
Janardhanan
Actor
Born: July 24, 1946 (79 years old)
Place of birth: Vaikom, Kerala, India
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 (136)
- Vandanam (1989, ★ 7.2)
- 2018 (2023, ★ 7.5)
- Dhruvam (1993, ★ 6.9)
- Kadhavaseshan (2004, ★ 7.6)
- Godfather (1991, ★ 7.5)
- Bodyguard (2010, ★ 6.8)
- Punjabi House (1998, ★ 7.1)
- Devasuram (1993, ★ 7.1)
- Loudspeaker (2009, ★ 6.8)
- Devadoothan (2000, ★ 7.4)
- Udayananu Tharam (2005, ★ 7.4)
- 1921 (1988, ★ 7.3)
- Vatsalyam (1993, ★ 7.2)
- Rappakal (2005, ★ 6.7)
- Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004, ★ 7.3)
- Black (2004, ★ 6.7)
- Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995, ★ 7.6)
- Summer in Bethlehem (1998, ★ 7.6)
- Midhunam (1993, ★ 7.5)
- Sadayam (1992, ★ 7.2)
- Adwaytham (1991, ★ 7)
- Varavelpu (1989, ★ 7.2)
- Voice of Sathyanathan (2023, ★ 6.7)
- Vettam (2004, ★ 6.8)
- Kabuliwala (1993, ★ 7.2)
- Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993, ★ 7.6)
- Chronic Bachelor (2003, ★ 6.6)
- Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001, ★ 7.5)
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam (1987, ★ 7.8)
- Nadodikkattu (1987, ★ 8)