Janardhanan

Acting

Janardhanan

Born

1946-07-24 (80)

Place of birth

Vaikom, Kerala, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 titles

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

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

2010s · 9 titles

Annarakkannanum Thannalayathu poster
2.0

A kind-hearted Pavithran dreams of meeting a beautiful lady someday. In his desperation to find true love, he is shocked when an astrologer he approaches predicts that he is going to marry a widow.

Annarakkannanum Thannalayathu

2010

Avatharam poster
4.4

Madhavan Mahadevan, who comes into the city from a village to see off his sister-in-law and her daughter after the death of his elder brother, an upright Customs Officer (KB Ganesh Kumar). While running around to claim the insurance money, he comes to know that his brother was actually murdered by the underworld don Irumbanakkal John (Joy Mathew).

Avatharam

2014

Captain poster
6.8

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

Captain

2018

Oru Yamandan Premakadha poster
4.4

Lallu, a happy-go-lucky person who loves to hang out with his friends, is in pursuit of true love. One day, he finds a photo of a missing woman, Diya, in the newspaper and feels a spark.

Oru Yamandan Premakadha

2019

Lucky Jokers poster
3.0

An ancient treasure goes missing from a palace, causing the Prince to go on an adventurous hunt. The famous Vishnu Puram Palace is home to an ancient treasure, full of diamonds. While the royalty prides itself on it, the treasure attracts the attention of a lot of people. One day, the treasure is reported to be lost and the prince sets out to find it.

Lucky Jokers

2011

Achayans poster
4.9

Three cousins and their best friend leave for a road trip, hoping for one final hurrah before one of them gets married. Their path crosses with that of two girls who are on a getaway of their own. Their plans are derailed after a suspicious death. Who was the killer and why forms the plot.

Achayans

2017

Kaaryasthan poster
5.7

Krishnan Unni tries to settle the dispute between two feuding families. In the process of doing so, he ends up falling in love with Sreebala, who belongs to one of the families.

Kaaryasthan

2010

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare poster
1.5

Jayadevan is a most-wanted writer in the Malayalam Television industry, who pens the scripts for all major soap operas. The marriage brings in a lot of changes in Jayadevan's life and this forms the crux of the story.

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

2015

Abrahaminte Santhathikal poster
5.8

Derick Abraham, a fiery and dutiful police officer, continues to be the best officer until his brother Philip Abraham gets arrested for false murder charges. Will he be able to investigate the case and serve justice to his brother?

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

2018

2000s · 12 titles

Kadha poster
NR

After a long wait, Madhava and Sethulekshmi are blessed with a male child, Nandu. They want him to become a doctor, but problems arise when he has other plans after growing up.

Kadha

2005

Twenty 20 poster
6.1

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.

Twenty 20

2008

Vettam poster
7.1

Petty thief Gopi steals a chain, and in order to escape a police inspector, drops it in Veena's bag. Later, he tries to take it from her, but the chain is no longer there. He becomes a part of her plan to stop her boyfriend from marrying a rich tycoon’s daughter

Vettam

2004

Mister Butler poster
5.8

Gopalakrishnan, a chef, escapes from his village to a city when his marriage gets ruined. He falls in love with Radhika, but his happiness is short-lived as his past returns to haunt him.

Mister Butler

2000

Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram poster
5.2

Vijayalakshmi, a pauper, struggles for a living with her two brothers, who are visually impaired. However, her life changes when she finds out that she is actually a princess.

Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram

2000

The Tiger poster
6.3

Varma, a senior government official, who is about to expose an anti-corruption racket, is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Officer Chandrashekhar investigates the case to find the culprit.

The Tiger

2005

Chronic Bachelor poster
6.7

Satyapratapan and Kuruvila are chronic bachelors. SP's sister Sandhya lives as a paying guest in their neighbourhood. Problems begin when Mukesh and Harishree Ashokan join Mammootty and Rambha joins Sandhya.

Chronic Bachelor

2003

No artwork available
NR

After his mentor Viswanathan gets brutally murdered, Jitendra, an IPS officer, travels from London to investigate his death.

Udayam

2004

Devadoothan poster
7.3

Vishal Krishnamoorthy, a renowned music composer and singer, reminisces about his initial struggles and an unknown spirit that inspires him to compose songs.

Devadoothan

2000

Chess poster
4.8

A man murders his rich brother-in-law with the help of three co-conspirators to amass his wealth. He also manages to discredit the deceased man's illegitimate son.

Chess

2006

No artwork available
NR

Movie starring Anandaraj, Rekha, Kiran and directed by Sonu Sisupal.

Jayam

2006

Nariman poster
5.8

An astute policeman, Ashok Nariman, is determined to get to the bottom of a murder case, for which a guiltless man has been declared guilty and is facing the likelihood of capital punishment.

Nariman

2001

1990s · 19 titles

Junior Mandrake poster
6.3

Building contractor Nambiar learns that his spate of bad luck is due to a statue kept at home. He succeeds in transferring his misfortune to his rival, but the statue finds its way back into his life.

Junior Mandrake

1997

No artwork available
NR

A girl falls in love with a man and they lead a happy life. But problems arise in his life when the girl is mysteriously murdered.

Poomarathanalil

1997

Yaadhavam poster
8.0

Anjana, a journalist from Mumbai, arrives at Kozhikode in hopes of reuniting with her biological father who is also a minister. However, she soon finds herself in the middle of a darker conspiracy.

Yaadhavam

1993

Sadayam poster
7.0

Sathyanathan is condemned to death for brutally murdering four persons – two adults and two young girls – and is awaiting his final call. He shows no remorse and is just as cheerful as a man who knows he has done no wrong. In a series of flashbacks, Sathyanathan's story is revealed.

