Janardhanan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 24, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Vaikom, Kerala, India
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.
Known For
| 2025 | HridayapoorvamChittappan | |
| 2025 | Sarvam MayaPrahladan Namboothiri | |
| 2024 | Oru Kattil Oru Muri | |
| 2024 | Nagendran’s HoneymoonsAvarachan | |
| 2023 | 2018Chief Minister | |
| 2023 | Voice of SathyanathanVaidyar | |
| 2022 | Autorickshawkkarante Bharya | |
| 2022 | PaappanChief Minister | |
| 2020 | Big BrotherVallyammavan | |
| 2019 | Childhood FriendsMuthappa | |
| 2019 | Vishudha PusthakamKurup | |
| 2019 | Kuttymama | |
| 2019 | Oru Yamandan PremakadhaDavis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance) | |
| 2019 | Jack & DanielChief Minister | |
| 2018 | PanchavarnathathaBride's Father | |
| 2018 | Abrahaminte SanthathikalPriest | |
| 2018 | CaptainK Karunakaran | |
| 2017 | FukriVenkatesh Iyer | |
| 2017 | Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)Narayanettan | |
| 2017 | AchayansThottathil Vavachan | |
| 2017 | Georgettan's PooramFather | |
| 2017 | LavaKushaFilm Producer | |
| 2017 | MasterpieceChief Minister | |
| 2017 | Lal SalamHimself | |
| 2016 | Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha | |
| 2016 | Marupadi | |
| 2015 | Bhaskar The RascalSankara Narayanan Pillai | |
| 2015 | Thinkal Muthal Velli VareRtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon | |
| 2015 | Utopiayile RajavuVasavan Pillai | |
| 2014 | Mannar Mathai Speaking 2Garvasees Aashan | |
| 2014 | My Dear Mummy | |
| 2014 | Salalah MobilesKodaangi | |
| 2014 | Konthayum PoonoolumFreddy | |
| 2014 | AvatharamMadhavan's Father | |
| 2014 | Ring MasterChief Minister | |
| 2013 | Careebeyans | |
| 2013 | NadodimannanDamodharan | |
| 2013 | Proprietors: Kammath & KammathThirumeni | |
| 2013 | Maad DadMamachan | |
| 2013 | Black ButterflyLazer | |
| 2012 | Thiruvambadi ThambanKunjachan | |
| 2012 | Namukku ParkkanKrishnan Ammavan | |
| 2012 | The King & The CommissionerG. K. | |
| 2012 | Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. | |
| 2012 | Karmayodha | |
| 2012 | TheevramSP Varma IPS | |
| 2012 | MadirasiKurup | |
| 2012 | Trivandrum LodgeArthur Gopal | |
| 2011 | Makeup ManPaul | |
| 2011 | Venicile VyapariRadhurama Varma SP | |
| 2011 | PayyansBrittas's father | |
| 2011 | Kudumbasree TravelsMullasery Raveendra Chakyar | |
| 2011 | Ulakam Chuttum ValibanAmmavan | |
| 2011 | Lucky JokersMadhava Varma Thampuran | |
| 2011 | Nadakame UlakamAani Kurup | |
| 2011 | CollectorCM Balachandran Kurup | |
| 2011 | ViolinPaulose | |
| 2010 | Mummy & MePriest | |
| 2010 | BodyguardKaryasthan | |
| 2010 | Elsamma Enna AankuttyBalanpillai | |
| 2010 | Best of LuckKuzhithura Ponnappan | |
| 2010 | PramaniCastro Vareeth | |
| 2010 | ChekavarP.M.V. | |
| 2010 | Malarvaadi Arts ClubNelloor Gopalan | |
| 2010 | KaaryasthanPuthezhathu Major Ammavan | |
| 2009 | Ee Pattanathil BhoothamPhilippoase | |
| 2009 | ChattambinaduVadivaal Vaasu | |
| 2009 | LoudspeakerGrandpa | |
| 2009 | Kadha, Samvidhanam KunchackoChief Minister | |
| 2009 | Robin HoodVaidyanathan IAS | |
| 2009 | Samastha Keralam POPrabhakaran's Uncle | |
| 2009 | Seetha KalyanamThiruvattar Thankavelu | |
| 2009 | Makante AchanKuruppu | |
| 2009 | Moz & CatAvutha | |
