Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
24 กรกฎาคม 1946 (80)
Place of birth
Vaikom, Kerala, India
Also known as
Janardanan · ജനാർദ്ദനൻ · Janardhanan Pillai
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.
มีชื่อเสียงจาก
10.0
Film
Red Salute
2006
0.0
Film
Jayam
2006
5.4
Film
Robin Hood
Vaidyanathan IAS
2009
7.2
Film
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
College Professor
1986
5.7
Film
Tom & Jerry
Chachan
1996
6.5
Film
Vardhakya Puranam
Kariyachan
1994
6.8
Film
Thommanum Makkalum
Panikkar
2005
6.3
Film
No. 20 Madras Mail
Adv. Thomas Matthew
1990
6.8
Film
Loudspeaker
Grandpa
2009
5.7
Film
Swayamvarapanthal
2000
3.0
Film
Oru Black & White Kudumbam
Madhava Varma
2009
3.7
Film
Namukku Parkkan
Krishnan Ammavan
2012
4.5
Film
Malabar Wedding
Paappan
2008
4.0
Film
Salalah Mobiles
Kodaangi
2014
10.0
Film
Thanthram
Adv. Rajasekharan
1988
6.5
Film
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
Rambo Chackochan
1990
3.5
Film
Mayabazar
Kurian
2008
2.2
Film
Collector
CM Balachandran Kurup
2011
7.0
Film
Palayam
Lawrence
1993
7.0
Film
Trivandrum Lodge
Arthur Gopal
2012
5.2
Film
Mayilattam
Devan's Brother-law
2004
6.4
Film
Adikkurippu
Williams
1989
7.0
Film
Postmortem
Unni
1982
3.1
Film
Best of Luck
Kuzhithura Ponnappan
2010
5.3
Film
Annan Thambi
Ravunni
2008
5.5
Series
Nagendran’s Honeymoons
Avarachan
2024
7.8
Film
Sarvam Maya
Prahladan Namboothiri
2025
9.0
Film
Aksharangal
Theatre Artist Babujose
1984
7.1
Film
Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)
Narayanettan
2017
7.5
Film
Godfather
Gopi
1991
7.6
Film
2018
Chief Minister
2023
7.0
Film
Hridayapoorvam
Chittappan
2025
6.8
Film
Captain
K Karunakaran
2018
2.9
Film
พี่ใหญ่
Vallyammavan
2020
6.7
Film
Voice of Sathyanathan
Vaidyar
2023
5.6
Film
Paappan
Chief Minister
2022
5.7
Film
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
Priest
2018
6.1
Film
Panchavarnathatha
Bride's Father
2018
6.4
Film
LavaKusha
Film Producer
2017
3.2
Film
แจ๊คกับแดเนียล
Chief Minister
2019
4.9
Film
Achayans
Thottathil Vavachan
2017
2.5
Film
Childhood Friends
Muthappa
2019
4.0
Film
Autorickshawkkarante Bharya
2022
4.4
Film
Fukri
Venkatesh Iyer
2017
8.0
Film
Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha
2016
1.0
Film
Vishudha Pusthakam
Kurup
2019
2.0
Film
Oru Kattil Oru Muri
2024
6.0
Film
Kuttymama
2019
Acting credits 48 titles
Sarvam Maya
as Prahladan Namboothiri
7.8
2025
Hridayapoorvam
as Chittappan
7.0
2025
Oru Kattil Oru Muri
2.0
2024
Nagendran’s Honeymoons
as Avarachan
5.5
2024
Voice of Sathyanathan
as Vaidyar
6.7
2023
2018
as Chief Minister
7.6
2023
Autorickshawkkarante Bharya
4.0
2022
Paappan
as Chief Minister
5.6
2022
พี่ใหญ่
as Vallyammavan
2.9
2020
Childhood Friends
as Muthappa
2.5
2019
Vishudha Pusthakam
as Kurup
1.0
2019
แจ๊คกับแดเนียล
as Chief Minister
3.2
2019
Kuttymama
6.0
2019
Captain
as K Karunakaran
6.8
2018
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
as Priest
5.7
2018
Panchavarnathatha
as Bride's Father
6.1
2018
LavaKusha
as Film Producer
6.4
2017
Achayans
as Thottathil Vavachan
4.9
2017
Rakshadhikari Baiju (Oppu)
as Narayanettan
7.1
2017
Fukri
as Venkatesh Iyer
4.4
2017
Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha
8.0
2016
Salalah Mobiles
as Kodaangi
4.0
2014
Namukku Parkkan
as Krishnan Ammavan
3.7
2012
Trivandrum Lodge
as Arthur Gopal
7.0
2012
Collector
as CM Balachandran Kurup
2.2
2011
Best of Luck
as Kuzhithura Ponnappan
3.1
2010
Oru Black & White Kudumbam
as Madhava Varma
3.0
2009
Loudspeaker
as Grandpa
6.8
2009
Robin Hood
as Vaidyanathan IAS
5.4
2009
Malabar Wedding
as Paappan
4.5
2008
Annan Thambi
as Ravunni
5.3
2008
Mayabazar
as Kurian
3.5
2008
Jayam
0.0
2006
Red Salute
10.0
2006
Thommanum Makkalum
as Panikkar
6.8
2005
Mayilattam
as Devan's Brother-law
5.2
2004
Swayamvarapanthal
5.7
2000
Tom & Jerry
as Chachan
5.7
1996
Vardhakya Puranam
as Kariyachan
6.5
1994
Palayam
as Lawrence
7.0
1993
Godfather
as Gopi
7.5
1991
No. 20 Madras Mail
as Adv. Thomas Matthew
6.3
1990
Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam
as Rambo Chackochan
6.5
1990
Adikkurippu
as Williams
6.4
1989
Thanthram
as Adv. Rajasekharan
10.0
1988
Gandhinagar 2nd Street
as College Professor
7.2
1986
Aksharangal
as Theatre Artist Babujose
9.0
1984
Postmortem
as Unni
7.0
1982