Sadayam

1992

No artwork available
NR

Manu joins his family-owned college only to see the messy state of affairs prevalent there. He then takes it upon himself to restore law and order in the college premises.

Poonilamazha

1997

Three Men Army poster
6.5

Three Roommates Madhukumar, Benny, Surendran have struggled dreams. Surendran has fantasised about being Movie Star like Rajnikanth, Madhukumar tried to become police officer and planned married his girlfriend Shubha who is the daughter of K. R. G. Menon and Benny Kurien who was a con artist who need to support his family

Three Men Army

1995

No. 20 Madras Mail poster
6.3

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

No. 20 Madras Mail

1990

Godfather poster
7.5

A retelling of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", the film revolves around the rivalry between two families, the Anjooran and Anappara houses, and the consequences faced when two members of the families fall in love.

Godfather

1991

Addeham Enna Iddeham poster
9.0

Benny’s (Siddique) bid to leave a life of crime, after a lengthy incarceration, goes horribly wrong. Just when all seems lost, help come in the form of an unlikely benefactor.

Addeham Enna Iddeham

1993

Mafia poster
7.2

A journalist and aspiring policeman realises that his brother has been killed by conspirers. Later, he teams up with the rivals of his brother's culprits to bring them down and avenge his death.

Mafia

1993

Mayilpeelikkavu poster
5.8

60 years after a lass of the Aalathoor Thekkemadam manor, Kuttimani, was putatively killed by her jealous lover Krishnanunni, & after which he was hanged, the current patriarch, Valiyathan, looks to restart a defunct religious rite. However, things get edgy after it started to seem like the old lovers have reincarnated as Gayathri, a young girl of the current generation & Manu, the caretaker's son, & they fall in love.

Mayilpeelikkavu

1998

Midhunam poster
7.6

Midhunam movie is all about Sethumadhavan (Mohanlal) who has plans to start a biscuit factory near his house. But the bureaucracy and the corruption of the officials are the hurdles in front of him. Along with that he has to solve the problems in his family, which his brother (Innocent) and brother-in-law (Jagathy Sreekumar) creates. he marries his long-term fiancée Sulochana (Urvashi) who always cribs that he doesn't have love towards her, which he had shown before their marriage. How sethumadhavan succeeds in his life beating all the odds against him forms the rest of the story.

Midhunam

1993

Punjabi House poster
7.2

A fisherman saves a suicidal Unni, only to sell him to a Punjabi moneylender in Kerala. Unni is then forced to pose as a man with hearing and speech impairment, resulting in hilarious consequences.

Punjabi House

1998

Dhruvam poster
6.9

Veerasimha Mannadiar gets killed by Hyder Marakkar, a notorious criminal. Thereafter, Veerasimha's brother, Narasimha Mannadiar, decides to avenge Veerasimha's death.

Dhruvam

1993

Porutham poster
NR

Porutham is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Kaladharan, starring Murali and Sreelekshmi.

Porutham

1993

Varnapakittu poster
6.5

A young man gets angry with his father and runs away to Singapore. He decides to impress his father with his wealth and persuades a girl to masquerade as his fiancee.

Varnapakittu

1997

Ponthan Mada poster
8.0

Set in 1940s,Ponthan Mada movie is about the irrational bonding of the low-caste Ponthan Mada with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was expelled to British India from England during his youth for supporting the Irish Republican Army. Crossing the class boundaries, the two communicate through Thampuran's window, with Mada hanging from a palm tree.

Ponthan Mada

1994

Pingami poster
6.7

Captain Vijay forms a bond with Kumaran, a severely injured man. However, when he dies, Vijay decides to investigate and ends up finding answers related to his life.

Pingami

1994

Adwaytham poster
7.4

Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.

Adwaytham

1991

1980s · 10 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Uyirthezhunnelppu

1985

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Prabhatham Chuvanna Theruvil

1989

Nadodikkattu poster
8.0

After losing their jobs, Dasan and Vijayan have no hope of finding work in Kerala. They plan to escape to Dubai, but end up in Chennai. Can they find luck there?

Nadodikkattu

1987

Adhipan poster
7.0

Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.

Adhipan

1989

Yuvajanotsavam poster
7.0

Three friends find themselves in a love triangle. Things get complicated with their friendship and they have to find a solution for their problem.

Yuvajanotsavam

1986

No artwork available
6.5

Mukthi movie is all about Haridas (Mammootty) who is the son of a village peon, who returns to his home district as the central government-appointed Collector. The pressures of the new job create complexities in his personal and professional life, eventually causing a rift between him and his younger brother Sudhakaran (Rahman). The two brothers engage in dangerous one-upmanship, as Sudhakaran joins a political party opposed to Haridas. One of IV Sasi's best films, good performances from the entire cast.

Mukthi

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Niramulla Ravukal

1986

Vrutham poster
8.0

Balu takes revenge against people who falsely implicated him in a murder. Will he be able to bring the real criminals in front of the law?

Vrutham

1987

Uyarangalil poster
5.0

Jayarajan (Mohanlal), an over-enthusiastic assistant manager at a tea plantation plans to loot a huge amount. He lures two debt-ridden subordinates, Chandran (Rahman) and Johnny (Nedumudi Venu), into his conspiracy.

Uyarangalil

1984

No artwork available
10.0

Adimakannu, a child slave, escapes from Ibrahim's prison and saves a devadasi from getting assaulted. However, when he goes home, he learns that his father has gone missing.

Mulamoottil Adima

1985

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