Bank Janardhan

Acting

Bank Janardhan

Born 1949-03-02 · Holalkere, Chitradurga district, Mysore State, India

Janardhan Rao (2 March 1949 – 13 April 2025), known by his stage name Bank Janardhan, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He was well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series.

Acting credits

Bhama Sathyabhama poster
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A husband disowns his wife when he comes to know that she is hard of hearing. The elders of the family decide to reunite them keeping their future in mind.

Bhama Sathyabhama

1998

Mane Magalu poster
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A young woman and her husband lead a normal life until she gets tortured by a rowdy man who wants to marry her. Soon, the couple faces several challenges in a bid to stay together.

Mane Magalu

2003

H2O poster
7.0

A 2002 Kannada film.

H2O

2002

Praja Prabhuthva poster
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A 1988 Kannada Drama movie by D Rajendra Babu.

Praja Prabhuthva

1988

Readymade Ganda poster
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Lakshmi hires Anand to act as her husband for a month so that her late father's money and assets do not fall into the hands of her greedy relatives.

Readymade Ganda

1991

Ekadanta poster
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Ekadhantha revolves around a couple and they don't have child.

Ekadanta

2007

Shubha Lagna poster
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Shubha Lagna is a 1995 Indian Kannada film, directed by Budal Krishnamurthy and produced by K Chidambara Shetty.

Shubha Lagna

1995

Ivalentha Hendthi poster
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Arun gets married to Rekha unwillingly. However, things take a turn when Suguna attempts to break their marriage by seducing Arun.

Ivalentha Hendthi

1990

Shivaranjani poster
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The son of a miser and the daughter of a wealthy man get married. However, their parents try to separate them as they oppose their union.

Shivaranjani

1997

Hudugigagi poster
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A man is infuriated as he finds it difficult to tolerate the free-spirited demeanour of his wife who socialises jovially with his friends.

Hudugigagi

2003

Ranga SSLC poster
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Ranga, a rickshaw driver, attempts to clear his SSLC exams, but in vain. His ongoing rivalry with Bomb Naga, who thinks that Ranga killed his son, takes a toll on his life.

Ranga SSLC

2004

Vikram poster
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Vikram is a Kannada Romance Drama Directed by M.K.Maheshwaran, Starring Vijay Raghavendra and Sindhu Menon in lead roles.

Vikram

2003

Rowdy & MLA poster
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Shivu is an unemployed graduate who does not get along with his father and dislikes corruption. He decides to fight the social evil and bring about a change by joining politics.

Rowdy & MLA

1991

Aata Hudugata poster
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Prema and Raj decide to help their friends, Anu and Vicky, who are in love but face stern opposition. However, things complicate when Anu is murdered under mysterious circumstances.

Aata Hudugata

1995

Crazy Kutumba poster
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Crazy Kutumba is the story of a dysfunctional family bonding during a journey from Bijapur to Bangalore to participate in a TV reality show. A drunkard angry-old man, an aspiring inventor, a fitness freak-fatso, an ideal wife, a cute little dancer girl and a kleptomaniac guy all from the same family fight, scream, laugh, tease, sing, dance and generally have a fun-filled yet highly emotional journey from their small rural hometown to big city in a hope of making all their dreams come true.It’s the journey of discovery of all their strengths and weaknesses. With every new obstacle on the way, the family becomes stronger and realizes the potential of their unity. The film is about dreams of everyone and giving hope that dreams, however big, do come true.

Crazy Kutumba

2010

Navashakthi Vaibhava poster
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Ramkumar and Shruthi who make lot of oaths for the betterment of their children (Master Ramprasad and Kumari Arpitha) and once the children become a pair of very talented singers, they forget everything about their promises. It is only when the kids suffer through a crucial illness that they are reminded of their oaths and the couple set out on a pilgrimage along with their children to all the nine goddesses – Kollur Mookambike, Badami Banashankeri, Mysore Chamundeswari, Belgaum Yallamma, Horanadu Annapurneshwari, Katilu Durgaparameshwari, Annamma Devi of Bangalore, Shringeri Sharadambe, Gokarna Parameshwari. There are also villains in the film in the form of the other family members who are bent upon killing the children.

Navashakthi Vaibhava

2008

Bharjari Gandu poster
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1992 Kannada-language, romantic drama film directed by Renuka Sharma

Bharjari Gandu

1992

Bhagavan poster
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When Bhagawan, an unemployed man, rescues a film actress, Nanditha, from a few unruly thugs, she falls in love with him.

Bhagavan

2004

Killer Diary poster
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Kavya, an author, writes a weekly series named Killer Diary. However, things take a turn when someone starts murdering people close to her in the same way as depicted in her stories.

Killer Diary

1995

Kitthurina Huli poster
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When Vijay falls for Bharathi, an admirable college student who fights for justice, he gets transformed. However, their families, who have a history of rivalry between them, create obstacles for them.

Kitthurina Huli

1991

Jeevanadi poster
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After several years of marriage, a couple becomes parents. However, after a childless couple finds their infant boy, they take him away and try to raise him as their own son.

Jeevanadi

1996

Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police poster
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Due to an unexpected turn of events, an upright police officer gets married to two women. Hilarious events follow when he tries to juggle between his two wives.

Ibbaru Hendira Muddina Police

1991

Deva poster
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Deva, a villager, helps support his two brothers' education and upbringing. However, he sets out to exact revenge on them after they forget his good deeds and destroy his life.

Deva

1989

Yuddha Parva poster
10.0

Yuddha Parva is a 1991 Kannada action-drama film directed by Madhukara Belakavadi, starring Vinod Raj, Abhijith, Ashok Rao, and Pushpanjali

Yuddha Parva

1991