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Acting

Janardhanan

Career: Active from 1969 to 2025, busiest in 1995 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Nadodikkattu
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Janardhanan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.0, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.4, average 2.5
Biographical
0.3, average 1.0
Scare
1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Malayalam Cinema 25
Character-Driven 12
Social Commentary 11
Family Drama 11
Character-Driven Narrative 8
Nostalgic 6
Family Dynamics 6
Crime Drama 4
Character Study 4
Situational Humor 4
Friendship 4
Emotional 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

279

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Vala

as Thankachan The Cat (Voice)

2020s

7 titles · average score 62

Sarvam Maya

74

as Prahladan Namboothiri

Hridayapoorvam

64

as Chittappan

Nagendran’s Honeymoons

57

TV show · as Avarachan

2018

81

as Chief Minister

Voice of Sathyanathan

61

as Vaidyar

Paappan

62

as Chief Minister

Big Brother

33

as Vallyammavan

2010s

50 titles · average score 49

Childhood Friends

as Muthappa

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

17

as Rtd. Col. Viswanatha Menon

Bhaskar The Rascal

51

as Sankara Narayanan Pillai

Konthayum Poonoolum

as Freddy

Namukku Parkkan

as Krishnan Ammavan

The King & The Commissioner

39

as G. K.

Thiruvambadi Thamban

as Kunjachan

Payyans

as Brittas's father

Collector

as CM Balachandran Kurup

Makeup Man

53

as Paul

Pramani

45

as Castro Vareeth

Bodyguard

69

as Karyasthan

2000s

78 titles · average score 55

Ee Pattanathil Bhootham

37

as Philippoase

Malabar Wedding

as Paappan

Thommanum Makkalum

67

as Panikkar

Immini Nalloraal

as Bhaskara Pillai

Rappakal

69

as Sankaran Kuttiyar

Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty

as Narayanan

Vettam

72

as Fernandes

Chathikkatha Chanthu

71

as Thampuran

Karumadikkuttan

61

as Govindan Nair

Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka

78

as Balakrishnan Nambiar

as Parel Pappu

Devadoothan

75

as College Principal Edward

1990s

88 titles · average score 67

Summer in Bethlehem

77

as Colonel C.R. Menon

Punjabi House

76

as Manninder Singh

Junior Mandrake

67

as Shankara Pillai

The Car

56

as Kumaran

Aniyathipraavu

69

as Dr. Kuttappayi

Achan Raajavu Appan Jethavu

as Madhavan Thampi

Pingami

70

as Koshy Varghese

Mafia

as Jayashankar

Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans

as Govinda Menon

Dhruvam

75

as Marar

Sadayam

79

as Superintendent Harishankar

My Dear Muthachan

as Adv. Ananthan

1980s

46 titles · average score 71

Adikkurippu

68

as Williams

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu

71

as Ouseppachan

Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu

60

as Ramachandran

Nadodikkattu

84

as Kovai Venkatesan

Irupatham Noottandu

77

as IG Issac Thomas

Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam

79

as Police Inspector

Aavanazhi

68

as Vincent

Kathodu Kathoram

74

as Laser

Mulamoottil Adima

as Ibrahim

Unaru

as Balan

Lakshmana Rekha

as Balachandra Menon

Manushya Mrugam

as Chandran

1970s

8 titles

Aaravam

as Anthony

Eeta

as Kurup

Iniyum Puzhayozhukum

as Sukumaran

Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana

as Ravikumar

Chennaaya Valarthiya Kutty

as Muthu

Cheenavala

as Rowdi Paachan

as Panicker

Utsavam

as Ouseppu

1960s

1 title

Janmabhoomi

as Nambiar