Janardhanan
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-07-24 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Vaikom, Kerala, India
Also known As
Janardanan
ജനാർദ്ദനൻ
Janardhanan Pillai
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.
Acting
1980
2008
as Karaparamban
1989
as M.P.
2023
as Chief Minister
2013
1969
as Nambiar
2011
as Paul
2012
as Kunjachan
1993
as Marar
1993
as K Divakaran
1986
2009
as Philippoase
2004
as Veerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan
1991
as Gopi
2022
as Chief Minister
2010
as Karyasthan
2010
as Priest
2010
as Balanpillai
2012
as Krishnan Ammavan
2012
as G. K.
2010
as Kuzhithura Ponnappan
2009
as Vadivaal Vaasu
1994
as Koshy Varghese
2011
as Radhurama Varma SP
2010
as Castro Vareeth
2011
2010
as P.M.V.
2011
as Mullasery Raveendra Chakyar
2013
as Damodharan
2008
as Ravunni
1998
as Manninder Singh
1991
as Advocate Haridas
1988
as Kaimal
2003
as Parameshwaran Mama
1991
as Mooppan
1990
as Adv. Thomas Matthew
1982
as Madhusoodanan
2001
as K. J. Nair
1993
as Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar
2009
as Grandpa
1998
as Pudhuval
1986
as Vincent
2000
as Principal
1987
as Ramachandran
1992
as Menon
2005
as Madhumathi's father
2006
as Easwara Varma
2009
as Chief Minister
1988
as Appunni Nair
1984
as Mahesh
1984
as Khadar
1984
as Theatre Artist Babujose
2014
as Garvasees Aashan
1985
as Laser
1984
as Hamsa
2007
1983
as Vasu
1982
as Unni
1984
as Balachandran
1986
as Madhava Menon
1993
as Ramankutty Menon
1987
as Stanley
1989
as DySP Cherian
1989
as Williams
1988
as Karthikeyan
1994
as Divakaran
1988
as Ouseppachan
1993
as Lawrence
1988
as Shekharan Nair
2002
as Passanger in the Boat
1989
as Ouseppachan
2005
as Sankaran Kuttiyar
2004
as Aasan
2004
as Ouseppachan
2007
as Thampi
2005
as Panikkar
1999
as Swamy
1995
as Achuthankutty
1995
as Garvasees Aasaan
2001
as Kesari Govinda Pillai
2006
1993
as Jayashankar
2004
as Fr. Pappy
2007
as Adv. Nambiar
2004
as Bahuleyan
1998
as Colonel C.R. Menon
1997
as Ramaswamy Iyer
1995
as Mathukutty
1992
as Police Superintendent
1993
as Mohan Tharakan
1993
as Sivaraman
1991
as Krishnan Kutty Menon
1990
as Krishnakumar
1990
as Janardhana Kaimal
1990
as Kannan Muthalali
1989
as Kumaran
1989
as Aasan
1989
as Kaimal
1986
as Ouseppachan
1986
1986
as Unnithan
1984
as Peter
2023
as Vaidyar
1978
as Anthony
1978
2009
as Vaidyanathan IAS
2008
1980
as Rajagopal
2009
as Prabhakaran's Uncle
2009
as Thiruvattar Thankavelu
1995
as Palathara Palunni
2014
2015
as Sankara Narayanan Pillai
2004
as Fernandes
1992
as Adv. Ananthan
1999
as Kaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
1994
as Rishikeshan Nair
2001
as Chief Minister, Meera's Father
1993
as Police Officer
2003
as Gregory
2000
1980
as Chandran
2004
as Narayanan
1993
as Kannappan
1983
as Kariyachan
1988
2000
as Unnithan
2001
as Balakrishnan Nambiar
1993
as Chackochan
1997
as Kumaran
1997
1995
as Narayanan Nair
1997
as Valyachan
1987
as Police Inspector
1991
as M. D
1987
as Kovai Venkatesan
1993
as Krishnan
1990
as Rambo Chackochan
2002
as Dr. Girivasan
1997
as Dr. Kuttappayi
2000
as Sambhavana Warrier
2001
as D. I. G. of Police
2015
as Rtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon
1997
as Sathrughnan Pillai
1995
as Police DySP
2002
as Manthravadi
2008
as Ananthan Menon
2008
as Anathamenon
1999
as Chief Minister of Kerala
1995
as Unnithan
1996
as Sadasivan
2003
as Madhavan Thampi
1987
as IG Thomas
2001
as Raveendran
2002
as Prabhakara Pillai
1994
as Sivashankaran Nair
2015
as Vasavan Pillai
1997
as Thrivikraman
1995
as Narayanankutty
1999
as Idikkula Ittoop
2002
as Mula Swamy
2005
as Ahammed Sahib
1995
as K. R. G. Menon
1997
as Mohanachandran
1998
as Kunjiraman
1995
as Kottaram Veedan
1997
as Shankara Pillai
1990
as Beena's Uncle
1996
as Easwara Kurup
2006
as Mohammad
1994
as Sankaran
2001
as Chief Minister
1984
1995
as Madhavan Thampi
1992
1993
as Govinda Menon
1999
as Madhava Varma
1994
as Dr. Vishnu Narayanan Potty
1999
2003
as Ajith's Uncle
1999
as Thevakattu Avarachan
1995
as Phalgunan
1996
as Chachan
2000
as Parel Pappu
1998
as Manu's Father
1994
as Kariyachan
2014
as Kodaangi
2002
as Menon
2008
as Ramakrishnapilla
1994
2012
2012
1984
as A. K. Menon
2010
as Nelloor Gopalan
2014
as Freddy
1984
as Balan
2009
as Kuruppu
2011
as Ammavan
2017
as Venkatesh Iyer
2013
as Thirumeni
1988
as Adv. Rajasekharan
2011
2017
as Narayanettan
2000
as Ramakrishnan
2017
as Thottathil Vavachan
2017
as Father
2016
2004
as Thampuran
2014
as Madhavan's Father
2013
as Mamachan
2005
as Bhaskara Pillai
2006
as Upendra Varma
1978
as Kurup
1999
as Thampy
1995
as Kesavan
1992
as Babu Karunakaran
1980
as Thampikutti
2007
as Sankaran Nair
2017
as Film Producer
1996
1995
as Unnithan
1996
as H.C Pankunni Nair
2009
as Avutha
2001
as Govindan Nair
1998
as Kurian
2018
as Bride's Father
2008
2008
as Kuriyan
2008
as Paappan
1984
as Balachandra Menon
1985
as Ibrahim
2011
2013
as Lazer
2003
as DGP S. K. Nair IPS
2019
2020
as Vallyammavan
1992
as Arathi's Uncle
1989
2009
as Madhava Varma
1997
as Bharathan Pilla
1978
2006
1993
as Gopinathan
1992
as Krishna Menon
2019
as Davis's Grandfather (Cameo Appearance)
1996
as Kanjirappally Kariachan
1984
as Aliyar
2001
as Chandradas
2014
as Chief Minister
1990
as Police Officer
1976
1987
2003
as Shankaran
2004
as Kochousepp
1987
as Samuel
1978
1972
1997
2005
1997
as Punchakattu Kurushingal Joseph Chacko
2017
as Chief Minister
1991
2003
as Thampi
1999
1997
2018
as Priest
2019
as Chief Minister
2006
as Constable Pillai
2009
as Vasu
2002
as ADGP Narendra Thampi IPS
2025
1995
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as Thankachan The Cat (Voice)
2006
as SI Shankaran Potti
2012
as Kurup
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