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