Karamana Janardanan Nair

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Acting

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Gender

Male

Birthday

25-Jul-1936

Age

(90 years old)

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Also Known As
  • Karamana Janardhanan Nair
  • കരമന ജനാർദ്ദനൻ നായർ

Karamana Janardanan Nair

Biography

Karamana Janardanan Nair was one of the most famous Malayalam film actors during the 80s and 90s. He won wide acclaim, especially for the protagonist role in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Elippathayam. He is best remembered for his roles in Agnidevan (as Vasudeva Warrier) and Sphadikam (as Fr. Ottaplakkan). His last role was as Fr. Paulose in the movie FIR.


Credits

മുത്തുക്കുടയും ചൂടി മുത്തുക്കുടയും ചൂടി (1989) Character: Inchivillakam Damodhara Kurup
A jobless bachelor finally gets lucky. But his greedy relatives are watching him.
കല്യാണ ഉണ്ണികൾ കല്യാണ ഉണ്ണികൾ (1997) Character: N/A
Two bachelors, since they are unemployed, struggle to make a living for themselves. However, their lives take a turn when they meet an evil businessman.
കളിയൂഞ്ഞാല് കളിയൂഞ്ഞാല് (1997) Character: Raghavan Maash
Kaliyoonjal movie portrays a brother to a disturbed sister. The sister, played by Shalini, is mentally disturbed if any thing goes against her will. She is possessive of her brother and creates a havoc when she gets angry. Enter Shobhana who marries Mammootty and Dileep, who plays Shobhana's brother and marries Shalini, and problems start up in the family.
മുഖാമുഖം മുഖാമുഖം (1984) Character: N/A
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.
അറിയാത്ത വീഥികൾ അറിയാത്ത വീഥികൾ (1984) Character: Bhaskaran
Judge Jaganathan is an extremely principled man who is willing to face any kind of adversity while upholding his moral values.
ഐസ്‌ ക്രീം ഐസ്‌ ക്രീം (1986) Character: N/A
Two teenagers escape from an institution and are on the run having fun all along. Their paths cross with two elderly friends and they join in their adventures.
ദിനരാത്രങ്ങൾ ദിനരാത്രങ്ങൾ (1988) Character: Sankarath Madhava Menon
Aravindan is shot at by the police for murdering Madhavan, a landlord. Ironically, he is supposed to be treated by Madhavan's daughter, Dr Savithri, who feels compassionate towards Aravindan.
അഗ്നിദേവന്‍ അഗ്നിദേവന്‍ (1995) Character: Vasudeva Warrier
Agnidevan is a 1995 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Revathi Menon, Devan and Bharath Gopi in lead roles.
പക്ഷേ... പക്ഷേ... (1994) Character: Balan's father
Pakshe movie is all about Balachandran (Mohanlal) who had to sacrifice his childhood love (Shobhana), to marry into a rich family who only wanted his IAS Status, in order to save his poor family, lives a life of regret and despair for his decision.
കിഴക്കുണരും പക്ഷി കിഴക്കുണരും പക്ഷി (1991) Character: Ananthu' Father
Kizhakkunarum Pakshi is a musical film about film industry and the life and struggling of music directors, singers etc.
ഭൂമിക ഭൂമിക (1991) Character: Memana Madhava Panikkar
Bhoomika is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by IV Sasi and produced by John Paul and MG Soman. The film stars Jayaram, M.G. Soman, Urvashi and Suresh Gopi in lead roles. The film had musical score by Raveendran.
Cheppadividya Cheppadividya (1993) Character: Thankappan
Josekutty (Sudheesh), an orphan, slips into the world of crime after teaming up with petty thief Mayyanad Madhavan (Sreenivasan), but is arrested & jailed. After his release, in a heist gone wrong, he kills a security guard, for which Madhavan accepts the blame & goes to jail. Josekutty, who was trying in vain to get himself jailed, helps an old lady in distress, Rachael Mathew (Srividya), thereby becoming a member of her household & gets close to Rachael's adopted daughter Elsa (Monisha).
The Porter The Porter (1996) Character: Rama Varma
The story about a village and a group of friends.
നയം വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്നു നയം വ്യക്തമാക്കുന്നു (1991) Character: N/A
Sukumaran, a budding politician, neglects his wife as he focuses on his career. As a result, their relationship weakens leading to a separation.
Ithu Manjukaalam Ithu Manjukaalam (1993) Character: N/A
