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.
Acting
Movie
2018
as Chief Minister
2023
Movie
Nadodikkattu
as Kovai Venkatesan
1987
Movie
Devasuram
as Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar
1993
Movie
Godfather
as Gopi
1991
Movie
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
as Ouseppachan
1988
Movie
Twenty 20
as Ramakrishnapilla
2008
Movie
Udayananu Tharam
as Krishnamoorthy
2005
Movie
Theevram
as SP Varma IPS
2012
Movie
Punjabi House
as Manninder Singh
1998
Movie
2 Harihar Nagar
as Fr. Stephen Varghese
2009
Movie
Bodyguard
as Karyasthan
2010
Movie
Friends
as Madhava Varma
1999
Movie
Sarvam Maya
as Prahladan Namboothiri
2025
Movie
Sethurama Iyer CBI
as Ouseppachan
2004
Movie
Varavelpu
as Kumaran
1989
Movie
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
as Priest
2018
Movie
Vandanam
as M.P.
1989
Movie
Vatsalyam
as Ramankutty Menon
1993
Movie
Summer in Bethlehem
as Colonel C.R. Menon
1998
Movie
Salalah Mobiles
as Kodaangi
2014
Movie
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
as College Professor
1986
Movie
Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)
as Narayanettan
2017
Movie
No. 20 Madras Mail
as Adv. Thomas Matthew
1990
Movie
Rappakal
as Sankaran Kuttiyar
2005