Janardhanan
Born
Janardhanan Pillai

(1946-05-05) 5 May 1946[1]
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor of Commerce
Alma materVelu Thampi Memorial N.S.S. College, Dhanuvachapuram
Occupations
Years active1965–present
SpouseVijayalaxmi Janardhanan
Children2
Parents
  • Kollarakkattu Veettil K. Gopala Pillai
  • Gouri Amma
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Air Force

Janardhanan Pillai (born 5 May 1946), also known as Janardhanan Nair, is an Indian actor, producer and a former Indian Air Force personnel who predominantly acts in Malayalam films.[2] 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. He started his career playing brusque villains and sub hero roles in the 1970s and early 1980s, acting along with Prem Nazir and Jayan, but later established 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. Mimicry artists perform with his noted role of Garvasis Aashan in Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995). But along with comic roles, he had done serious roles like D.I.G Marar in Dhruvam and Jayashankar in Mafia. Apart from stereotyped Hindu/Muslim/Christian characters, he has the distinction of portraying a Sikh and a Jewish character.

Personal life

Janardhanan Pillai was born in the village of Ullala near Vaikom on May 5, 1946, to Kollarakkattu Veettil Paravoor K. Gopala Pillai and Gouri Amma, as their youngest son. He has four brothers and three sisters.[3] He had his primary education from NSS High School, Vechoor and pre-university from NSS Hindu College, Changanassery. Later, he joined the Indian Air force for a short period. After two years in 1967, he joined Velu Thampi Memorial N.S.S. College, Dhanuvachapuram for B.Com.

He debuted in a Family Planning documentary Prathisanthi, directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan, recommended by lecturer Sreevaraham Balakrishnan. He turned down the offer of bank employment and became Production Manager for Chemparathi, produced by S. K. Nair and directed by P. N. Menon. After that, he worked with Kakkanadan and V. B. C. Nair for Malayalanadu weekly. Then S. K. Nair sent him to Madras (now called Chennai) to take charge in his Madras office. While working there, he got an opportunity to act in Aadhyathe Katha in 1972.[4]

He is married to Vijayalaksmi and they have two daughters: Rema Ranjini and Laxmi.[5]

Filmography

As actor

1970s

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972Aadhyathe KathaMohan
ChemparathyVinayan
1973Gayathri
MazhakaaruSoman
Chukku
1974Udayam Kizhakku Thanne
Bhoogolam ThiriyunnuGopi
Moham
1975Swami Ayyappan
UtsavamOuseppu
PennpadaPanicker
Chalanum
Priyamulla Sophia
Njan Ninne Premikkunnu
Sathyathinte Nizhalil
Omanakkunju
Odakkuzhal
Love Letter
CheenavalaRowdy Pachan
1976AbhinandanamPolice Inspector
Mallanum Mathevanum
PonniSub-collector
PrasaadamSukumaran
Ozhikkinethire
Chennai Valarthiya Kutty
Anaavaranam
Missi
AyalkkaariMathew
1977Anjali
KannappanunniPachan
Muttathe MullaRamesh
Agninakshathram
Harshabashpam
Makam Piranna Manka
Saritha
Ivanente Priyaputhran
Veedu Oru Swargam
Innale InnuChadran
Aanandham ParamaanandhamInspector Raghavan
Acharam Ammini Osaram OmanaRavikumar
1978Snehikkan Samayamilla
Aarum AnyarallaBaby
Avalku Maranamilla
VelluviliSreedharan
YagaswamVijayan
Vadakakku Oru Hridayam
Snehathinte Mukhangal
Iniyum PuzhayozhukumSukumaran
Randu Penkuttikal
Avalude Ravukal
Kadathanaattu MaakkamKunjikannan
Mukkuvane Snehicha BhoothamLopez
Bandham
KanyakaRaghavan
Vyaamoham
AaravamAnthony
Vayanadan Thamban
Kudumbam Namukku SreekovilVenugopal
EetaKurup
1979Vijayam Nammude Senani
Ezhu NirangalRadhakrishnan
Hridayathil Nee Matram
Iniyathra
IndradhanussuSub Inspector Babu
PrabhaathasandhyaKutty Sankaran
Vijayanum VeeranumPrakash
Lillypookkal
JimmyBabu Paul
Simhasanam
Itha Oru TheeramChandran
Vaaleduthaven Vaalaal
Vellayani ParamuKottaram Sarvadhikari Swami
Yakshi PaaruShekharan
Sandhyaragam
Jeevitham Oru GaanamVarghese
Ore Vaanam Ore BhoomiRaghuTamil film
EzhamkadalinakkareRaghu

