P. K. Nair

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-04-06

Day of death

2016-03-04 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

P. K. Nair

Biography

Paramesh Krishnan Nair (6 April 1933 – 4 March 2016) was an Indian film archivist and film scholar, who was the founder and director of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) in 1964. He is regarded as the Henri Langlois of India because of his lifelong dedication towards the preservation of films in India. A passionate film archivist, he worked at the NFAI for over three decades, collecting films from India and from all over the world.

Known For

  • Celluloid Man

    Celluloid Man

  • Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

    Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

  • An American in Madras

    An American in Madras