Janardhanan
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1946-07-24 · Vaikom, Kerala, India
Known for
- 2018 (2023) — Chief Minister
- Nadodikkattu (1987) — Kovai Venkatesan
- Devasuram (1993) — Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar
- Sarvam Maya (2025) — Prahladan Namboothiri
- Godfather (1991) — Gopi
- Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) — Ouseppachan
- Twenty 20 (2008) — Ramakrishnapilla
- Udayananu Tharam (2005) — Krishnamoorthy
- Theevram (2012) — SP Varma IPS
- Punjabi House (1998) — Manninder Singh
- Bodyguard (2010) — Karyasthan
- 2 Harihar Nagar (2009) — Fr. Stephen Varghese
- Abrahaminte Santhathikal (2018) — Priest
- Sethurama Iyer CBI (2004) — Ouseppachan
- Summer in Bethlehem (1998) — Colonel C.R. Menon
- Varavelpu (1989) — Kumaran