Janardhanan
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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.
Filmography
2018
as Chief Minister
Nadodikkattu
as Kovai Venkatesan
Devasuram
as Mundakkal Kunjikrishnan Nambiar
Godfather
as Gopi
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
as Ouseppachan
Twenty 20
as Ramakrishnapilla
Udayananu Tharam
as Krishnamoorthy
Theevram
as SP Varma IPS
Punjabi House
as Manninder Singh
2 Harihar Nagar
as Fr. Stephen Varghese
Bodyguard
as Karyasthan
Friends
as Madhava Varma
Sarvam Maya
as Prahladan Namboothiri
Sethurama Iyer CBI
as Ouseppachan
Varavelpu
as Kumaran
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
as Priest
Vandanam
as M.P.
Vatsalyam
as Ramankutty Menon
Summer in Bethlehem
as Colonel C.R. Menon
Salalah Mobiles
as Kodaangi