Janardhanan
July 24, 1946 (79 years old) in Vaikom, Kerala, India
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
Credits
- 2025 · Sarvam Maya as
- 2025 · Hridayapoorvam as Chittappan
- 2022 · Autorickshawkkarante Bharya as
- 2020 · Big Brother as Vallyammavan
- 2019 · Jack & Daniel as Chief Minister
- 2019 · Oru Yamandan Premakadha as Davis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)
- 2018 · Panchavarnathatha as Bride's Father
- 2017 · Masterpiece as Chief Minister
- 2017 · Achayans as Thottathil Vavachan
- 2017 · Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu) as Narayanettan
- 2017 · Fukri as Venkatesh Iyer
- 2016 · Marupadi as
- 2016 · Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha as
- 2015 · Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare as Rtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon
- 2014 · Ring Master as Chief Minister
- 2014 · Konthayum Poonoolum as Freddy
- 2014 · Salalah Mobiles as Kodaangi
- 2013 · Nadodimannan as Damodharan
- 2013 · Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath as Thirumeni
- 2013 · Maad Dad as Mamachan
- 2012 · Theevram as SP Varma IPS
- 2012 · Namukku Parkkan as Krishnan Ammavan
- 2012 · Thiruvambadi Thamban as Kunjachan
- 2012 · The King & The Commissioner as G. K.
- 2011 · Venicile Vyapari as Radhurama Varma SP
- 2011 · Ulakam Chuttum Valiban as Ammavan
- 2011 · Kudumbasree Travels as Mullasery Raveendra Chakyar
- 2010 · Best of Luck as Kuzhithura Ponnappan
- 2010 · Kaaryasthan as Puthezhathu Major Ammavan
- 2010 · Chekavar as P.M.V.
- 2010 · Malarvaadi Arts Club as Nelloor Gopalan
- 2010 · Pramani as Castro Vareeth
- 2010 · Bodyguard as Karyasthan
- 2010 · Mummy & Me as Priest
- 2009 · Chattambinadu as Vadivaal Vaasu
- 2009 · Utharaswayamvaram as Vasu
- 2009 · Loudspeaker as Grandpa
- 2009 · Ee Pattanathil Bhootham as Philippoase
- 2009 · Samastha Keralam PO as Prabhakaran's Uncle
- 2008 · Crazy Gopalan as Narayana Kurup
- 2008 · Mayabazar as Kurian
- 2008 · Minnaminnikoottam as Karaparamban
- 2008 · Magic Lamp as Ananthan Menon
- 2008 · Magic Lamp as Anathamenon
- 2008 · Malabar Wedding as Paappan
- 2007 · Nasrani as Thampi
- 2007 · Hallo as Adv. M N Nambiar
- 2006 · Pathaka as Mohammad
- 2006 · Red Salute as
- 2006 · Thuruppugulan as Constable Pillai
- 2005 · The Tiger as Ahammed Sahib
- 2005 · Rappakal as Sankaran Kuttiyar
- 2005 · Udayananu Tharam as Krishnamoorthy
- 2004 · Black as Aashan
- 2004 · Kadhavaseshan as Veerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan
- 2004 · Vettam as Fernandes
- 2004 · Natturajavu as Fr. Pappachan
- 2004 · Mayilattam as Devan's Brother-law
- 2004 · Thalamelam as Kochousepp
- 2004 · Vamanapuram Bus Route as Bahuleyan
- 2004 · Sethurama Iyer CBI as Ouseppachan
- 2003 · Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu as Ajith's Uncle
- 2003 · Mizhi Randilum as Thampi
- 2003 · Sadanandante Samayam as Shankaran Menon
- 2003 · Chronic Bachelor as Parameshwaran Mama
- 2003 · Gramophone as Gregory
- 2002 · Thandavam as Menon
- 2002 · Kaiyethum Doorath as Passanger in the Boat
