Actor
Janardhanan
July 24, 1946 · 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.
Often works with
Siddique
8 titles together
Twenty 20, 2 Harihar Nagar, Sethurama Iyer CBI
Jagathy Sreekumar
7 titles together
Twenty 20, Udayananu Tharam, Sethurama Iyer CBI
Mammootty
6 titles together
Twenty 20, Sethurama Iyer CBI, Abrahaminte Santhathikal
Salim Kumar
6 titles together
Udayananu Tharam, 2 Harihar Nagar, Rappakal
Mohanlal
5 titles together
Twenty 20, Udayananu Tharam, Devadoothan
Mukesh
5 titles together
Twenty 20, Udayananu Tharam, 2 Harihar Nagar
Full filmography · 150
Vala
as Thankachan The Cat (Voice)
Upcoming
Sarvam Maya
as Prahladan Namboothiri
20257.8
Hridayapoorvam
as Chittappan
2025
Oru Kattil Oru Muri
cast
2024
Voice of Sathyanathan
as Vaidyar
2023
2018
as Chief Minister
20237.6
Autorickshawkkarante Bharya
cast
2022
Paappan
as Chief Minister
2022
Big Brother
as Vallyammavan
2020
Jack & Daniel
as Chief Minister
2019
Pattabhiraman
as Varma
2019
Vishudha Pusthakam
as Kurup
2019