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Actor
Janardhanan
- Born July 24, 1946 in Vaikom, Kerala, India
Janardhanan is a Malayalam film actor. In 1969, he acted in Veettu Mrugam directed by P. Venu. He is known for his style of handling humor and his iconic voice. He started his career playing brusque villains in the 1970s but later went on to establish himself as a highly sought-after comedian. The turning point of his career was his role in the 1988 film Oru CBI Diary Kurippu, which brought out his comic skills. However, he was typecast as a comedian only after the 1993 film Meleparambil Aanveedu.
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Apart from stereotyped Hindu/Muslim/Christian characters, he has the distinction of portraying a Sikh and a Jewish character.
Known for
20182023
Nadodikkattu1987
Devasuram1993
Sarvam Maya2025
Godfather1991
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu1988
Twenty 202008
Udayananu Tharam2005
Filmography
- TBAValaFilmThankachan The Cat (Voice)
- 2026PadayaatraFilm
- 2025Sarvam MayaFilmPrahladan Namboothiri
- 2025HridayapoorvamFilmChittappan
- 2024Nagendran’s HoneymoonsSeriesAvarachan
- 2024Oru Kattil Oru MuriFilm
- 20232018FilmChief Minister
- 2023Voice of SathyanathanFilmVaidyar
- 2022PaappanFilmChief Minister
- 2022Autorickshawkkarante BharyaFilm
- 2020Big BrotherFilmVallyammavan
- 2019Oru Yamandan PremakadhaFilmDavis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)
- 2019Jack & DanielFilmChief Minister
- 2019KuttymamaFilm
- 2019Childhood FriendsFilmMuthappa
- 2019PattabhiramanFilmVarma
- 2019Vishudha PusthakamFilmKurup
- 2018Abrahaminte SanthathikalFilmPriest
- 2018CaptainFilmK Karunakaran
- 2018PanchavarnathathaFilmBride's Father
- 2017Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)FilmNarayanettan
- 2017LavaKushaFilmFilm Producer
- 2017MasterpieceFilmChief Minister
- 2017FukriFilmVenkatesh Iyer
- 2017AchayansFilmThottathil Vavachan
- 2017Georgettan's PooramFilmPriest
- 2017Lal SalamSeriesSelf
- 2016Moonam Naal NjayarazhchaFilm
- 2016MarupadiFilm
- 2015Bhaskar The RascalFilmSankara Narayanan Pillai
- 2015Utopiayile RajavuFilmVasavan Pillai
- 2015Thinkal Muthal Velli VareFilmRtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon
- 2014Salalah MobilesFilmKodaangi
- 2014Ring MasterFilmChief Minister
- 2014Mannar Mathai Speaking 2FilmGarvasees Aashan
- 2014AvatharamFilmMadhavan's Father
- 2014Konthayum PoonoolumFilmFreddy
- 2014My Dear MummyFilm
- 2013Proprietors: Kammath & KammathFilmThirumeni
- 2013NadodimannanFilmDamodharan
- 2013Maad DadFilmMamachan
- 2013Black ButterflyFilmLazer
- 2013CareebeyansFilm
- 2012TheevramFilmSP Varma IPS
- 2012Trivandrum LodgeFilmArthur Gopal
- 2012The King & The CommissionerFilmG. K.
- 2012KarmayodhaFilm
- 2012Thiruvambadi ThambanFilmKunjachan
- 2012Namukku ParkkanFilmKrishnan Ammavan
- 2012Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.Film
- 2012MadirasiFilmKurup
- 2011Makeup ManFilmPaul
- 2011Ulakam Chuttum ValibanFilmAmmavan
- 2011Venicile VyapariFilmRadhurama Varma SP
- 2011ViolinFilmPaulose
- 2011PayyansFilmBrittas's father
- 2011Kudumbasree TravelsFilmMullasery Raveendra Chakyar
- 2011Nadakame UlakamFilmAani Kurup
- 2011CollectorFilmCM Balachandran Kurup
- 2011Lucky JokersFilmMadhava Varma Thampuran
- 2010BodyguardFilmKaryasthan
- 2010Elsamma Enna AankuttyFilmBalanpillai
- 2010KaaryasthanFilmPuthezhathu Major Ammavan
- 2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubFilmNelloor Gopalan
- 2010Mummy & MeFilmFr. Felix
- 2010Best of LuckFilmKuzhithura Ponnappan
- 2010PramaniFilmCastro Vareeth
- 2010ChekavarFilmP.M Vasudhevan
- 2010Annarakkannanum ThannalayathuFilmMuthupandi Chettiyar
- 20092 Harihar NagarFilmFr. Stephen Varghese
- 2009ChattambinaduFilmVadivaal Vaasu
- 2009LoudspeakerFilmGrandpa
- 2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamFilmPhilippoase
- 2009Robin HoodFilmVaidyanathan IAS
- 2009Love in SingaporeFilm
- 2009Makante AchanFilmKuruppu
- 2009UtharaswayamvaramFilmVasu
- 2009Kadha, Samvidhanam KunchackoFilmChief Minister
- 2009Samastha Keralam POFilmPrabhakaran's Uncle
- 2009Moz & CatFilmAvutha