

Directed by: Pa.Neelakantan

"PUDHIYA BHOOMI"/1968: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Pudhiya Bhoomi' along with MGR and  

Actors: S.A.Ashokan and Nagesh and  

Actresses: Jayalalitha and Bandari Bai

The Movie 'Pudhiya Bhoomi'  was:

Produced by:  P.K.V.Sankaran&Arumugam and  

Directed by: Chanakya

"RAGASIYA POLICE 115"/1968:
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Ragasiya Police 115, as a Police Officer,  along with MGR and  

Actors:   S.A.Ashokan, Nagesh and  Ennatha Kannaiah and  

Actresses:  Jayalalitha, Vennira Aadai Nirmala,and S.N.Lakshmi

The Movie 'Ragasiya Police 115'  was:

Produced by: 'Padmini Pictures'-B.R.Pandhulu and  

Directed by: B.R.Pandhulu

The Following is the List of Some of the Tamil Movies acted by M.N.Nambiar With 'Nadigar Thilagam'- Sivaji Ganesan:-
Name of the Movie / Year /Details of the Movie:

"AMBIKAPATHY"/1957:
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Amibkapathy' along with Sivaji Ganesan and Actors: M.K.Radha, C.V.Nagaiah, N.S.Krishnan, K.A.Thangavelu, K.D.Santhanam  and A.Karunanidhi and Actresses: P.Bhanumathi, Raja Sulochana, and T.A.Madhuram
The Movie-'Ambikapathy' was Produced by: ALS Productions-Arunachalam and Directed by: P.Neelakantan

"MAKKALAI PETRA MAGARASI" /1957:

In the Movie 'Makkalai Petra Magarasi', Nambiar acted along with Sivaji Ganesan and  

Actors: V.K.Ramasamy, E.Sarangapani, E.R.Sahadevan, P.D.Sambandham, V.M.Ezhumalai and

Actresses: P.Bhanumathi, P.Kannamma, M.N.Rajam, T.P.Muthulakshmi and C.T.Rajakantham

The Movie-'Makkalai Petra Magarasi' was:

Produced by:  'Lakshmi Pictures'- V. K. Ramaswamy &  A. P. Nagarajan and

Directed by: A.P.Nagarajan

"UTHAMA PUTHIRAN"/1958:
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Uthama Puthiran' along with Sivaji Ganesan and 

Actors: M.R.Radha, M.K.Radha, K.A.Thangavelu, Stunt Somu and P.S.Vengadasalam and 

Actresses: Padmini, P.Kannamma and M.S.S.Bakkiam


The Movie-'Uthama Puthiran' was:

Produced by: 'Venus Pictures'-S. Krishnamoorthy, C. V. Sridhar and T. Govindarajan and  

Directed by: T.Prakash Rao

"BHAAGA PIRIVINAI"/ 1959: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Bhaaga Pirivinai' along with Sivaji Ganesan and 

Actors: M.R.Radha, T.S.Balaiah, S.V.Subbiah, K.M.Nambirajan and S.Ramarao and 

Actresses: B.Saroja Devi, M.V.Rajamma, C.K.Saraswathi and N.Lalitha

The Movie-'Bhaaga Pirivinai' was:

Produced by: 'Saravana Films' -G.N.Velumani and 

Directed by: A.Bhimsingh

"PASA MALAR" -1961: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Pasa Malar' along with Sivaji Ganesan and 

Actors: Gemini Ganesan, M.R.Santhanam, K.D.Santhanam, S.A.Kannan and  

Actresses: Savithiri, M.N.Rajam, Sukumari, M.Saroja, Baby Kanchana and Baby Malathi

The Movie-'Pasa Malar' was:

Produced by: 'Sivaji Productions'- M.R.Santhanam and K.Mohan and  

Directed by: A.Bhimsingh

"THILLANA MOHANAMBAL"-1968: 
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Thillana Mohanambal' along with Sivaji Ganesan and 

Actors: T.S.Balaiah, A.V.M.Rajan, C.V.Nagaiah, K.Sarangapani, A.Karunanidhi, K.Balaji,  Nagesh, K.A.Thangavelu, T.R.Ramachandran, S.V.Sahasranamam, E.R.Sahadevan, P.D.Sambandam and

Actresses: Padmini, Manorama, C.K.Saraswathi, Shanmuga Sundari, M.Saroja and M.L.Bhanumathi

Produced by: 'Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures' - A.P.Nagarajan and

Directed by: A.P.Nagarajan

"SIVANDHA MANN" /1969:
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Sivandha Mann' along with Sivaji Ganesan and 

Actors: R.Muthuraman, S.V.Ranga Rao, Javar Seetharaman and Thengai Srinivasan and 

Actresses: Kanchana, Sachu, T.V.Kumudini and Radhika

The Movie-'Sivandha Mann' was:

 Produced by: 'Chitralaya Films'-C.V.Sridhar and  

Directed by: C.V.Sridhar

"SAVALE SAMALI"-1971:
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Savale Samali' along with Sivaji Ganesan and 

Actors: R.Muthuraman, Nagesh, V.S.Raghavan and T.K.Bagavathy and 

Actresses: Jayalalitha, C.R.Vijayakumari, S.Varalakshmi and Gandhimathi

The Moive-'Savale Samali' was:

Produced by: 'Malliam Productios'-Das&Das and 

Directed by: Malliam Rajagopal

"RAJA RAJA CHOLAN"-1973:
Nambiar acted in the Movie-'Raja Raja Cholan' as 'Bala Devar', along with Sivaji Ganesan and  

Actors: T.R.Mahalingam, R.Muthuraman, R.S.Manohar, Sirkazhi Govindarajan and Surli Rajan and

Actresses: Lakshmi, S.Varalakshmi, Manorama and Gandhimathi

The Movie-'Raja Raja Cholan' was:

Produced by: 'Anand Movies'-G.Umapathy and  

Directed by: A.P.Nagarajan



“POOPARIKKA VARUGIROM”/1999:


Nambiar acted in the Movie-‘Pooparikka Varugirom’along with Sivaji Ganesan and  the other :

Actors: Ajay Ratnam, Raghuvaran, Malaysia Vasudevan and Chinni Jayanth and 

Actresses: Malavika and Ambika

The Movie-'Pooparikka Vaugirom' was:

Produced by:  'Aishwarya Film Makers'- P.Srinivas and

Directed by: A.Venkatesh

The Movie ‘Pooparikka Varugirom’ was the last movie acted by Sivaji Ganesan

Related Readings:

Biography of M.N.Nambiar-Popular Indian Villain Actor (Tamil and Malayalam Movies)

List of Malayalam Movies Acted By India Actor M.N.Nambiar

List of Movies Acted By Indian Actor M.N.Nambiar With Actors Other Than MGR and Sivjaji Ganesan