| 2009 | Oru Black & White KudumbamMadhava Varma | |
| 2009 | UtharaswayamvaramVasu | |
| 2009 | Love in Singapore | |
| 2009 | 2 Harihar NagarFr. Stephen Varghese | |
| 2008 | MinnaminnikoottamKaraparamban | |
| 2008 | Annan ThambiRavunni | |
| 2008 | College KumaranV. Narendranath | |
| 2008 | Magic LampAnanthan Menon | |
| 2008 | Magic LampAnathamenon | |
| 2008 | Twenty 20Ramakrishnapilla | |
| 2008 | MayabazarKurian | |
| 2008 | Crazy GopalanNarayana Kurup | |
| 2008 | Malabar WeddingPaappan | |
| 2008 | RoudramCM Bhargavan Menon | |
| 2007 | Khaki | |
| 2007 | NasraniThampi | |
| 2007 | HalloAdv. M N Nambiar | |
| 2007 | Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal | |
| 2007 | PanthayakozhiSankaran Nair | |
| 2007 | Inspector GarudKrishnan Namboothiri | |
| 2007 | July 4Lokanathan | |
| 2006 | ChessEaswara Varma | |
| 2006 | Red Salute | |
| 2006 | PathakaMohammad | |
| 2006 | Kanaka SimhasanamUpendra Varma | |
| 2006 | Highway Police | |
| 2006 | ThuruppugulanConstable Pillai | |
| 2006 | Kilukkam KilukilukkamSI Shankaran Potti | |
| 2006 | Jayam | |
| 2006 | Nottam | |
| 2005 | Udayananu TharamKrishnamoorthy | |
| 2005 | Alice in Wonderland | |
| 2005 | Thommanum MakkalumPanikkar | |
| 2005 | RappakalSankaran Kuttiyar | |
| 2005 | The TigerAhammed Sahib | |
| 2005 | Immini NalloraalBhaskara Pillai | |
| 2005 | 5 Fingers | |
| 2005 | KadhaMadhava Menon | |
| 2004 | KadhavaseshanVeerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan | |
| 2004 | Sethurama Iyer CBIOuseppachan | |
| 2004 | BlackAashan | |
| 2004 | Vamanapuram Bus RouteBahuleyan | |
| 2004 | NatturajavuFr. Pappachan | |
| 2004 | VettamFernandes | |
| 2004 | Njaan Salperu Raman KuttyNarayanan | |
| 2004 | Chathikkatha ChanthuThampuran | |
| 2004 | ThalamelamKochousepp | |
| 2004 | MayilattamDevan's Brother-law | |
| 2003 | Chronic BachelorParameshwaran Mama | |
| 2003 | GramophoneGregory | |
| 2003 | Swapnam Kondu ThulabharamMadhavan Thampi | |
| 2003 | Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduAjith's Uncle | |
| 2003 | IvarDGP S. K. Nair IPS | |
| 2003 | Sadanandante SamayamShankaran Menon | |
| 2003 | Mizhi RandilumThampi | |
| 2002 | Kaiyethum DoorathPassanger in the Boat | |
| 2002 | KuberanDr. Girivasan | |
| 2002 | SnehithanManthravadi | |
| 2002 | ChirikkudukkaPrabhakara Pillai | |
| 2002 | Bamboo BoysMula Swamy | |
| 2002 | ThandavamMenon | |
| 2002 | KattuchembakamADGP Narendra Thampi IPS | |
| 2001 | DubaiK. J. Nair | |
| 2001 | NagaravadhuKesari Govinda Pillai | |
| 2001 | Rakshasa RajavuChief Minister, Meera's Father | |
| 2001 | Narendran Makan Jayakanthan VakaBalakrishnan Nambiar | |
| 2001 | Randam BhavamD. I. G. of Police | |
| 2001 | One Man ShowRaveendran | |
| 2001 | NarimanC.M Shekharan | |
| 2001 | KarumadikkuttanGovindan Nair | |
| 2001 | Naranathu ThamburanBaburaj | |
| 2000 | DevadoothanCollege Principal Edward | |
| 2000 | Dreams | |
| 2000 | Darling DarlingVattaparambil Sreedharan Unnithan | |
| 2000 | Satyam, Shivam, SundaramSambhavana Warrier | |
| 2000 | Swayamvarapanthal | |
| 2000 | Daivathinte Makan | |
| 2000 | Mark AntonyParel Pappu | |
| 2000 | Mister ButlerRamakrishnan | |
| 1999 | Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne NjaanumKrishnan Nair | |
| 1999 | UstaadSwamy | |
| 1999 | Crime FileKaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan | |
| 1999 | F.I.R.CM V.K Nair | |
| 1999 | Njangal SanthushtaranuDIG Idikkula Ittoop | |
| 1999 | FriendsMadhava Varma | |
| 1999 | American Ammayi | |
| 1999 | VazhunnorThevakattu Avarachan | |
| 1999 | ChandamamaThampy | |
| 1999 | Pathram | |
| 1998 | Punjabi HouseManninder Singh | |
| 1998 | The TruthDySP Kuttikrishna Pothuval | |
| 1998 | Summer in BethlehemColonel C.R. Menon | |
| 1998 | Meenathil ThalikettuKunjiraman | |
| 1998 | MayilpeelikkavuNarayanan Kutty | |
| 1998 | OrmacheppuKurian | |
| 1997 | VarnapakittuRamaswamy Iyer | |
| 1997 | The CarKumaran | |
| 1997 | SupermanValyachan | |
| 1997 | Ancharakalyanam | |
| 1997 | AniyathipraavuDr. Kuttappayi | |
| 1997 | KadhanayakanSathrughnan Pillai | |
| 1997 | Hitler BrothersThrivikraman | |
| 1997 | The Good BoysMohanachandran | |
| 1997 | Junior MandrakeShankara Pillai | |
| 1997 | Kottapurathe KoottukudumbamBharathan Pilla | |
| 1997 | Karunyam | |
| 1997 | Killikurushiyile Kudumba MelaPunchakattu Kurushingal Joseph Chacko | |
| 1997 | Kilukil Pambaram | |
| 1996 | Swapna Lokathe BalabhaskaranSadasivan | |
| 1996 | Mimics Super 1000Easwara Kurup | |
| 1996 | Tom & JerryChachan | |
| 1996 | Devaraagam | |
| 1996 | Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan RajavuH.C Pankunni Nair | |
| 1996 | Kanjirappally KariachanKanjirappally Kariachan | |
| 1996 | Manthrika Kuthira | |
| 1995 | Mannar Mathai SpeakingGarvasees Aasaan | |
| 1995 | Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari GuptaAchuthankutty | |
| 1995 | Thacholi Varghese ChekavarMathukutty | |
| 1995 | Puthukkottayile PuthumanavalanPalathara Palunni | |
| 1995 | Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam | |
| 1995 | Sindoora RekhaNarayanan Nair | |
| 1995 | HighwayPolice DySP | |
| 1995 | Minnaminuginum MinnukettuUnnithan | |
| 1995 | Parvathy ParinayamNarayanankutty | |
| 1995 | Three Men ArmyK. R. G. Menon | |
| 1995 | Aniyan Bava Chetan BavaKottaram Veedan | |
| 1995 | Achan Raajavu Appan JethavuMadhavan Thampi | |
| 1995 | Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya SrimanPhalgunan | |
| 1995 | Pai BrothersKesavan | |
| 1995 | Aadyathe KanmaniUnnithan | |
| 1995 | Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude AnaAlex | |
| 1994 | PingamiKoshy Varghese | |
| 1994 | VishnuDivakaran | |
| 1994 | C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.EdRishikeshan Nair | |
| 1994 | KinnaripuzhayoramSivashankaran Nair | |
| 1994 | Vadhu DoctoranuSankaran | |
| 1994 | Pidakkozhi Koovunna NoottanduDr. Vishnu Narayanan Potty | |
| 1994 | Vardhakya PuranamKariyachan | |
| 1994 | Ponthan Mada | |
| 1994 | BharanakoodamMinister Aravindakshan | |
| 1993 | DhruvamMarar | |
| 1993 | JanamK Divakaran | |
| 1993 | DevasuramMundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar | |
| 1993 | PalayamLawrence | |
| 1993 | VatsalyamRamankutty Menon | |
| 1993 | MafiaJayashankar | |
| 1993 | Maya MayooramMohan Tharakan | |
| 1993 | MidhunamSivaraman | |
| 1993 | KabuliwalaMinnal Thomachan | |
| 1993 | Meleparambil AanveeduKannappan | |
| 1993 | Addeham Enna Iddeham | |
| 1993 | KoushalamChackochan | |
| 1993 | EkalavyanKrishnan | |
| 1993 | Sthalathe Pradhana PayyansGovinda Menon | |
| 1993 | PoruthamGopinathan | |
| 1992 | Ootty PattanamMenon | |
| 1992 | Kizhakkan Pathrose | |
