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.
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Acting History
2025
Sarvam Maya
2025Hridayapoorvam as Chittappan
2024Oru Kattil Oru Muri
2024Nagendran’s Honeymoons as Avarachan
2023Voice of Sathyanathan as Vaidyar
20232018 as Chief Minister
2022Autorickshawkkarante Bharya
2022Paappan as Chief Minister
2020Big Brother as Vallyammavan
2019Jack & Daniel as Chief Minister
2019Vishudha Pusthakam as Kurup
2019Kuttymama
2019Oru Yamandan Premakadha as Davis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)
2019Childhood Friends as Muthappa
2018Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Priest
2018Panchavarnathatha as Bride's Father
2017Masterpiece as Chief Minister
2017LavaKusha as Film Producer
2017Lal Salam as Himself
2017Achayans as Thottathil Vavachan
2017Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu) as Narayanettan
2017Georgettan's Pooram as Father
2017Fukri as Venkatesh Iyer
2016Marupadi
2016Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha
2015Utopiayile Rajavu as Vasavan Pillai
2015Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare as Rtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon
2015Bhaskar The Rascal as Sankara Narayanan Pillai
2014Avatharam as Madhavan's Father
2014Ring Master as Chief Minister
2014My Dear Mummy
2014Konthayum Poonoolum as Freddy
2014Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 as Garvasees Aashan
2014Salalah Mobiles as Kodaangi
2013Nadodimannan as Damodharan
2013Careebeyans
2013Black Butterfly as Lazer
2013Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath as Thirumeni
2013Maad Dad as Mamachan
2012Karmayodha
2012Madirasi as Kurup
2012Theevram as SP Varma IPS
2012Namukku Parkkan as Krishnan Ammavan
2012Thiruvambadi Thamban as Kunjachan
2012The King & The Commissioner as G. K.
2012Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.
2011Venicile Vyapari as Radhurama Varma SP
2011Ulakam Chuttum Valiban as Ammavan
2011Maharaja Talkies
2011Lucky Jokers
2011Payyans as Brittas's father
2011Makeup Man as Paul
2011Kudumbasree Travels as Mullasery Raveendra Chakyar
2010Best of Luck as Kuzhithura Ponnappan
2010Kaaryasthan as Puthezhathu Major Ammavan
2010Chekavar as P.M.V.
2010Elsamma Enna Aankutty as Balanpillai
2010Malarvaadi Arts Club as Nelloor Gopalan
2010Pramani as Castro Vareeth
2010Bodyguard as Karyasthan
2010Mummy & Me as Priest
2009Chattambinadu as Vadivaal Vaasu
2009Seetha Kalyanam as Thiruvattar Thankavelu
2009Utharaswayamvaram as Vasu
2009Robin Hood as Vaidyanathan IAS
2009Loudspeaker as Grandpa
2009Oru Black & White Kudumbam as Madhava Varma
2009Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Philippoase
2009Samastha Keralam PO as Prabhakaran's Uncle
20092 Harihar Nagar as Fr. Stephen Varghese
2009Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchacko as Chief Minister
2009Makante Achan as Kuruppu
2009Love in Singapore
2009Moz & Cat as Avutha
2008Crazy Gopalan as Narayana Kurup
2008Mayabazar as Kurian
2008Minnaminnikoottam as Karaparamban
2008Magic Lamp as Ananthan Menon
2008Magic Lamp as Anathamenon
2008Twenty 20 as Ramakrishnapilla
2008Annan Thambi as Ravunni
2008Malabar Wedding as Paappan
2008College Kumaran as V. Narendranath
2008Roudram as CM Bhargavan Menon
2007Nasrani as Thampi
2007Hallo as Adv. M N Nambiar
2007July 4 as Lokanathan
2007Khaki
2007Panthayakozhi as Sankaran Nair
2007Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
2007Inspector Garud as Krishnan Namboothiri
2006Kanaka Simhasanam as Upendra Varma
2006Jayam
2006Pathaka as Mohammad
2006Red Salute
2006Chess as Easwara Varma
2006Highway Police
2006Thuruppugulan as Constable Pillai
2006Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as SI Shankaran Potti
2005The Tiger as Ahammed Sahib
2005Kadha as Madhava Menon
2005Rappakal as Sankaran Kuttiyar
20055 Fingers
2005Alice in Wonderland
