
Actor
Janardhanan
Born 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.
Acting

Nadodikkattu
Kovai Venkatesan · 1987

2018
Chief Minister · 2023

Godfather
Gopi · 1991

Devasuram
Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar · 1993

Udayananu Tharam
Krishnamoorthy · 2005

Sarvam Maya
Prahladan Namboothiri · 2025

Friends
Madhava Varma · 1999

Summer in Bethlehem
Colonel C.R. Menon · 1998

Mannar Mathai Speaking
Garvasees Aasaan · 1995

Sethurama Iyer CBI
Ouseppachan · 2004

Punjabi House
Manninder Singh · 1998

Midhunam
Sivaraman · 1993

Varavelpu
Kumaran · 1989

Vandanam
M.P. · 1989

Vatsalyam
Ramankutty Menon · 1993

Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)
Narayanettan · 2017

Devadoothan
College Principal Edward · 2000

Gandhinagar 2nd Street
College Professor · 1986

Meleparambil Aanveedu
Kannappan · 1993

Lal Salam
Self · 2017

Charithram
DySP Cherian · 1989

Thanthram
Adv. Rajasekharan · 1988

Thalamelam
Kochousepp · 2004
Abkari
Karthikeyan · 1988