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Karamana Janardanan Nair

Date of birth: 1936-07-25

Place of birth:

Known for: Acting

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.

Movie Credits

Muthukkudayum Choodi
0

Muthukkudayum Choodi

1989-09-05

A jobless bachelor finally gets lucky. But his greedy relatives are watching him.

Ithu Manjukaalam
0

Ithu Manjukaalam

1993-01-01

Identical twins Revathy and Aswathy are married to Balu and Gopi respectively. Their happy lives are

Elippathayam
3.5

Elippathayam

1982-04-30

Unni is the last male heir of a decaying feudal family in rural Kerala. His inability to accept the

Utharam
3.5

Utharam

1989-05-04

Saleena is happily married to Mathew , a wealthy estate owner. Inexplicably she commits suicide much

Puli Varunne Puli
3.5

Puli Varunne Puli

1985-11-01

A political satire about the corrupt political leaders and the affinity to get rich through any mean

Artham
2.9

Artham

1989-07-28

Narendran agrees to help Janardhan live a free life by going to prison in his place. However, when h

Spadikam
3.6

Spadikam

1995-03-30

Chacko master, a school headmaster, is never happy with his son, Thomas, and always degrades him. Ho

Mathilukal
3.8

Mathilukal

1990-05-18

Mathilukal ('Walls') is a free adaptation of the novelette of the same name, written by the celebrat

Aarorumariyathe
0

Aarorumariyathe

1984-04-28

Professor Panicker sets out on a trip with his two friends, Varma and Stephen. Among the three, Step

Meenamasathile Suryan
2.6

Meenamasathile Suryan

1986-05-28

Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the Britis

Kalikkalam
3.5

Kalikkalam

1990-06-22

Mammootty plays the role of a burglar who is known by different names in different places.He is a ki

Adhipan
3.1

Adhipan

1989-07-04

Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Mon

Kaliyoonjal
3

Kaliyoonjal

1997-06-22

Kaliyoonjal movie portrays a brother to a disturbed sister. The sister, played by Shalini, is mental

Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
3.9

Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu

1988-12-28

Bhaskaran, a goldsmith, is madly in love with Snehalatha, the daughter of astrologer, Panicker. When

Colours of Love
3.1

Colours of Love

1998-02-23

Pranayavarnangal is a Malayalam film released in 1998. Directed by Sibi Malayil, the script was writ

Commissioner
3.5

Commissioner

1994-04-01

Bharathchandran, an honest city police commissioner, loses his temper each time he encounters corrup

Mazhavilkavadi
3.6

Mazhavilkavadi

1989-12-25

Velayudham and his cousin Valli are in love since their childhood. Her father Shankarankutty hates V

Lal Salam
2.3

Lal Salam

1990-11-30

The story revolves around two phases of the lives of three comrades - before and after the imprisonm

Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka
1.9

Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka

1995-09-15

Satyaraj and Dharmaraj, two thieves, disguise themselves as old men to escape from their problems. T

Sasneham
3.5

Sasneham

1990-02-28

Thomaskutty who hails from a conservative Christian family gets married to a typical Tamil Brahmin g

Kalyana Unnikal
0

Kalyana Unnikal

1997-06-27

Two bachelors, since they are unemployed, struggle to make a living for themselves. However, their l

Ammayane Sathyam
2.4

Ammayane Sathyam

1993-03-01

Fifteen-year-old Parvathi (Annie) witnesses her family getting murdered and runs away from them to s

Bhoomika
0

Bhoomika

1991-09-10

Bhoomika is a 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by IV Sasi and produced by John Paul and MG Soman

Bhaagyavaan
0

Bhaagyavaan

1994-05-01

Sreenivasan gets a horoscope reading that he will be a big good luck charm . The only problem is the

Janathipathyam
2

Janathipathyam

1997-06-22

Janathipathyam movie is all about the communist party wins the assembly election but their proposed

Cheppadividya
0

Cheppadividya

1993-02-15

Josekutty (Sudheesh), an orphan, slips into the world of crime after teaming up with petty thief May

Pakshe
3.1

Pakshe

1994-07-04

Pakshe movie is all about Balachandran (Mohanlal) who had to sacrifice his childhood love (Shobhana)

Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji
2.9

Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji

1994-04-15

Siddique gets a visa to go to Dubai and a job offer at his Dads friend's school in Malappuram at the

Mattoral
2.8

Mattoral

1988-07-29

Susheela deserts her children and husband Kaimal to begin a new life with Giri. On learning this, Ka

The Porter
0

The Porter

1996-03-11

The story about a village and a group of friends.

