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