Identical twins Revathy and Aswathy are married to Balu and Gopi respectively. Their happy lives are turned upside down when a man from their past comes back and haunts them.
പുലി വരുന്നേ പുലി പുലി വരുന്നേ പുലി (1985) Character: Commissioner
A political satire about the corrupt political leaders and the affinity to get rich through any means.
വൃദ്ധന്മാരെ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക വൃദ്ധന്മാരെ സൂക്ഷിക്കുക (1995) Character: Goda Varma
Satyaraj and Dharmaraj, two thieves, disguise themselves as old men to escape from their problems. They join a group of old men at a resort, who have come to enjoy life for a month.
മലപ്പുറംഹാജി മഹാനായജോജി മലപ്പുറംഹാജി മഹാനായജോജി (1994) Character: Kunjalikkutty's father
Siddique gets a visa to go to Dubai and a job offer at his Dads friend's school in Malappuram at the same time. His dad refuses to let him go to Dubai and wants him to take the teaching job. So he sends Mukesh who is looking for a job as himself for the school job and goes to Dubai without his parents knowing which leads to hilarious situations.
ജനാധിപത്യം ജനാധിപത്യം (1997) Character: Kannan Menon
Janathipathyam movie is all about the communist party wins the assembly election but their proposed chief minister candidate loses the election. The party chief Bhattathirippadu suggests the name of R D Nayanar (Suresh Gopi) for the top post in Kerala. Nayanar, who was the former asst city police commissioner of Trivandrum has his own reasons to come back to the city. He has to take the revenge.
മീനമാസത്തിലെ സൂര്യൻ മീനമാസത്തിലെ സൂര്യൻ (1986) Character: Janmi
Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the British to attain India's independence.
പൊന്മുട്ടയിടുന്ന താറാവ് പൊന്മുട്ടയിടുന്ന താറാവ് (1988) Character: Hajji
Bhaskaran, a goldsmith, is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When Bhaskaran asks for Sneha's hand in marriage, to his shock, she denies their love affair.
ഭാഗ്യവാൻ ഭാഗ്യവാൻ (1994) Character: Mulankattu Gurukkal
Sreenivasan gets a horoscope reading that he will be a big good luck charm . The only problem is the reading also says that he will be lucky to everyone else and wont be able to captilize on it benefit himself.
ആരോരുമറിയാതെ ആരോരുമറിയാതെ (1984) Character: Rama Varma
Professor Panicker sets out on a trip with his two friends, Varma and Stephen. Among the three, Stephen is a bachelor. Troubles shoot up when Varma tries to find a girl to share his bed.
അവിടത്തെപ്പോലെ ഇവിടെയും അവിടത്തെപ്പോലെ ഇവിടെയും (1985) Character: Padmanabha Kurup
Avidathepole Ivideyum movie revolves around Anirudhan and Sugumaran who are roommates and are both pharmaceutical company executives. Sugumaran is urbane and somewhat westernized in attitude, Anirudhan is more of a son-of-the-soil type. During a trip to Anirudhan's village, Sugumaran falls in love with Sujatha who is Anirudhan's sister. Concurrently, Anirudhan takes a liking for Neelima, who is Sugumaran's sister. The two couples marry and then face the realities of marriage due to their different upbringing and lifestyles.
മഴവില്‍കാവടി മഴവില്‍കാവടി (1989) Character: Nanukuttan
Velayudham and his cousin Valli are in love since their childhood. Her father Shankarankutty hates Velayudham and looks for a groom for his daughter. One day, Velayudham and Valli try to elope but Shankarankutty finally capture them. Vexed by this misadventure, Velayudham leaves his village to Palani in order to find a job with the help of his friend Kunju Khader (Charle). Kunju Khader turns out to be a pickpocket.
ഒഴിവുകാലം ഒഴിവുകാലം (1985) Character: Ramachandran
Daughter coming to home for vacation unaware of some past secrets that could ignite family tension.
ആനവാൽ മോതിരം ആനവാൽ മോതിരം (1991) Character: Home Minister
James (Sreenivasan) is an average police officer, apathetic towards his job and only in it for his monthly salary. Due to a misunderstanding during a blood test at a laboratory, he believes that he has a fatal disease and is about to die soon. He eyes the insurance payout his family would get if he dies in action and embarks on impossible missions to get himself killed in action.
അടുത്തടുത്ത് അടുത്തടുത്ത് (1984) Character: Ayyappan Pillai