Aduthaduthu
0

Aduthaduthu

1984-09-25

Ayyappan Pillai (Karamana Janardanan Nair) & Thankappan Pillai (Thilakan), friends, neighbors &a

Ariyaatha Veethikal
0

Ariyaatha Veethikal

1984-06-21

Judge Jaganathan is an extremely principled man who is willing to face any kind of adversity while u

Mudra
0

Mudra

1989-02-15

Agnidevan
3

Agnidevan

1995-07-04

Agnidevan is a 1995 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Revathi Meno

January Oru Orma
3.3

January Oru Orma

1987-07-04

January Oru Orma is a 1987 Malayalam film directed by Joshi. The film stars Mohanlal, Karthika, Sure

Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam
3

Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam

1985-12-01

Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam is a 1985 Malayalam drama film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. I

Ice Cream
0

Ice Cream

1986-08-29

Two teenagers escape from an institution and are on the run having fun all along. Their paths cross

Vellanakalude Naadu
3.9

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988-11-30

Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Bu

Dhinarathrangal
0

Dhinarathrangal

1988-01-21

Aravindan is shot at by the police for murdering Madhavan, a landlord. Ironically, he is supposed to

Pattanapravesham
3.5

Pattanapravesham

1988-06-16

CID officers Ramdas and Vijayan go to Kerala to find the murderer of a police officer. While doing s

Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad
2.9

Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad

1998-07-04

Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanl

Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
2.5

Kizhakkunarum Pakshi

1991-07-04

Kizhakkunarum Pakshi is a musical film about film industry and the life and struggling of music dire

Avidathepole Ivideyum
3.4

Avidathepole Ivideyum

1985-01-21

Avidathepole Ivideyum movie revolves around Anirudhan and Sugumaran who are roommates and are both p

Amrutham Gamaya
3.9

Amrutham Gamaya

1987-07-04

A doctor works in a clinic in a village run by his sister's father-in-law. When he meets a villager,

Face to Face
3.4

Face to Face

1984-01-06

The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist

Aanaval Mothiram
3.3

Aanaval Mothiram

1991-04-27

James (Sreenivasan) is an average police officer, apathetic towards his job and only in it for his m

Esthappan
2.8

Esthappan

1980-04-25

Esthappan is a fisherman, who lives in a seashore colony. His story unfolds through narrations by ot

His Highness Abdullah
3.8

His Highness Abdullah

1990-03-29

The story follows Abdullah (Mohanlal) who is hired by the members of a wealthy royal family to assas

Dasharatham
3.4

Dasharatham

1989-10-08

Rajiv, a chronic bachelor and a business tycoon, decides to have a child. Annie, who has financial n

Yathrayude Anthyam
5

Yathrayude Anthyam

1989-01-01

The film depicts a famous Malayalam writer's emotional relationship with an intellectual who leads t

Ozhivukalam
0

Ozhivukalam

1985-04-25

Daughter coming to home for vacation unaware of some past secrets that could ignite family tension.

Dhwani
0

Dhwani

1988-12-25

Shabari falls in love with Devi and decides to get married to her. However, he and his parents are i

Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
0

Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu

1991-03-28

Sukumaran, a budding politician, neglects his wife as he focuses on his career. As a result, their r

Parallel College
0

Parallel College

1990-12-31

Ananthan joins as a teacher in a college to get over his troubled past. However, his life changes fo

F.I.R.
2.4

F.I.R.

1999-12-21

A young journalist gets killed upon following the illegal activities of a corrupt politician. Police