Aside from the testosterone-fuelled heroes, explosive dialogues, and social themes, director Shaji Kailas’ movies are remembered to this day for gifting Malayalam cinema with some of its most iconic villains. From Ekalavyan’s Swami Amoorthananda (Narendra Prasad), Commissioner’s Mohan Thomas (Ratheesh), The King’s Jayakrishnan (Murali), Aaraam Thampuran’s Kulappully Appan (Narendra Prasad), and FIR’s Narendra Shetty (Rajeev), to Narasimham’s Manappally Pavithran (NF Varghese), Valyettan’s Patteri Sivaraman Nair (Sai Kumar), and The Tiger’s John Varghese (Siddique), the list is long. Interestingly, alongside every supervillain, Shaji Kailas and his writers often lined up a couple of “side villains,” almost as menacing as their bosses, rendering the antagonists’ sides nearly invincible. Among the actors who frequently portrayed such characters in the director’s movies was TS Krishnan. Who was TS Krishnan? Aside from his ominous glances and sinister body language on screen, Krishnan also gained popularity for his stylish looks. While Shaji’s films often featured several supporting characters, Krishnan managed to find his way into the director’s heart as well, prompting Shaji to go above and beyond to help him during …