2005Thommanum Makkalum as Panikkar
2005Immini Nalloraal as Bhaskara Pillai
2005Udayananu Tharam as Krishnamoorthy
2004Black as Aashan
2004Kadhavaseshan as Veerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan
2004Vettam as Fernandes
2004Natturajavu as Fr. Pappachan
2004Mayilattam as Devan's Brother-law
2004Thalamelam as Kochousepp
2004Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty as Narayanan
2004Chathikkatha Chanthu as Thampuran
2004Sethurama Iyer CBI as Ouseppachan
2004Vamanapuram Bus Route as Bahuleyan
2003Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu as Ajith's Uncle
2003Mizhi Randilum as Thampi
2003Ivar as DGP S. K. Nair IPS
2003Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam as Madhavan Thampi
2003Sadanandante Samayam as Shankaran Menon
2003Chronic Bachelor as Parameshwaran Mama
2003Gramophone as Gregory
2002Kattuchembakam as ADGP Narendra Thampi IPS
2002Thandavam as Menon
2002Kaiyethum Doorath as Passanger in the Boat
2002Snehithan as Manthravadi
2002Kuberan as Dr. Girivasan
2002Bamboo Boys as Mula Swamy
2002Chirikkudukka as Prabhakara Pillai
2001One Man Show as Raveendran
2001Nariman as C.M Shekharan
2001Randam Bhavam as D. I. G. of Police
2001Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka as Balakrishnan Nambiar
2001Dubai as K. J. Nair
2001Karumadikkuttan as Govindan Nair
2001Rakshasa Rajavu as Chief Minister, Meera's Father
2001Naranathu Thamburan as Baburaj
2001Nagaravadhu as Kesari Govinda Pillai
2000Devadoothan as College Principal Edward
2000Dreams
2000Swayamvarapanthal
2000Mister Butler as Ramakrishnan
2000Mark Antony as Parel Pappu
2000Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram as Sambhavana Warrier
2000Darling Darling as Vattaparambil Sreedharan Unnithan
2000Daivathinte Makan
1999F.I.R. as CM V.K Nair
1999Njangal Santhushtaranu as DIG Idikkula Ittoop
1999Crime File as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
1999Vazhunnor as Thevakattu Avarachan
1999Friends as Madhava Varma
1999Ustaad as Swamy
1999Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum as Krishnan Nair
1999Pathram
1999Chandamama as Thampy
1999American Ammayi
1998Meenathil Thalikettu as Kunjiraman
1998Punjabi House as Manninder Singh
1998Mayilpeelikkavu as Narayanan Kutty
1998Summer in Bethlehem as Colonel C.R. Menon
1998The Truth as DySP Kuttikrishna Pothuval
1998Ormacheppu as Kurian
1997Superman as Valyachan
1997Junior Mandrake as Shankara Pillai
1997Karunyam
1997Hitler Brothers as Thrivikraman
1997Kilukil Pambaram
1997Kadhanayakan as Sathrughnan Pillai
1997The Good Boys as Mohanachandran
1997Varnapakittu as Ramaswamy Iyer
1997Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam as Bharathan Pilla
1997The Car as Kumaran
1997Ancharakalyanam
1997Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela as Punchakattu Kurushingal Joseph Chacko
1997Aniyathipraavu as Dr. Kuttappayi
1996Kanjirappally Kariachan as Kanjirappally Kariachan
1996Mimics Super 1000 as Easwara Kurup
1996Tom & Jerry as Chachan
1996Devaraagam
1996Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran as Sadasivan
1996Manthrika Kuthira
1996Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu as H.C Pankunni Nair
1995Minnaminuginum Minnukettu as Unnithan
1995Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava as Kottaram Veedan
1995Three Men Army as K. R. G. Menon
1995Sindoora Rekha as Narayanan Nair
1995Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman as Phalgunan
1995Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan as Palathara Palunni
1995Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Mathukutty
1995Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta as Achuthankutty
1995Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude Ana as Alex
1995Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam
1995Parvathy Parinayam as Narayanankutty
1995Aadyathe Kanmani as Unnithan
1995Highway as Police DySP
