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Janardhanan Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1946-07-24

Birthplace:
Vaikom, Kerala, India

Credits:
323 Total Roles

Janardhanan

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Sarvam Maya MOVIE Prahladan Namboothiri
2025 Hridayapoorvam MOVIE Chittappan
2024 Oru Kattil Oru Muri MOVIE Self
2024 Nagendran’s Honeymoons TV Avarachan
2023 Voice of Sathyanathan MOVIE Vaidyar
2023 2018 MOVIE Chief Minister
2022 Autorickshawkkarante Bharya MOVIE Self
2022 Paappan MOVIE Chief Minister
2020 Big Brother MOVIE Vallyammavan
2019 Jack & Daniel MOVIE Chief Minister

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