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Janardhanan

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Janardhanan is an actor and director in Malayalam cinema, credited on Sarvam Maya (2025).

Janardhanan Pillai (born 5 May 1946), simply known as Janardhanan, also known as Janardhanan Nair, is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Air Force employee who predominantly acts in Malayalam films. He acted in his first feature film Adyathe Kadha, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan in 1971, he acted in more than 700 films. He started his career when Malayalam films were made in black and white. He is known for his style of handling humour and his iconic voice.

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Also known as: Janardhanan Nair · Janardhanan Pillai · Janardanan

Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2025HridayapoorvamActor (Chittappaan)Malayalam
2025Sarvam MayaActor (Prahladan Namboothiri, Prabhendhu's elder uncle)Malayalam
20232018: എവരിവൺ ഇസ് എ ഹീറോActor (Balachandran Kurup)Malayalam
2022Autorickshawkarante BharyaActorMalayalam
2022KaduvaActor (Ananthanathan, former CM of Kerala)Malayalam
2022PaappanActor (Dr. Pattabhiraman, Rtd. Forensic Surgeon)Malayalam
2019Big BrotherActor (Achutha Kurup, Sachi's Grandfather)Malayalam
2019Jack & DanielActor (Chief Minister)Malayalam
2019KuttymamaActor (a retired soldier)Malayalam
2019Oru Yamandan PremakadhaActor (Karikkin Philipose,Davis's Grandfather)Malayalam
2019PattabhiramanActor (Varma)Malayalam
2019Vishudha PusthakamActorMalayalam
2018Abrahaminte SanthathikalActor (Priest)Malayalam
2018CaptainActor (K.Karunakaran, ex chief minister of Kerala)Malayalam
2018PanchavarnathathaActor (Bride's Father)Malayalam
2017AchayansActor (Varkey Vavachan, Tony's father)Malayalam
2017FukriActor (Venkatesh Iyer)Malayalam
2017LavakushaActor (Sathyan, film producer)Malayalam
2017MasterpieceActor (Chief Minister)Malayalam
2017Rakshadhikari Baiju OppuActor (Narayanan)Malayalam
2016Angane Thanne Nethave Anjettennam PinnaleActor (Sakuni Raghavan Pilla)Malayalam
2016MarupadiActorMalayalam
2015Bhaskar the RascalActor (Sankara Narayanan Pillai, Bhaskar's father and aadi's grandfather)Malayalam
2015Ormakalil Oru ManjukaalamActorMalayalam
2015Plus or MinusDirectorMalayalam
2015Thinkal Muthal Velli VareActor (Rtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon)Malayalam
2015Utopiayile RajavuActor (Vasavan Pillai)Malayalam
2014AvatharamActor (Mahadevan, Sudhakaran's and Madhavan's father)Malayalam
2014Ettekaal SecondActorMalayalam
2014Konthayum PoonoolumActor (Baby)Malayalam
2014Mannar Mathai Speaking 2Actor (Garvasees Aashan)Malayalam
2014Ring MasterActor (Chief Minister Ayyappan Kurup)Malayalam
2014Salala MobilesActor (Kodaangi)Malayalam
2013CareebeyansActor (Chief Minister Eeswaran Nambiar)Malayalam
2013Kammath & KammathActor (Vishnu Namboothiri)Malayalam
2013Maad DadActor (Mamachan)Malayalam
2013NadodimannanActor (Damodaran, Meera's grandfather)Malayalam
2013Oru YathrayilActorMalayalam
2013Vallatha PahayanActor (Balan's father)Malayalam
2012Josettante HeroActor (K.P Paniker)Malayalam
2012Karma YodhaActor (Narayana Menon)Malayalam
2012MadirasiActor (Kurup)Malayalam
2012Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.Actor (Ambattu Balagangadhara Menon)Malayalam
2012Namukku ParkkanActor (Krishnan Ammavan)Malayalam
2012Naughty ProfessorActorMalayalam
2012TheevramActor (SP Varma IPS)Malayalam
2012Thiruvambadi ThambanActor (Kunjachan)Malayalam
2012Trivandrum LodgeActor (Arthur Gopal Relton, a pianist)Malayalam
2011CollectorActor (Chief Minister Balachandran Kurup)Malayalam
2011Kudumbasree TravelsActor (Mullasery Raveendra Chakyar, Aswathy's father)Malayalam
2011Lucky JokersActor (Madhava Varma Thampuran)Malayalam
2011Makeup ManActor (Paul, Film producer)Malayalam
2011Nadakame UlakamActor ("Aani" Kurup)Malayalam
2011PayyansActor (Brittas's father)Malayalam
2011Ulakam Chuttum ValibanActor (Jayashankar's uncle)Malayalam
2011Venicile VyapariActor (SP Raghurama Varma IPS, Mahalakshmi's father)Malayalam
2010A Boy Called ElsammaActor (Balanpillai)Malayalam
2010Annarakkannanum ThannalayathuActorMalayalam
