| M. Krishnan Nair | |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1926 |
| Death Place: | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Occupation: | Film director |
| Spouse: | S. Sulochana Devi |
| Children: | 3 (incl. K. Jayakumar and Sreekumar Krishnan Nair) |
M. Krishnan Nair (2 November 1926 – 10 May 2001) was an Indian film director of Malayalam films.[1] [2] He directed over 100 films. He also directed 18 Tamil movie including four films starring M. G. Ramachandran and two Telugu movies, one each with superstars N. T. Rama Rao and Krishna.[3] Eminent filmmakers including Hariharan, K. Madhu, S. P. Muthuraman, Bharathiraja and Joshiy apprenticed under him as assistant directors.
In 2000, he was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.
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.[4]