- 2002 · Kuberan as Dr. Girivasan
- 2002 · Bamboo Boys as Mula Swamy
- 2001 · One Man Show as Raveendran
- 2001 · Randam Bhavam as D. I. G. of Police
- 2001 · Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka as Balakrishnan Nambiar
- 2001 · Dubai as K. J. Nair
- 2000 · Devadoothan as College Principal Edward
- 2000 · Swayamvarapanthal as
- 2000 · Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram as Sambhavana Warrier
- 2000 · Darling Darling as Vattaparambil Sreedharan Unnithan
- 1999 · F.I.R. as CM V.K Nair
- 1999 · Crime File as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
- 1999 · Chandamama as Thampy
- 1998 · Meenathil Thalikettu as Kunjiraman
- 1998 · Punjabi House as Manninder Singh
- 1998 · Mayilpeelikkavu as Narayanan Kutty
- 1998 · Summer in Bethlehem as Colonel C.R. Menon
- 1998 · The Truth as DySP Kuttikrishna Pothuval
- 1997 · Superman as Valyachan
- 1997 · Varnapakittu as Ramaswamy Iyer
- 1997 · Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam as Bharathan Pilla
- 1997 · Killikurushiyile Kudumba Mela as Punchakattu Kurushingal Joseph Chacko
- 1997 · Aniyathipraavu as Dr. Kuttappayi
- 1996 · Devaraagam as
- 1996 · Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran as Sadasivan
- 1996 · Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu as H.C Pankunni Nair
- 1995 · Minnaminuginum Minnukettu as Unnithan
- 1995 · Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava as Kottaram Veedan
- 1995 · Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman as Phalgunan
- 1995 · Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan as Palathara Palunni
- 1995 · Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as Mathukutty
- 1995 · Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta as Achuthankutty
- 1995 · Achan Raajavu Appan Jethavu as Madhavan Thampi
- 1994 · Vishnu as Divakaran
- 1994 · Ponthan Mada as
- 1994 · Kinnaripuzhayoram as Sivashankaran Nair
- 1994 · Pingami as Koshy Varghese
- 1993 · Palayam as Lawrence
- 1993 · Ekalavyan as Krishnan
- 1993 · Porutham as Gopinathan
- 1993 · Midhunam as Sivaraman
- 1993 · Maya Mayooram as Mohan Tharakan
- 1993 · Devasuram as Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar
- 1993 · Vatsalyam as Ramankutty Menon
- 1993 · Kabuliwala as Minnal Thomachan
- 1993 · Meleparambil Aanveedu as Kannappan
- 1993 · Dhruvam as Marar
- 1992 · Soorya Gayathri as Babu Karunakaran
- 1992 · My Dear Muthachan as Adv. Ananthan
- 1992 · Sadayam as Superintendent Harishankar
- 1992 · Poochakkaru Mani Kettum as
- 1992 · Ootty Pattanam as Menon
- 1991 · Godfather as Gopi
- 1991 · Kilukkampetti as M. D
- 1991 · Adwaytham as Krishnan Kutty Menon
- 1991 · Adayalam as Advocate Haridas
- 1990 · Lal Salam as Kannan Muthalali
- 1990 · Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Beena's Uncle
- 1990 · Appu as Janardhana Kaimal
- 1990 · Arhatha as Krishnakumar
- 1990 · Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Rambo Chackochan
- 1989 · News as
- 1989 · Jagratha as Ouseppachan
- 1989 · Adhipan as Kaimal
- 1989 · Vandanam as M.P.
