Nambiar Swami: A grandson’s biography that chronicles Kollywood’s greatest on-screen villain | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Nambiar Swami: A grandson’s biography that chronicles Kollywood’s greatest on-screen villain | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Shivani Ramakrishnan |Chennai |Published: September 16, 2019 5:37:15 pm

Nambiar Swami: A grandson’s biography that chronicles Kollywood’s greatest on-screen villain

Nambiar Swami - The Good, The Bad and The Holy is a biography of M N Nambiar by the actor's grandson Dipak Nambiar. It traces Nambiar's life and his friendships with actors in the industry, particularly with M G Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan.

Nambiar Swami is a biography of late actor M N Nambiar by debutante author and grandson Dipak Nambiar. (Photo by Dipak Nambiar)

The name Nambiar is synonymous with villainy in Tamil cinema, courtesy late actor Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar who had donned the role of the antagonist for decades on the silver screen.