| 1992 | SadayamSuperintendent Harishankar | |
| 1992 | My Dear MuthachanAdv. Ananthan | |
| 1992 | Poochakkaru Mani Kettum | |
| 1992 | Kallanum Polisum | |
| 1992 | Soorya GayathriBabu Karunakaran | |
| 1992 | Ennodishtam KoodamoArathi's Uncle | |
| 1992 | AadhaaramKrishna Menon | |
| 1991 | GodfatherGopi | |
| 1991 | AdayalamAdvocate Haridas | |
| 1991 | Nattu VisheshamMooppan | |
| 1991 | AdwaythamKrishnan Kutty Menon | |
| 1991 | KilukkampettiM. D | |
| 1991 | Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu | |
| 1991 | May Dhinam | |
| 1990 | No. 20 Madras MailAdv. Thomas Matthew | |
| 1990 | AppuJanardhana Kaimal | |
| 1990 | Lal SalamKannan Muthalali | |
| 1990 | ArhathaKrishnakumar | |
| 1990 | Nagarangalil Chennu RaparkamRambo Chackochan | |
| 1990 | Kuruppinte Kanakku PustakomBeena's Uncle | |
| 1990 | Randam VaravuPolice Officer | |
| 1989 | VandanamM.P. | |
| 1989 | AdikkurippuWilliams | |
| 1989 | CharithramDySP Cherian | |
| 1989 | JagrathaOuseppachan | |
| 1989 | NaaduvazhikalAasan | |
| 1989 | AdhipanKaimal | |
| 1989 | VaravelpuKumaran | |
| 1989 | News | |
| 1988 | August 1Kaimal | |
| 1988 | 1921Appunni Nair | |
| 1988 | AbkariKarthikeyan | |
| 1988 | Oru CBI Diary KurippuOuseppachan | |
| 1988 | MukthiShekharan Nair | |
| 1988 | Oohakachavadam | |
| 1988 | ThanthramAdv. Rajasekharan | |
| 1987 | Sreedharante Onnam ThirumurivuRamachandran | |
| 1987 | Aankiliyude TharattuStanley | |
| 1987 | Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamPolice Inspector | |
| 1987 | NadodikkattuKovai Venkatesan | |
| 1987 | Irupatham NoottanduIG Issac Thomas | |
| 1987 | Vrutham | |
| 1987 | NalkkavalaSamuel | |
| 1986 | Nimishangal | |
| 1986 | AavanazhiVincent | |
| 1986 | Ee KaikalilMadhava Menon | |
| 1986 | Sukhamo DeviOuseppachan | |
| 1986 | YuvajanotsavamUnnithan | |
| 1986 | Abhayam Thedi | |
| 1986 | Gandhinagar 2nd StreetCollege Professor | |
| 1985 | Kathodu KathoramLaser | |
| 1985 | Mulamoottil AdimaIbrahim | |
| 1984 | Sandyakkenthinu Sindhooram | |
| 1984 | VikatakaviMahesh | |
| 1984 | AlakadalinakkareKhadar | |
| 1984 | AksharangalTheatre Artist Babujose | |
| 1984 | Aalkkoottathil ThaniyeBalachandran | |
| 1984 | AdiyozhukkukalHamsa | |
| 1984 | Ivide ThudangunnuPeter | |
| 1984 | April Pathinettu | |
| 1984 | UyarangalilA. K. Menon | |
| 1984 | UnaruBalan | |
| 1984 | Lakshmana RekhaBalachandra Menon | |
| 1984 | KadamattathachanAliyar | |
| 1983 | NaanayamVasu | |
| 1983 | IniyenkilumKariyachan | |
| 1983 | SamrambhamJohny | |
| 1982 | KeniMadhusoodanan | |
| 1982 | PostmortemUnni | |
| 1980 | Idi muzhakkam | |
| 1980 | AshwaradhamRajagopal | |
| 1980 | Manushya MrugamChandran | |
| 1980 | Paalattu KunjikannanThampikutti | |
| 1979 | Ezham Kadalinakkare | |
| 1978 | Vayanadan Thampan | |
| 1978 | Kadathanaattu Maakkam | |
| 1978 | AaravamAnthony | |
| 1978 | Avalude Ravukal | |
| 1978 | Kudumbam Namukku Sreekovil | |
| 1978 | EetaKurup | |
| 1978 | Mukkuvane Snehicha Bhootham | |
| 1978 | Bandhanam | |
| 1978 | Randu Penkuttikal | |
| 1978 | Vyaamoham | |
| 1977 | Aanandham Paramaanandham | |
| 1976 | Mallanum Mathevanum | |
| 1976 | Ponni | |
| 1975 | Njan Ninne Premikkunnu | |
| 1975 | UtsavamOuseppu | |
| 1972 | Chemparathy | |
| 1971 | Inquilab Zindabad | |
| 1969 | JanmabhoomiNambiar | |
| - | ValaThankachan The Cat (Voice) |