- 1989 · Naaduvazhikal as Aasan
- 1989 · Varavelpu as Kumaran
- 1989 · Adikkurippu as Williams
- 1989 · Charithram as DySP Cherian
- 1988 · Mukthi as Shekharan Nair
- 1988 · Thanthram as Adv. Rajasekharan
- 1988 · Oru CBI Diary Kurippu as Ouseppachan
- 1987 · Nalkkavala as Samuel
- 1987 · Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Police Inspector
- 1987 · Nadodikkattu as Kovai Venkatesan
- 1987 · Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Ramachandran
- 1986 · Nimishangal as
- 1986 · Abhayam Thedi as
- 1986 · Sukhamo Devi as Ouseppachan
- 1986 · Yuvajanotsavam as Unnithan
- 1985 · Mulamoottil Adima as Ibrahim
- 1984 · Sandyakkenthinu Sindhooram as
- 1984 · Alakadalinakkare as Khadar
- 1984 · Ivide Thudangunnu as Peter
- 1984 · Kadamattathachan as Aliyar
- 1984 · Adiyozhukkukal as Hamsa
- 1984 · Aksharangal as Theatre Artist Babujose
- 1984 · Unaru as Balan
- 1984 · Vikatakavi as Mahesh
- 1983 · Iniyenkilum as Kariyachan
- 1983 · Naanayam as Vasu
- Future · Vala as Thankachan The Cat (Voice)
- 2024 · Oru Kattil Oru Muri as
- 2024 · Nagendran’s Honeymoons as Avarachan
- 2023 · Voice of Sathyanathan as Vaidyar
- 2023 · 2018 as Chief Minister
- 2022 · Paappan as Chief Minister
- 2019 · Vishudha Pusthakam as Kurup
- 2019 · Kuttymama as
- 2019 · Childhood Friends as Muthappa
- 2018 · Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Priest
- 2017 · LavaKusha as Film Producer
- 2017 · Lal Salam as Himself
- 2017 · Georgettan's Pooram as Father
- 2015 · Utopiayile Rajavu as Vasavan Pillai
- 2015 · Bhaskar The Rascal as Sankara Narayanan Pillai
- 2014 · Avatharam as Madhavan's Father
- 2014 · My Dear Mummy as
- 2014 · Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 as Garvasees Aashan
- 2013 · Careebeyans as
- 2013 · Black Butterfly as Lazer
- 2012 · Karmayodha as
- 2012 · Madirasi as Kurup
- 2012 · Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O. as
- 2011 · Maharaja Talkies as
- 2011 · Lucky Jokers as
- 2011 · Payyans as Brittas's father
- 2011 · Makeup Man as Paul
- 2010 · Elsamma Enna Aankutty as Balanpillai
- 2009 · Seetha Kalyanam as Thiruvattar Thankavelu
- 2009 · Robin Hood as Vaidyanathan IAS
- 2009 · Oru Black & White Kudumbam as Madhava Varma
- 2009 · 2 Harihar Nagar as Fr. Stephen Varghese
- 2009 · Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchacko as Chief Minister
- 2009 · Makante Achan as Kuruppu
- 2009 · Love in Singapore as
- 2009 · Moz & Cat as Avutha
- 2008 · Twenty 20 as Ramakrishnapilla
- 2008 · Annan Thambi as Ravunni
- 2008 · College Kumaran as V. Narendranath
- 2008 · Roudram as CM Bhargavan Menon
- 2007 · July 4 as Lokanathan
- 2007 · Khaki as
- 2007 · Panthayakozhi as Sankaran Nair
- 2007 · Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal as
- 2007 · Inspector Garud as Krishnan Namboothiri
- 2006 · Kanaka Simhasanam as Upendra Varma
- 2006 · Jayam as
- 2006 · Chess as Easwara Varma
- 2006 · Highway Police as
- 2006 · Kilukkam Kilukilukkam as SI Shankaran Potti
- 2005 · Kadha as Madhava Menon
- 2005 · 5 Fingers as
- 2005 · Alice in Wonderland as
- 2005 · Thommanum Makkalum as Panikkar
- 2005 · Immini Nalloraal as Bhaskara Pillai
- 2004 · Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty as Narayanan
- 2004 · Chathikkatha Chanthu as Thampuran
- 2003 · Ivar as DGP S. K. Nair IPS
- 2003 · Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam as Madhavan Thampi
- 2002 · Kattuchembakam as ADGP Narendra Thampi IPS
- 2002 · Snehithan as Manthravadi
- 2002 · Chirikkudukka as Prabhakara Pillai
- 2001 · Nariman as C.M Shekharan
- 2001 · Karumadikkuttan as Govindan Nair