1980s

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980AshwaradhamRajagopal
SathyamBalraj
TheenalangalMadhavan/Rajasekharan
AagamanamMurali
Saraswathi YaamamMadhu
Dwik VijayamPankajakshan
Idi Muzhakkam
Paalattu KunjikannanThampikutti
ChandrahasamBalan
Raagam Thaanam Pallavi
Avan Oru Ahankaari
KadalkkaattuGopalan
Manushya MrugamChandran
1981Ellaam Ninakku VendiSomarajan
Aambal Poovu
Tharattu
Ithihasam
Itha Oru DhikkariKoyikkal Kuruppu
Nizhal Yudham
Ariyappedatha RahasyamPappan
1982Snehapoorvam MeeraBaby
MarupachaJanardhanan
Njan EkananuRaghu
KeniMadhusoodanan
Post MortemUnni
EthiraalikalHamsa
Sharam
Aayudham
MylanjiMoideen
AarambhamLazar
Ithiri Neram Othiri KaryamShekharan
1983Samrambham
PourashamLawrence
Angam
NanayamVasu
Ee Yugam
Bandham
Arabikkadal
IniyengilumKariyachan
1984Unaroo
Oru Kochu SwapnamCo-operative bank manager
UyarangalilA. K. Menon
Lakshmana RekhaBalachandra Menon
Kudumbam Oru Swargam Bharya Oru DevathaPaul
KadamattathachanAliyar
AksharangalTheatre Artist Babujose
Ivide ThudangunnuS. P.
AdiyozhukkukalHamsa
Aalkkoottathil ThaniyeBalachandran
1985UyirthezhunnelppuAnand
Pournami Raavil 3D
Idanilangal
MukhyamanthriPappachan
Mulamoottil AdimaIbrahim
Janakeeya KodathiJanardanan
AnubandhamPolice Officer
Kathodu KathoramLazar
Kattukulle ThiruvizhaTamil film
1986Sukhamo DeviOuseppachan
Koodanayum Kattu
Abhayam ThediC. S. Nair
Gandhinagar 2nd StreetProfessor
Niramulla RavulkalKumaran
YuvajanotsavamUnnithan
Cabaret Dancer
Pournami Rathriyil
NimishangalS.P. Damodharan Pillai
AavanazhiVincent
Ee KaikalilMadhava Menon
1987Amme BhagavathiSwami Siddhan
VruthamAvarachan
NadodikkattuKovai Venkatesan
Irupatham NoottanduIG Thomas IPS
Unnikale Oru Kadha ParayamPolice Inspector
Kaala Rathri
Mangalya CharthuKuruppu
Thoranam
Itha SamayamayiMLA Vattappara
Sreedharante Onnam ThirumurivuRamachandran
Adimakal UdamakalRamachandran
Aankiliyude TharattuStanley
1988Moonnam MuraIG Mathews
Oru CBI Diary KurippuK. A. Ouseppachan
AbkariKarthikeyan
August 1K. Divakara Kaimal
Karate Girls
EvidenceD I G
1921Appunni Nair
ThanthramAdv. Rajasekharan
MukthiShekharan Nair
1989AksharathettuRegional Manager
VaravelpuKumaran
VandanamMP Ramachandran
Pradeshika Varthakal
The NewsRadhakrishnan
NaduvazhikalAasan
Prabhatham Chuvanna Theruvil
AdhipanKaimal
CharithramCherian
AdikkurippuWilliam
JagrathaOuseppachan

