Janardhanan

Janardhanan

Born 1946-07-24 (age 79) Vaikom, Kerala, India
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Biography

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. Apart from stereotyped Hindu/Muslim/Christian characters, he has the distinction of portraying a Sikh and a Jewish character.

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Known For

Sarvam Maya
Sarvam Maya

2025

as Prahladan Namboothiri

Annan Thambi
Annan Thambi

2008

as Ravunni

Hridayapoorvam
Hridayapoorvam

2025

as Chittappan

2018
2018

2023

as Chief Minister

Captain
Captain

2018

as K Karunakaran

Devadoothan
Devadoothan

2000

as College Principal Edward

Nadodikkattu
Nadodikkattu

1987

as Kovai Venkatesan

Twenty 20
Twenty 20

2008

as Ramakrishnapilla

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu

1988

as Ouseppachan

Thanthram
Thanthram

1988

as Adv. Rajasekharan

Dubai
Dubai

2001

as K. J. Nair

Big Brother
Big Brother

2020

as Vallyammavan

Ee Pattanathil Bhootham
Ee Pattanathil Bhootham

2009

as Philippoase

Midhunam
Midhunam

1993

as Sivaraman

Vettam
Vettam

2004

as Fernandes

Thandavam
Thandavam

2002

as Menon

Venicile Vyapari
Venicile Vyapari

2011

as Radhurama Varma SP

Nadodimannan
Nadodimannan

2013

as Damodharan

One Man Show
One Man Show

2001

as Raveendran

Voice of Sathyanathan
Voice of Sathyanathan

2023

as Vaidyar