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Janardhanan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1946-07-24 (Age: 80)

Place of Birth

Vaikom, Kerala, India

Janardhanan

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.

Filmography (323)

⭐ 7.7 Role: Prahladan Namboothiri

Sarvam Maya

2025
⭐ 7.3 Role: Chittappan

Hridayapoorvam

2025
⭐ 2.0 Role: Unknown

Oru Kattil Oru Muri

2024
⭐ 6.7 Role: Vaidyar

Voice of Sathyanathan

2023
⭐ 7.5 Role: Chief Minister

2018

2023
⭐ 4.0 Role: Unknown

Autorickshawkkarante Bharya

2022
⭐ 5.6 Role: Chief Minister

Paappan

2022
⭐ 2.9 Role: Vallyammavan

Big Brother

2020
⭐ 3.2 Role: Chief Minister

Jack & Daniel

2019
⭐ 6.0 Role: Varma

Pattabhiraman

2019
⭐ 1.0 Role: Kurup

Vishudha Pusthakam

2019
⭐ 6.0 Role: Unknown

Kuttymama

2019
⭐ 4.3 Role: Davis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)

Oru Yamandan Premakadha

2019
⭐ 2.5 Role: Muthappa

Childhood Friends

2019
⭐ 5.7 Role: Priest

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

2018