1990s

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Crime BranchCharukeshan
Randam VaravuPolice Officer
Nagarangalil Chennu RaparkamRambo Chackochan
Kuruppinte Kanakku PustakomBeena's Uncle
Kadathanadan Ambadi
May DinamChachappan
Lal SalamKannan Muthalali
Nammude NaaduCI Joseph
ArhathaKrishnakumar
AppuJanardhana Kaimal
No.20 Madras MailAdv. Thomas Mathew
1991NattuvisheshamKattumooppan
KilukkampettiManaging Director
GodfatherGopi
Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty
AdvaithamKrishnan Kutty Menon
Nayam VyakthamakkunnuChackochan
AdayalamAdv. Haridas
1992Mayaunna Manasukal
Soorya GayathriBabu Karunakaran
Poochakkaru Mani KettumMenon
AdhwaythamKrishnankutty Menon
Sathyaprathinja
Kizhakkan PathrosePonjikkara Appa
ApaarathaPhalgunan
SadayamPolice Officer
OottyppattanamMenon
My Dear MuthachanAdv. Ananthan
Ennodishtam KoodamoArathi's Uncle
AdharamKrishna Menon
ThalastaanamC.M Krishnankutty
1993Sarovaram
Porutham
AacharyanRaveendranath
Varam
Sthalathe Pradhana PayyansCM Govinda Menon
MithunamSivasankaran
Meleparambil AnveeduKannappan
Maya MayooramMohan Tharakan
JanamK. Divakaran
EkalavyanKrishnan
DevaasuramKunjikrishnan Nambiar
DhruvamD.I.G. Marar
VatsalyamRamankutty Menon
MafiaDYSP Jayashankar
PaalayamLawrence
1994Kabooliwala'Minnal' Thomachan
Vardhakya PuranamCherian Thomas
Vadhu DoctoranuSankaran
Poochakkaru Mani KettumMenon
PingamiKoshy Varghese
Pidakkozhi Koovunna NoottanduDr. Vishnu Narayanan Potty
VaranamaalyamThomas
Rajadhani
KinnaripuzhayoramSivashankaran Nair
CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.Rishikeshan Nair
BheesmacharyaMadhavan Nair
VishnuDivakaran
1995HighwayDYSP George Alexander
No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore NorthKunjukkuttychayan
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum
Achan Rajavu Appan JethavuMadhavan Thampi
Parvathy ParinayamNarayanankutty
Minnaminuginum MinnukettuUnnithan
Tom & JerryChachan
Three Men ArmyK. R. G. Menon
Thacholi Varghese ChekavarMathukutty
Sindoora RekhaNarayanan Nair
Puthukottyile Puthu ManavalanPalathara Palunni
Pai BrothersKesavan
Mannar Mathai SpeakingGarvasees Ashan
Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari GuptaAchuthankutty
Kidilol KidilamKarunakara Kuruppu
Kalamasseriyil KalyanayogamKalamassery Krishnan Nair
Kaattile Thadi Thevarude AnaAlexander
Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya SrimanPhalgunan
Aniyan Bava Chetan BavaKottaram Veedan
Aadyathe KanmaniUnnithan
1996Mimics Super 1000Easwara Kurup
Swapna Lokathe BalabhaskaranSadashivan
Parasala Pachan Payannur Paramu
Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu
Manthrika KuthiraKunjukutty
Kanjirapally Kariachan
1997The Good BoysMohanachandran
SupermanNithya's Valyachan
Kilikurussiyile Kudumbamela
PoonilamazhaAbhimana Varma
Kottappurathe KoottukudumbamBharathan Pillai
Oru Mutham ManimuthamSreedharan
PoomarathanalilFernandez
Vamsam
Anjarakalyanam
Junior Mandrake
The CarKumarettan
Kilukil Pambaram
KarunyamK. K. Nair
KadhanayakanSathrughnan Pillai
Hitler BrothersThrivikraman
Aniyathi PravuDr. Kuttappayi
VarnapakittuRamaswamy Iyer
1998Summer in BethlehemColonel C.R. Menon
Punjabi HouseManninder Singh
Meenathil ThalikettuKunjiraman
MayilpeelikkavuNarayanan Kutty
Gloria Fernandez From USA
Ormacheppu
1999VazhunnorThevakattu Avarachan
Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne NjaanumKrishnan Nair
UstaadSwamy
PathramKuruvithadam Baby
Njangal SanthushtaranuIdikkula Ittoopp
Parashala Pachan Payannur Paramu
American AmmayiMenon
James BondKunnamkulam Rappai
FriendsMadhava Varma
F.I.RChief Minister
Crime FileKaliyar Pathrose Vaidyan
ChandamamaThampy

