Actor

Janardhanan

Acting

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Acting credits

273

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.5

Moderate attention

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Movies: 271Series: 2

TMDB ID: 1199055

IMDb ID: nm0417314

Known for: Acting

Born: July 24, 1946

Age: 79

Place of birth: Vaikom, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 2025

Years active: 57

Average TMDB rating: 6.76

Wikidata: Q6150807

Also known as

Janardanan • ജനാർദ്ദനൻ • Janardhanan Pillai

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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.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Janardhanan.