Ayyappan Pillai (Karamana Janardanan Nair) & Thankappan Pillai (Thilakan), friends, neighbors & business partners, plans to have Thankappan's son Raju (Rahman) marry Ayyappan's daughter Radha (Ahalya). However, their kids, both of whom who were in love with someone else, blocks the marriage by causing misunderstandings between their families. But when Raju's & Radha's romances fail & they fall in love with each other, now they have to reunite their warring families, for them to unite themselves.
രക്തസാക്ഷികള്‍ സിന്ദാബാദ് രക്തസാക്ഷികള്‍ സിന്ദാബാദ് (1998) Character: N/A
Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Suganya and Murali in lead roles.
ദശരഥം ദശരഥം (1989) Character: Manager Pillai
Rajiv, a chronic bachelor and a business tycoon, decides to have a child. Annie, who has financial needs, agrees to help him and give birth to Rajiv's child through artificial insemination.
അധിപൻ അധിപൻ (1989) Character: Minister
Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.
സ്ഫടികം സ്ഫടികം (1995) Character: Fr. Ottaplakkan
Chacko master, a school headmaster, is never happy with his son, Thomas, and always degrades him. However, having had enough of him, Thomas runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long.
ജനുവരി ഒരു ഓർമ്മ ജനുവരി ഒരു ഓർമ്മ (1987) Character: Ponnayyan
January Oru Orma is a 1987 Malayalam film directed by Joshi. The film stars Mohanlal, Karthika, Suresh Gopi and M. G. Soman in lead roles.
ഹിസ് ഹൈനസ്സ് അബ്ദുള്ള ഹിസ് ഹൈനസ്സ് അബ്ദുള്ള (1990) Character: Prabhakara Varma
The story follows Abdullah (Mohanlal) who is hired by the members of a wealthy royal family to assassinate the family head Maharaja Udayavarma (Nedumudi Venu). Abdullah comes into the royal palace under the disguise Ananthan Namboothiri, a classical singer, and tries to use this mask to softly kill the Maharaja.
യാത്രയുടെ അന്ത്യം യാത്രയുടെ അന്ത്യം (1989) Character: Kariyachan
The film depicts a famous Malayalam writer's emotional relationship with an intellectual who leads the life of a simple farmer in a remote village. The story unfolds through the writer's bus journey to visit him.
ലാൽസലാം ലാൽസലാം (1990) Character: Janardanan Potty
The story revolves around two phases of the lives of three comrades - before and after the imprisonment of Sakhav Nettoor Stephen, Sakhav T.K. Antony and Sakhav Sethulakshmi, members of the Communist Party of India.
മറ്റൊരാൾ മറ്റൊരാൾ (1988) Character: Kaimal
Susheela deserts her children and husband Kaimal to begin a new life with Giri. On learning this, Kaimal's friend, Balan, tries to reconcile them.
എസ്തപ്പാൻ എസ്തപ്പാൻ (1980) Character: N/A
Esthappan is a fisherman, who lives in a seashore colony. His story unfolds through narrations by other fishermen about his miraculous acts. Through the contradictory statements of these people, a mystical figure of Esthappan unfolds.
Parallel College Parallel College (1990) Character: N/A
Ananthan joins as a teacher in a college to get over his troubled past. However, his life changes for the better when he meets Sridevi.
ധ്വനി ധ്വനി (1988) Character: Kuttisankaran
Shabari falls in love with Devi and decides to get married to her. However, he and his parents are in for a shock when they learn that Devi is speech impaired.
വെള്ളാനകളുടെ നാട് വെള്ളാനകളുടെ നാട് (1988) Character: Radhakrishnan Nair
Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings
തിങ്കളാഴ്ച നല്ല ദിവസം തിങ്കളാഴ്ച നല്ല ദിവസം (1985) Character: Narayanankutty
Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam is a 1985 Malayalam drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It stars Mammootty, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Karamana Janardanan Nair and Srividya in pivotal roles. Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam movie tells two sons and their families get together to celebrate their mother's 60th birthday in their ancestral house. But problems develop when the younger son (Mammootty) reveals his plan to sell the house for Money and put the mother in an old age home.
സസ്നേഹം സസ്നേഹം (1990) Character: Thamaraserry Kuria
