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