2000s

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Sathyam Shivam SundaramSambhavana Warrier
PilotsShekharan
Mr. ButlerRamakrishnan
Swayamvara PanthalRadhakrishnan
DreamsThottathil Mathen
Mark AntonyParel Pappu
DevadoothanPrincipal
Darling DarlingUnnithan
Daivathinte MakanFr. Gabriel
2001Saivar ThirumeniFr. Kuruvithadam
Randam BhavamD. I. G. of Police
Naranathu ThampuranPolice officer Chandradas
Ee Ravil
Rakshasa RajavuChief Minister
NagaravadhuKesari Govinda Pillai
DubaiK. J. Nair
KarumadikkuttanGovindan Nair
Andolanam
Narendran Makan Jayakanthan VakaBalakrishnan Nambiar
NarimanChief Minister Shekharan
One Man ShowRaveendran
2002KattuchembakamA.D.G.P Narendra Thampi
Kadha
ThandavamMenon
SnehithanVivek's father
KuberanVasan
Kayamkulam Kanaran
Kaiyethum DoorathPassenger in the boat
ChirikkudukkaPrahaladhan Pillai
Bamboo BoysMula Swamy
2003GramophoneGregory
Chronic BachelorParameswaran Pillai
Sadanandante SamayamMenon
Swapnam Kondu ThulabharamMadhavan Thampi
Melvilasam SariyanuMenon
Mizhi RandilumThampi
IvarS. K. Nair
Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduAjith's uncle
2004ThalamelamKochousepp
Kottaram VaidyanMarthandan
Vamanapuram Bus RouteBahuleyan
Sethurama Iyer CBIOuseppachan
UdayamKrishna Menon
Njan Salperu RamankuttyNarayanan
Kanninum KannadikkumNarayanan
Chathikkatha ChanthuThampuran
VettamFernandes
NatturajavuFather Pappy
BlackAasan
KadhavaseshanVeerabhadran Nair/Kuttammavan
2005Five FingersFr. Nedumbaran
Udayananu TharamMadhumathi's father
Immini NalloraalBhaskara Pillai
Thommanum MakkalumPanikkar
Alice in WonderlandMani Kuruvilla
RappakalSankaran Kuttiyar
The TigerAhamed Sahib
2006Jayam
Madhuchandralekha
RashtramKeshava Menon
Kilukkam KilukilukkamSankaran Potty
Thuruppu GulanPeethambaran
ChessEaswara Varma
NottamMenon
Red SaluteMedayil Ittichan
PathaakaMuhammed Mash
Kanaka SimhasanamUpendra Varma
2007Inspector GarudKrishnan Namboothiri
Paranju Theeratha VisheshangalRaghavan Nair
Panthaya KozhiSankaran Nair
KhakiBahuleyan
July 4Lokanathan
HalloM. N. Nambiar
NazraniThampi
2008Magic LampAnandan
De Ingottu Nokkiye
RaudramChief Minister
College KumaranV Narendranath
Malabar WeddingPaappan
Annan ThambiRavunni
MayabazarKuriayachan
Twenty:20Ramakrishnapilla
Crazy GopalanNarayana Kurup
2009Kadha, Samvidhanam KunchakkoChief Minister
Aayirathil OruvanEenasu
Sanmanasullavan AppukuttanLambodharan Pilla
Samastha Keralam POValiya Ammavan
Oru Black and White KudumbamMadhava Varma
UtharaswayamvaramVasu
Moz & CatAvutha
Seetha KalyanamThiruvattar Thankavelu
Makante AchanKurup
Love In Singapore
2 Harihar NagarFr. Stephen Varghese
Ee Pattanathil BhoothamPhilipose
LoudspeakerGrandpa
ChattambinaduVadival Vasu

2010s

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010BodyguardBalakrishna Menon
Annarakkannanum ThannalayathuMuthupandi Chettiar
Bombay Mittayi
Kaaryasthan
Malarvaadi Arts ClubNelloor Gopalan
Mummy & MeFr. Felix
PramaniCastro Vareeth
Best of LuckKuzhithura Ponnappan
ChekavarP.M.V.
Elsamma Enna AankuttyBalan Pillai
Kudumbasree TravelsMullasery Raveendra Chakyar
2011Lavender
Makeup ManPaul, Film producer
PayyansBrittas's father
Violin
Ulakam Chuttum ValibanJayashankar's uncle
Maharaja Talkies
Lucky JokersMadhava Varma Thampuran
Nadakame UlakamAanni Kurup
Venicile VyapariRaghuramavarma
2012Mullassery Madhavan Kutty Nemom P. O.
The King & the CommissionerCentral Minister G. K
Trivandrum LodgeArthur Gopal Relton
MadirasiKurup
KarmayodhaNarayana Menon
Naughty Professor
Ee Thirakkinidayil
TheevramS.P Varma
Namukku ParkkanKrishnan Ammavan
Thiruvambadi ThambanKunjachan
2013NadodimannanDamodharan
Maad DadMamachan
Proprietors: Kammath & KammathThirumeni
Black ButterflyLazer
CareebeyansChief Minister
Vallatha Pahayan
KQ
2014Mannar Mathai Speaking 2Garvasees Aasan
Salalah MobilesKodaangiGuest appearance
Ettekaal Second
Konthayum PoonoolumBaby
2015Bhaskar the RascalSankara Narayanan Pillai
Utopiayile RajavuVasavan Pillai
2016Savam
Marupadi
2017FukriVenkatesh Iyer
Georgettan's Pooram
Rakshadhikari Baiju OppuNarayanan
LavakushaSathyan, film producer
MasterpieceChief Minister
2018CaptainK. Karunakaran
PanchavarnathathaBride's Father
Abrahaminte SanthathikalPriest
Aanakkallan
2019Kalikoottukkar
Oru Yamandan PremakadhaDavis's GrandfatherCameo
Kuttymama
Vishudha Pusthakam
PattabhiramanVarma
Jack & DanielKerala CM

2020s

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Big BrotherValliyammavan
2022KaduvaChief Minister Ananthanathan
PaappanDr. Pattabhiraman
Autorickshawkarante BharyaFrench Vasu
2023ChristopherChief Minister
2018Chief Minister
Voice of SathyanathanVaidyar[6]

As dubbing artist

YearFilmFor WhomCharacter
2003Magic Magic 3DAl DioroThief in wheelchair

Television

References

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