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