- 2001 · Rakshasa Rajavu as Chief Minister, Meera's Father
- 2001 · Naranathu Thamburan as Baburaj
- 2001 · Nagaravadhu as Kesari Govinda Pillai
- 2000 · Dreams as
- 2000 · Mister Butler as Ramakrishnan
- 2000 · Mark Antony as Parel Pappu
- 2000 · Daivathinte Makan as
- 1999 · Njangal Santhushtaranu as DIG Idikkula Ittoop
- 1999 · Vazhunnor as Thevakattu Avarachan
- 1999 · Friends as Madhava Varma
- 1999 · Ustaad as Swamy
- 1999 · Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum as Krishnan Nair
- 1999 · Pathram as
- 1999 · American Ammayi as
- 1998 · Ormacheppu as Kurian
- 1997 · Junior Mandrake as Shankara Pillai
- 1997 · Karunyam as
- 1997 · Hitler Brothers as Thrivikraman
- 1997 · Kilukil Pambaram as
- 1997 · Kadhanayakan as Sathrughnan Pillai
- 1997 · The Good Boys as Mohanachandran
- 1997 · The Car as Kumaran
- 1997 · Ancharakalyanam as
- 1996 · Kanjirappally Kariachan as Kanjirappally Kariachan
- 1996 · Mimics Super 1000 as Easwara Kurup
- 1996 · Tom & Jerry as Chachan
- 1996 · Manthrika Kuthira as
- 1995 · Three Men Army as K. R. G. Menon
- 1995 · Sindoora Rekha as Narayanan Nair
- 1995 · Kaatttile Thadi Thevarude Ana as Alex
- 1995 · Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam as
- 1995 · Parvathy Parinayam as Narayanankutty
- 1995 · Aadyathe Kanmani as Unnithan
- 1995 · Highway as Police DySP
- 1995 · Mannar Mathai Speaking as Garvasees Aasaan
- 1995 · Pai Brothers as Kesavan
- 1994 · Vadhu Doctoranu as Sankaran
- 1994 · Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu as Dr. Vishnu Narayanan Potty
- 1994 · Vardhakya Puranam as Kariyachan
- 1994 · C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed as Rishikeshan Nair
- 1993 · Janam as K Divakaran
- 1993 · Mafia as Jayashankar
- 1993 · Addeham Enna Iddeham as
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Govinda Menon
- 1993 · Koushalam as Chackochan
- 1992 · Kizhakkan Pathrose as
- 1992 · Kallanum Polisum as
- 1992 · Aadhaaram as Krishna Menon
- 1992 · Ennodishtam Koodamo as Arathi's Uncle
- 1991 · May Dhinam as
- 1991 · Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu as
- 1991 · Nattu Vishesham as Mooppan
- 1990 · Randam Varavu as Police Officer
- 1990 · No. 20 Madras Mail as Adv. Thomas Matthew
- 1988 · Oohakachavadam as
- 1988 · August 1 as Kaimal
- 1988 · Abkari as Karthikeyan
- 1988 · 1921 as Appunni Nair
- 1987 · Aankiliyude Tharattu as Stanley
- 1987 · Vrutham as
- 1987 · Irupatham Noottandu as IG Issac Thomas
- 1986 · Ee Kaikalil as Madhava Menon
- 1986 · Aavanazhi as Vincent
- 1986 · Gandhinagar 2nd Street as College Professor
- 1985 · Kathodu Kathoram as Laser
- 1984 · Uyarangalil as A. K. Menon
- 1984 · Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Balachandran
- 1984 · Lakshmana Rekha as Balachandra Menon
- 1984 · April Pathinettu as
- 1982 · Keni as Madhusoodanan
- 1982 · Postmortem as Unni
- 1980 · Ashwaradham as Rajagopal
- 1980 · Manushya Mrugam as Chandran
- 1980 · Paalattu Kunjikannan as Thampikutti
- 1980 · Idi muzhakkam as
- 1979 · Ezham Kadalinakkare as
- 1978 · Aaravam as Anthony
- 1978 · Eeta as Kurup
- 1978 · Mukkuvane Snehicha Bhootham as
- 1978 · Vayanadan Thampan as
- 1978 · Kadathanaattu Maakkam as
- 1978 · Vyaamoham as
- 1978 · Randu Penkuttikal as
- 1978 · Avalude Ravukal as
- 1978 · Kudumbam Namukku Sreekovil as
- 1978 · Bandhanam as
- 1977 · Aanandham Paramaanandham as
- 1976 · Mallanum Mathevanum as
- 1976 · Ponni as
- 1975 · Utsavam as Ouseppu
- 1975 · Njan Ninne Premikkunnu as
- 1972 · Chemparathy as
- 1971 · Inquilab Zindabad as
- 1969 · Janmabhoomi as Nambiar