What is "janardhanan"

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.

Janardhanan or Janardanan may refer to:

• Janardhanan (actor) (born 1946), Indian Malayalam film actor
• Janardhanan Ramdas (born 1970), Indian cricketer
• Karamana Janardanan Nair (1936–2000), Indian Malayalam film actor
• Kalarical Janardhanan Sreeram (born 1973), Indian scientist
• Kudamaloor Janardanan, Indian flautist of the Carnatic music tradition
• Ganesh Janardhanan, Indian Tamil film actor and producer
• Babu Janardhanan, Indian Malayalam screenplay writer and a film director