2010Best of LuckActor (Kuzhithura Ponnappan)Malayalam
2010BodyguardActor (Balakrishna Menon, Sethulakshmi's father)Malayalam
2010ChekavarActor (P.M Vasudhevan)Malayalam
2010KaaryasthanActor (Puthezhathu Major Ammavan)Malayalam
2010Malarvaadi Arts ClubActor (Nelloor Gopalan)Malayalam
2010Mummy & MeActor (Fr. Felix)Malayalam
2010PramaniActor (Castro Vareeth)Malayalam
20092 Harihar NagarActor (Fr. Stephen Varghese)Malayalam
2009Aayirathil OruvanActor (Eenasu)Malayalam
2009ChattambinaduActor (Vadival Vasu)Malayalam
2009Ee Pattanathil BhoothamActor (Philipose, and shapeshift of Jimmy to Philipose, by means of Bhootham)Malayalam
2009Kadha, Samvidhanam KunchakkoActor (Chief Minister Sukumaran Varma)Malayalam
2009LoudspeakerActor (Old man)Malayalam
2009Love In SingaporeActorMalayalam
2009Makante AchanActor (Kurup)Malayalam
2009Moz & CatActor (Outha)Malayalam
2009Oru Black and White KudumbamActor (Madhava Varma)Malayalam
2009Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesActor (G. Vaidyanathan IAS, Siddharth's father)Malayalam
2009Samastha Keralam POActor (Valiya Ammavan)Malayalam
2009Seetha KalyanamActor (Thiruvattar Thankavelu)Malayalam
2008Annan ThambiActor (Ravunni, Achu's and Appu's father)Malayalam
2008College KumaranActor (V. Narendranath, College Principal)Malayalam
2008Crazy GopalanActor (Narayana Kurup, Panchayat President)Malayalam
2008De Ingottu NokkiyeActorMalayalam
2008Magic LampActor (Ananthan Menon)Malayalam
2008Malabar WeddingActor (Paappan)Malayalam
2008MayabazarActor (Kurian, Neena's Father)Malayalam
2008MinnaminnikoottamActor (Karaparamban, Balan's friend)Malayalam
2008RoudramActor (Chief Minister C. K)Malayalam
2008Twenty:20Actor (Ramakrishnapilla)Malayalam
2007HalloActor (Advocate M. N. Nambiar, Sivaraman's and Sudheesh's Father)Malayalam
2007Inspector GarudActor (Krishnan Namboothiri)Malayalam
2007KaakkiActor (Bahuleyan)Malayalam
2007NasraniActor (Thampi / Thampichayan, DK's friend and clubmate)Malayalam
2007Panthaya KozhiActor (Sankaran Nair)Malayalam
2007Paranju Theeratha VisheshangalActorMalayalam
2006ChessActor (Easwara Varma, Radhika's grandfather)Malayalam
2006Kanaka SimhasanamActor (Upendra Varma)Malayalam
2006NottamActor (Menon)Malayalam
2006PathaakaActor (Muhammed Mash)Malayalam
2006Red SaluteActor (Medayil Ittichan)Malayalam
2005Immini NalloraalActorMalayalam
2005Thommanum MakkalumActorMalayalam
2004Chathikkatha ChanthuActorMalayalam
2004Kanninum KannadikkumActorMalayalam
2004Sethurama Iyer CBIActor (Ouseppachan)Malayalam
2003Melvilasam SariyanuActorMalayalam
2002AdheenaActorMalayalam
2002ChirikkudukkaActorMalayalam
2002Kayamkulam KanaranActorMalayalam
2001DubaiActor (Minister K. J. Nair, secondary antagonist)Malayalam
2000Darling DarlingActorMalayalam
1999VazhunnorActorMalayalam
1998OrmacheppuActorMalayalam
1998Punjabi HouseActorMalayalam
1998Summer in BethlehemActorMalayalam
19973DirectorMalayalam
1997AncharakalyanamActorMalayalam
1997AniathipravuActorMalayalam
1997Killikurushiyile Kudumba MelaActorMalayalam
1997Kottappurathe KoottukudumbamActorMalayalam
1997PoomarathanalilActorMalayalam
1997The CarActorMalayalam
1996K.L. 7/95 Ernakulam NorthActorMalayalam
1996Kanjirappally KariachanActorMalayalam
1996Kanjirappally KuriachanActorMalayalam
1996Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan RajavuActorMalayalam
1996കാഞ്ഞിരപ്പള്ളി കറിയാച്ചൻActorMalayalam
1995Aadyathe KanmaniActorMalayalam
1995Minnaminuginum MinnukettuActorMalayalam
1994Pidakkozhi Koovunna NoottanduActorMalayalam
1994Ponthan MadaActorMalayalam
1994Vardhakya PuranamActorMalayalam
1993Meleparambil AanveeduActorMalayalam
1992Soorya GayathriActorMalayalam
1991Nattu VisheshamActorMalayalam
1990Noottonnu RaavukalActorMalayalam
1989AksharathettuActorMalayalam
1989NaduvazhikalActorMalayalam
1989Nagarangalil Chennu RaparkamActorMalayalam
1988Oru CBI Diary KurippuActor (Kilivathuckal Ouseppachan)Malayalam
1986AavanazhiActorMalayalam
1986Abhayam ThediActorMalayalam
1984Oru Kochu SwapnamActorMalayalam
1980Pavizha MutthuActorMalayalam
1979Hridayathil Nee MathramActorMalayalam
1978VelluviliActorMalayalam
1975Njan Ninne PremikkunnuActorMalayalam
1975Sathyathinte NizhalilActorMalayalam

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