Thomaskutty who hails from a conservative Christian family gets married to a typical Tamil Brahmin girl, Saraswathy. They are left alone by their respective families for this reason. But both the families unite when a baby girl is born to the couples. The later part of the film deals with the problems faced by Thomaskutty and Saraswathy when their families start fighting even on petty issues.
കളിക്കളം കളിക്കളം (1990) Character: Advocate
Mammootty plays the role of a burglar who is known by different names in different places.He is a kind person and uses the money burgled to help poor and orphans. During one of his burglaries, he happens to witness a murder for which a police officer named Shekharan is falsely accused. He helps Shekharan to prove his innocence.
എഫ്. ഐ. ആർ. എഫ്. ഐ. ആർ. (1999) Character: Fr. Paulouse
A young journalist gets killed upon following the illegal activities of a corrupt politician. Police officer Mohammed Sarkar and his team set out to find the dark secrets behind the murder.
എലിപ്പത്തായം എലിപ്പത്തായം (1982) Character: Unni
Unni is the last male heir of a decaying feudal family in rural Kerala. His inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society causes him to gradually withdraw into isolation and paranoia.
അമ്മയാണെ സത്യം അമ്മയാണെ സത്യം (1993) Character: Omanakuttan's Father
Fifteen-year-old Parvathi (Annie) witnesses her family getting murdered and runs away from them to save her life. To prevent getting caught, she disguises herself as a boy named Thomas and starts living as a servant in a house of bachelors. One of the bachelors, Omanakuttan (Mukesh) discovers that Thomas is actually a girl. After hearing her story, Omanakkuttan and his friends try to help her. Before Jaganatha Varma could kill her, Policeman S. Narayanan (Balachandra Menon) discovers his plan and saves Parvathi.
മതിലുകൾ മതിലുകൾ (1990) Character: Karamana
Mathilukal ('Walls') is a free adaptation of the novelette of the same name, written by the celebrated Malayalam writer, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Autobiographical in character, it is set against the background of India’s freedom struggle in the ’40s when he was serving a term of imprisonment in the Trivandrum Central Jail. When the film opens, we see Basheer in a police lock-up, quite at home in the company of a few petty criminals. He has been languishing there for more than a year now without a trial.
അർത്ഥം അർത്ഥം (1989) Character: John Zachariah
Narendran agrees to help Janardhan live a free life by going to prison in his place. However, when he comes to know that Janardhan has mysteriously died, he sets out to get revenge.
പട്ടണപ്രവേശം പട്ടണപ്രവേശം (1988) Character: Prabhakaran Thampi
CID officers Ramdas and Vijayan go to Kerala to find the murderer of a police officer. While doing so, they face a dangerous crime syndicate that deals in drug trafficking.
പ്രണയവർണ്ണങ്ങൾ പ്രണയവർണ്ണങ്ങൾ (1998) Character: Maya's father
Pranayavarnangal is a Malayalam film released in 1998. Directed by Sibi Malayil, the script was written by Jayaraman Kadambaattu and Sachithanandan Puzhangara. Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Divya Unni, Biju Menon, Rajendran and Janardanan appeared in leading roles. The film was a big hit at the box office.
ഉത്തരം ഉത്തരം (1989) Character: Antony
Saleena is happily married to Mathew , a wealthy estate owner. Inexplicably she commits suicide much to the shock of Mathew. He firmly believes that there existed no reason for her to do the act and asks his journalist friend Balu to investigate why. Balu, who was also close to Saleena, tries to piece together clue from her past to figure out the answer.
കമ്മിഷണർ കമ്മിഷണർ (1994) Character: Justice Mahendran
Bharathchandran, an honest city police commissioner, loses his temper each time he encounters corrupt authorities and politicians. So he decides to put an end to various social and political evils.
അമൃതം ഗമയഃ അമൃതം ഗമയഃ (1987) Character: Medical College Professor
A doctor works in a clinic in a village run by his sister's father-in-law. When he meets a villager, he realises that he and his gang had ragged and murdered his son at the medical college's hostel.



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