Janardhanan
Acting Born Jul 24, 1946 Vaikom, Kerala, India 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Lal Salam (2017) as Self
- Captain (2018) as K Karunakaran
- No. 20 Madras Mail (1990) as Adv. Thomas Matthew
- Ponthan Mada (1994)
- Salalah Mobiles (2014) as Kodaangi
- Trivandrum Lodge (2012) as Arthur Gopal
- Konthayum Poonoolum (2014) as Freddy
- Nadakame Ulakam (2011) as Aani Kurup
- Udayananu Tharam (2005) as Krishnamoorthy
- Thanthram (1988) as Adv. Rajasekharan
- Udayam as Krishnan Menon
- Autorickshawkkarante Bharya (2022)
- Aksharangal (1984) as Theatre Artist Babujose
- Palayam (1993) as Lawrence
- Nagendran’s Honeymoons (2024) as Avarachan
- Dhruvam (1993) as Marar
- Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman (1995) as Phalgunan
- Dreams (2000)
- Aadhaaram (1992) as Krishna Menon
- Lakshmana Rekha (1984) as Balachandra Menon
- Vardhakya Puranam (1994) as Kariyachan
- Adikkurippu (1989) as Williams
- Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta (1995) as Achuthankutty
- Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran (1996) as Sadasivan