1995Achan Raajavu Appan Jethavu as Madhavan Thampi
1995Mannar Mathai Speaking as Garvasees Aasaan
1995Pai Brothers as Kesavan
1994Vadhu Doctoranu as Sankaran
1994Vishnu as Divakaran
1994Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu as Dr. Vishnu Narayanan Potty
1994Vardhakya Puranam as Kariyachan
1994C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed as Rishikeshan Nair
1994Ponthan Mada
1994Kinnaripuzhayoram as Sivashankaran Nair
1994Pingami as Koshy Varghese
1993Janam as K Divakaran
1993Palayam as Lawrence
1993Ekalavyan as Krishnan
1993Porutham as Gopinathan
1993Mafia as Jayashankar
1993Addeham Enna Iddeham
1993Midhunam as Sivaraman
1993Maya Mayooram as Mohan Tharakan
1993Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Govinda Menon
1993Devasuram as Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar
1993Vatsalyam as Ramankutty Menon
1993Kabuliwala as Minnal Thomachan
1993Meleparambil Aanveedu as Kannappan
1993Dhruvam as Marar
1993Koushalam as Chackochan
1992Soorya Gayathri as Babu Karunakaran
1992Kizhakkan Pathrose
1992Kallanum Polisum
1992My Dear Muthachan as Adv. Ananthan
1992Sadayam as Superintendent Harishankar
1992Aadhaaram as Krishna Menon
1992Poochakkaru Mani Kettum
1992Ootty Pattanam as Menon
1992Ennodishtam Koodamo as Arathi's Uncle
1991May Dhinam
1991Godfather as Gopi
1991Kilukkampetti as M. D
1991Adwaytham as Krishnan Kutty Menon
1991Adayalam as Advocate Haridas
1991Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
1991Nattu Vishesham as Mooppan
1990Lal Salam as Kannan Muthalali
1990Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Beena's Uncle
1990Appu as Janardhana Kaimal
1990Arhatha as Krishnakumar
1990Randam Varavu as Police Officer
1990No. 20 Madras Mail as Adv. Thomas Matthew
1990Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Rambo Chackochan
1989News
1989Jagratha as Ouseppachan
1989Adhipan as Kaimal
1989Vandanam as M.P.
1989Naaduvazhikal as Aasan
1989Varavelpu as Kumaran
1989Adikkurippu as Williams
1989Charithram as DySP Cherian
1988Mukthi as Shekharan Nair
1988Oohakachavadam
1988Thanthram as Adv. Rajasekharan
1988August 1 as Kaimal
1988Abkari as Karthikeyan
19881921 as Appunni Nair
1988Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as Ouseppachan
1987Nalkkavala as Samuel
1987Aankiliyude Tharattu as Stanley
1987Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Police Inspector
1987Vrutham
1987Irupatham Noottandu as IG Issac Thomas
1987Nadodikkattu as Kovai Venkatesan
1987Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Ramachandran
1986Ee Kaikalil as Madhava Menon
1986Nimishangal
1986Aavanazhi as Vincent
1986Abhayam Thedi
1986Yuvajanotsavam as Unnithan
1986Sukhamo Devi as Ouseppachan
1986Gandhinagar 2nd Street as College Professor
1985Kathodu Kathoram as Laser
1985Mulamoottil Adima as Ibrahim
1984Uyarangalil as A. K. Menon
1984Sandyakkenthinu Sindhooram
1984Alakadalinakkare as Khadar
1984Ivide Thudangunnu as Peter
1984Kadamattathachan as Aliyar
1984Adiyozhukkukal as Hamsa
1984Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Balachandran
1984Lakshmana Rekha as Balachandra Menon
1984April Pathinettu
1984Aksharangal as Theatre Artist Babujose
1984Unaru as Balan
1984Vikatakavi as Mahesh
1983Iniyenkilum as Kariyachan
1983Naanayam as Vasu
1982Keni as Madhusoodanan
1982Postmortem as Unni
1980Ashwaradham as Rajagopal
1980Manushya Mrugam as Chandran
1980Paalattu Kunjikannan as Thampikutti
1980Idi muzhakkam
1979Ezham Kadalinakkare
1978Aaravam as Anthony
1978Eeta as Kurup
1978Mukkuvane Snehicha Bhootham
1978Vayanadan Thampan
1978Kadathanaattu Maakkam
1978Vyaamoham
1978Randu Penkuttikal
1978Avalude Ravukal
1978Kudumbam Namukku Sreekovil
1978Bandhanam
1977Aanandham Paramaanandham
1976Mallanum Mathevanum
1976Ponni
1975Utsavam as Ouseppu
1975Njan Ninne Premikkunnu
1972Chemparathy
1971Inquilab Zindabad
1969Janmabhoomi as Nambiar
—Vala as Thankachan The Cat (Voice)