Janardhanan
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
Sarvam Maya
2025
as Prahladan Namboothiri
Hridayapoorvam
2025
as Chittappan
Oru Kattil Oru Muri
2024
Voice of Sathyanathan
2023
as Vaidyar
2018
2023
as Chief Minister
Autorickshawkkarante Bharya
2022
Paappan
2022
as Chief Minister
Big Brother
2020
as Vallyammavan
Jack & Daniel
2019
as Chief Minister
Pattabhiraman
2019
as Varma
Vishudha Pusthakam
2019
as Kurup
Kuttymama
2019
Oru Yamandan Premakadha
2019
as Davis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)
Childhood Friends
2019
as Muthappa
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
2018
as Priest
Panchavarnathatha
2018
as Bride's Father
Captain
2018
as K Karunakaran
Masterpiece
2017
as Chief Minister
LavaKusha
2017
as Film Producer
Achayans
2017
as Thottathil Vavachan
Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)
2017
as Narayanettan
Georgettan's Pooram
2017
as Priest
Fukri
2017
as Venkatesh Iyer
Marupadi
2016