Janardhanan
Born: 1946-07-24 in Vaikom, Kerala, India
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Sarvam Maya as Prahladan Namboothiri
- Hridayapoorvam as Chittappan
2024
- Nagendran’s Honeymoons as Avarachan
- Oru Kattil Oru Muri
2023
- 2018 as Chief Minister
- Voice of Sathyanathan as Vaidyar
2022
- Autorickshawkkarante Bharya
- Paappan as Chief Minister
2020
- Big Brother as Vallyammavan
2019
- Vishudha Pusthakam as Kurup
- Oru Yamandan Premakadha as Davis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)
- Jack & Daniel as Chief Minister
- Childhood Friends as Muthappa
- Kuttymama
- Pattabhiraman as Varma
2018
- Captain as K Karunakaran
- Panchavarnathatha as Bride's Father
- Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Priest
2017
- Lal Salam as Self
- Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu) as Narayanettan
- Masterpiece as Chief Minister
- Fukri as Venkatesh Iyer
- LavaKusha as Film Producer
- Achayans as Thottathil Vavachan
- Georgettan's Pooram as Priest
2015
- Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare as Rtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon
- Bhaskar The Rascal as Sankara Narayanan Pillai
- Utopiayile Rajavu as Vasavan Pillai
2014
- Konthayum Poonoolum as Freddy
- Salalah Mobiles as Kodaangi
- Ring Master as Chief Minister
- Avatharam as Madhavan's Father
- My Dear Mummy
- Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 as Garvasees Aashan
2013
- Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath as Thirumeni
- Maad Dad as Mamachan
- Nadodimannan as Damodharan
- Black Butterfly as Lazer
- Careebeyans
2012
- Trivandrum Lodge as Arthur Gopal
- Namukku Parkkan as Krishnan Ammavan
- The King & The Commissioner as G. K.
- Thiruvambadi Thamban as Kunjachan
- Theevram as SP Varma IPS
- Karmayodha
- Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.
- Madirasi as Kurup
2011
- Nadakame Ulakam as Aani Kurup
- Kudumbasree Travels as Mullasery Raveendra Chakyar
- Venicile Vyapari as Radhurama Varma SP
- Lucky Jokers as Madhava Varma Thampuran
- Collector as CM Balachandran Kurup
- Violin as Paulose
- Makeup Man as Paul
- Payyans as Brittas's father
- Ulakam Chuttum Valiban as Ammavan
2010
- Pramani as Castro Vareeth
- Malarvaadi Arts Club as Nelloor Gopalan
- Best of Luck as Kuzhithura Ponnappan
- Mummy & Me as Priest
- Chekavar as P.M.V.
- Bodyguard as Karyasthan
- Kaaryasthan as Puthezhathu Major Ammavan
- Elsamma Enna Aankutty as Balanpillai
2009
- Samastha Keralam PO as Prabhakaran's Uncle
- Utharaswayamvaram as Vasu
- Loudspeaker as Grandpa
- Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchacko as Chief Minister
- 2 Harihar Nagar as Fr. Stephen Varghese
- Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Philippoase
- Moz & Cat as Avutha
- Chattambinadu as Vadivaal Vaasu
- Robin Hood as Vaidyanathan IAS
- Love in Singapore
- Makante Achan as Kuruppu
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Eenasu
- Oru Black & White Kudumbam as Madhava Varma
- Seetha Kalyanam as Thiruvattar Thankavelu
2008
- Twenty 20 as Ramakrishnapilla
- Magic Lamp as Anathamenon
- Malabar Wedding as Paappan
- Annan Thambi as Ravunni
- Mayabazar as Kurian
- Minnaminnikoottam as Karaparamban
- Roudram as CM Bhargavan Menon
- Crazy Gopalan as Narayana Kurup
- College Kumaran as V. Narendranath
2007
- July 4 as Lokanathan
- Khaki as Bahuleyan
- Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
- Hallo as Adv. M N Nambiar
- Inspector Garud as Krishnan Namboothiri
- Panthayakozhi as Sankaran Nair
- Nasrani as Thampi
2006
- Jayam
- Red Salute
- Pathaka as Mohammad
- Nottam
- Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as SI Shankaran Potti
- Chess as Easwara Varma
- Thuruppugulan as Constable Pillai
- Highway Police
- Kanaka Simhasanam as Upendra Varma
