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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-07-24

Place of Birth

Vaikom, Kerala, India

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.

Known for

Lal Salam

Lal Salam

Lal Salam is an Indian entertainment talk show hosted by actor Mohanlal on Amrita TV. The show is themed around Mohanlal's film career, it also introduces and honours humanitarians and social workers, and has other interactive and performance segments. It is the first television presentation by Mohanlal, hosted alongside Meera Nandan.

Nagendran’s Honeymoons

Nagendran’s Honeymoons

A lazy man named Nagendran, who, with his friend Soman, hatches a plan to marry multiple women to earn money from dowry to escape his village and find a better life abroad.

Sarvam Maya

Sarvam Maya

An atheist priest's life is upended after performing an exorcism, bonding with a charming spirit who helps him pursue music and heal his past.

Captain

Captain

V P Sathyan, a professional Indian footballer, goes through various ups and downs in his career as he strives hard to fulfil his ambitions.

Cheenavala

Cheenavala

Three fishermen, Rana, Pappu and Konthi, face a dilemma due to their grown-up children. Wealthy Rana's son falls in love with Pappu's daughter, which leads to a rivalry between him and Konthi's son.

Uyirthezhunnelppu

Uyirthezhunnelppu

Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)

Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)

A kind-hearted government employee in his forties, who spends most of his time with youngsters, selflessly intervenes in the problems of his near and dear ones.

Trivandrum Lodge

Trivandrum Lodge

A small residential lodge at Kochi becomes the witness for many stories, of many people, their search for love, money, sex, and the true meaning of life.

Hridayapoorvam

Hridayapoorvam

Sandeep, a middle-aged bachelor who recently got a heart transplant, travels to Pune to attend the engagement of his heart-donor’s daughter, Haritha. Her engagement gets broken and Sandeep injures his back on the same day, forcing him to stay back in Pune for a few weeks, in his heart-donor’s house – who was an adventurous Colonel.

Chennaaya Valarthiya Kutty

Chennaaya Valarthiya Kutty

Mallanum Mathevanum

Mallanum Mathevanum

Twenty 20

Twenty 20

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Kadamattathachan

Kadamattathachan

Kadamattathachan is a biopic of a priest named Kadamattath Kathanar, who believed to have magical powers. He was a priest and once sent to forest and learn magical tricks from a wild tribe and promise to stay with them.

Paalattu Kunjikannan

Paalattu Kunjikannan

Paalattu Kunjikannan is a 1980 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Boban Kunchacko.

No. 20 Madras Mail

No. 20 Madras Mail

Enroute Madras via train, when three friends get falsely accused of a mysterious homicide, they escape and desperately search for the real killer.