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Janardhanan
Born
24 July 1946
Place
Vaikom, Kerala, India
Acting

Janardhanan

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.

As actor

Hridayapoorvam

Hridayapoorvam

2025 · Chittappan
Sarvam Maya

Sarvam Maya

2025 · Prahladan Namboothiri
Oru Kattil Oru Muri

Oru Kattil Oru Muri

2024
2018

2018

2023 · Chief Minister
Voice of Sathyanathan

Voice of Sathyanathan

2023 · Vaidyar
Autorickshawkkarante Bharya

Autorickshawkkarante Bharya

2022
Paappan

Paappan

2022 · Chief Minister
Big Brother

Big Brother

2020 · Vallyammavan
Childhood Friends

Childhood Friends

2019 · Muthappa
Vishudha Pusthakam

Vishudha Pusthakam

2019 · Kurup
Kuttymama

Kuttymama

2019
Oru Yamandan Premakadha

Oru Yamandan Premakadha

2019 · Davis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)
Jack & Daniel

Jack & Daniel

2019 · Chief Minister
Pattabhiraman

Pattabhiraman

2019 · Varma
Panchavarnathatha

Panchavarnathatha

2018 · Bride's Father
Abrahaminte Santhathikal

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

2018 · Priest
Captain

Captain

2018 · K Karunakaran
Fukri

Fukri

2017 · Venkatesh Iyer
Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)

Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)

2017 · Narayanettan
Achayans

Achayans

2017 · Thottathil Vavachan
Georgettan's Pooram

Georgettan's Pooram

2017 · Priest
LavaKusha

LavaKusha

2017 · Film Producer
Masterpiece

Masterpiece

2017 · Chief Minister
Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha

Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha

2016
Marupadi

Marupadi

2016
Bhaskar The Rascal

Bhaskar The Rascal

2015 · Sankara Narayanan Pillai
Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

2015 · Rtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon
Utopiayile Rajavu

Utopiayile Rajavu

2015 · Vasavan Pillai
Mannar Mathai Speaking 2

Mannar Mathai Speaking 2

2014 · Garvasees Aashan
My Dear Mummy

My Dear Mummy

2014