2005
- Udayananu Tharam as Krishnamoorthy
- Thommanum Makkalum as Panikkar
- Rappakal as Sankaran Kuttiyar
- Kadha as Madhava Menon
- 5 Fingers
- The Tiger as Ahammed Sahib
- Alice in Wonderland
- Immini Nalloraal as Bhaskara Pillai
2004
- Thalamelam as Kochousepp
- Sethurama Iyer CBI as Ouseppachan
- Vettam as Fernandes
- Chathikkatha Chanthu as Thampuran
- Black as Aashan
- Natturajavu as Fr. Pappachan
- Kadhavaseshan as Veerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan
- Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty as Narayanan
- Vamanapuram Bus Route as Bahuleyan
- Mayilattam as Devan's Brother-law
2003
- Chronic Bachelor as Parameshwaran Mama
- Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu as Ajith's Uncle
- Gramophone as Gregory
- Mizhi Randilum as Thampi
- Sadanandante Samayam as Shankaran Menon
- Ivar as DGP S. K. Nair IPS
- Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam as Madhavan Thampi
2002
- Kaiyethum Doorath as Passanger in the Boat
- Kuberan as Dr. Girivasan
- Thandavam as Menon
- Bamboo Boys as Mula Swamy
- Snehithan as Manthravadi
- Chirikkudukka as Prabhakara Pillai
- Kattuchembakam as ADGP Narendra Thampi IPS
2001
- One Man Show as Raveendran
- Dubai as K. J. Nair
- Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka as Balakrishnan Nambiar
- Randam Bhavam as D. I. G. of Police
- Nariman as C.M Shekharan
- Rakshasa Rajavu as Chief Minister, Meera's Father
- Naranathu Thamburan as Baburaj
- Karumadikkuttan as Govindan Nair
- Nagaravadhu as Kesari Govinda Pillai
2000
- Dreams
- Swayamvarapanthal
- Daivathinte Makan
- Devadoothan as College Principal Edward
- Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram as Sambhavana Warrier
- Mark Antony as Parel Pappu
- Mister Butler as Ramakrishnan
- Darling Darling as Vattaparambil Sreedharan Unnithan
1999
- Chandamama as Thampy
- Crime File as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
- Vazhunnor as Thevakattu Avarachan
- Friends as Madhava Varma
- Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum as Krishnan Nair
- Ustaad as Swamy
- Njangal Santhushtaranu as DIG Idikkula Ittoop
- F.I.R. as CM V.K Nair
- Pathram
- American Ammayi
1998
- Summer in Bethlehem as Colonel C.R. Menon
- Meenathil Thalikettu as Kunjiraman
- The Truth as DySP Kuttikrishna Pothuval
- Punjabi House as Manninder Singh
- Mayilpeelikkavu as Narayanan Kutty
- Ormacheppu as Kurian
1997
- Superman as Valyachan
- Varnapakittu as Ramaswamy Iyer
- Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam as Bharathan Pilla
- Aniyathipraavu as Dr. Kuttappayi
- Kadhanayakan as Sathrughnan Pillai
- Kilukil Pambaram
- Hitler Brothers as Thrivikraman
- The Good Boys as Mohanachandran
- The Car as Kumaran
- Junior Mandrake as Shankara Pillai
- Karunyam
- Ancharakalyanam
- Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela as Punchakattu Kurushingal Joseph Chacko
1996
- Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran as Sadasivan
- Tom & Jerry as Chachan
- Devaraagam
- Kanjirappally Kariachan as Kanjirappally Kariachan
- Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu as H.C Pankunni Nair
- Manthrika Kuthira
- Mimics Super 1000 as Easwara Kurup
1995
- Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman as Phalgunan
- Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta as Achuthankutty
- Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava as Kottaram Veedan
- Parvathy Parinayam as Narayanankutty
- Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan as Palathara Palunni
- Highway as Police DySP
- Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Mathukutty
- Achan Raajavu Appan Jethavu as Madhavan Thampi
- Sindoora Rekha as Narayanan Nair
- Mannar Mathai Speaking as Garvasees Aasaan
- Three Men Army as K. R. G. Menon
- Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam
- Minnaminuginum Minnukettu as Unnithan
- Pai Brothers as Kesavan
- Aadyathe Kanmani as Unnithan
- Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude Ana as Alex
1994
- Ponthan Mada
- Vardhakya Puranam as Kariyachan
- Vishnu as Divakaran
- Pingami as Koshy Varghese
- C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed as Rishikeshan Nair
- Kinnaripuzhayoram as Sivashankaran Nair
- Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu as Dr. Vishnu Narayanan Potty
- Vadhu Doctoranu as Sankaran
- Bharanakoodam as Minister Aravindakshan
1993
- Palayam as Lawrence
- Vatsalyam as Ramankutty Menon
- Ekalavyan as Krishnan
- Dhruvam as Marar
- Janam as K Divakaran
- Mafia as Jayashankar
- Addeham Enna Iddeham
- Devasuram as Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar
- Midhunam as Sivaraman
- Koushalam as Chackochan
- Meleparambil Aanveedu as Kannappan
- Maya Mayooram as Mohan Tharakan
- Kabuliwala as Minnal Thomachan
- Porutham as Gopinathan
- Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Govinda Menon
1992
- Aadhaaram as Krishna Menon
- Poochakkaru Mani Kettum
- Ootty Pattanam as Menon
- Kallanum Polisum
- Soorya Gayathri as Babu Karunakaran
- My Dear Muthachan as Adv. Ananthan
- Sadayam as Superintendent Harishankar
- Ennodishtam Koodamo as Arathi's Uncle
- Kizhakkan Pathrose
1991
- Godfather as Gopi
- Adwaytham as Krishnan Kutty Menon
- Adayalam as Advocate Haridas
- Kilukkampetti as M. D
- Nattu Vishesham as Mooppan
- Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
- May Dhinam
1990
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Adv. Thomas Matthew
- Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Rambo Chackochan
- Appu as Janardhana Kaimal
- Arhatha as Krishnakumar
- Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Beena's Uncle
- Lal Salam as Kannan Muthalali
- Randam Varavu as Police Officer
1989
- Adikkurippu as Williams
- Adhipan as Kaimal
- News
- Naaduvazhikal as Aasan
- Varavelpu as Kumaran
- Vandanam as M.P.
- Charithram as DySP Cherian
- Jagratha as Ouseppachan
1988
- Thanthram as Adv. Rajasekharan
- Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as Ouseppachan
- Abkari as Karthikeyan
- Mukthi as Shekharan Nair
- August 1 as Kaimal
- 1921 as Appunni Nair
- Oohakachavadam
1987
- Nalkkavala as Samuel
- Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Ramachandran
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Police Inspector
- Nadodikkattu as Kovai Venkatesan
- Irupatham Noottandu as IG Issac Thomas
- Vrutham
- Aankiliyude Tharattu as Stanley
1986
- Ee Kaikalil as Madhava Menon
- Sukhamo Devi as Ouseppachan
- Yuvajanotsavam as Unnithan
- Abhayam Thedi
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as College Professor
- Aavanazhi as Vincent
- Nimishangal
1985
- Mulamoottil Adima as Ibrahim
- Kathodu Kathoram as Laser
1984
- Aksharangal as Theatre Artist Babujose
- Lakshmana Rekha as Balachandra Menon
- Kadamattathachan as Aliyar
- Unaru as Balan
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Peter
- Uyarangalil as A. K. Menon
- April Pathinettu
- Sandyakkenthinu Sindhooram
- Adiyozhukkukal as Hamsa
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Balachandran
- Alakadalinakkare as Khadar
- Vikatakavi as Mahesh
1983
- Iniyenkilum as Kariyachan
- Naanayam as Vasu
- Samrambham as Johny
1982
- Postmortem as Unni
- Keni as Madhusoodanan
1980
- Paalattu Kunjikannan as Thampikutti
- Manushya Mrugam as Chandran
- Ashwaradham as Rajagopal
- Idi muzhakkam
1979
1978
1977
- Aanandham Paramaanandham
- Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana as Ravikumar
1976
1975
- Cheenavala as Rowdi Paachan
- Pennpada as Panicker
- Utsavam as Ouseppu
- Njan Ninne Premikkunnu
1972
1971
1969
- Janmabhoomi as Nambiar