Karamana Janardanan Nair
Also Known As: Karamana Janardhanan Nair, കരമന ജനാർദ്ദനൻ നായർ
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: July 25, 1936
Age: 88 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 24, 2000
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Known For:
Muthukkudayum Choodi
Overview: A jobless bachelor finally gets lucky. But his greedy relatives are watching him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-09-05
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Ithu Manjukaalam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Elippathayam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1982-04-30
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Utharam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-05-04
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Puli Varunne Puli
Overview: A political satire about the corrupt political leaders and the affinity to get rich through any means.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-11-01
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Artham
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-07-28
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Spadikam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1995-03-30
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Mathilukal
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1990-05-18
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Aarorumariyathe
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-04-28
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Meenamasathile Suryan
Overview: Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the British to attain India's independence.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-05-28
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Kalikkalam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1990-06-22
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Adhipan
Overview: Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-07-04
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Kaliyoonjal
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1997-06-22
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Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1988-12-28
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Colours of Love
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1998-02-23
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Commissioner
Overview: The story takes a break from Bharath to introduce the main antagonist Mohan Thomas, a Delhi-based business tycoon, with strong political clout and a clear sociopathic agenda. It is revealed that Mohan Thomas had entrusted Saahib with the gold, which was confiscated by Bharath and is in fact the kingpin heading an unholy nexus of politicians, criminals and various officials including two high ranking cops, Rajan Felix, I.G. Vigilance and Menon, A.I.G., who are involved in criminal activities like instigating communal riots and large scale distribution of counterfeit currency.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1994-04-01
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Mazhavilkavadi
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-12-25
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Lal Salam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1990-11-30
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Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka
Overview: A group of seniors go to LoveLand for a month long vaccation. Friends Sathyaraj and Dharmaraj, disguised as two old men, joing the seniors.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1995-09-15
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Sasneham
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1990-02-28
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Kalyana Unnikal
Overview: 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.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1997-06-27
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Ammayane Sathyam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1993-03-01
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Bhoomika
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1991-09-10
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Bhaagyavaan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1994-05-01
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Janathipathyam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1997-06-22
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Cheppadividya
Overview: 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).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1993-02-15
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Pakshe
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1994-07-04
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Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1994-04-15
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Mattoral
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1988-07-29
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The Porter
Overview: The story about a village and a group of friends.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1996-03-11
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Aduthaduthu
Overview: 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.
Genres: Family Drama Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-09-25
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Avidathepole Ivideyum
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-01-21
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Ariyaatha Veethikal
Overview: Judge Jaganathan is an extremely principled man who is willing to face any kind of adversity while upholding his moral values.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-06-21
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Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-12-01
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Mudra
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-02-15
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Ice Cream
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1986-08-29
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Dhinarathrangal
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1988-01-21
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Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad
Overview: Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Suganya and Murali in lead roles.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama History Romance
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1998-07-04
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Agnidevan
Overview: Agnidevan is a 1995 Malayalam film directed by Venu Nagavalli. The film stars Mohanlal, Revathi Menon, Devan and Bharath Gopi in lead roles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1995-07-04
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Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
Overview: Kizhakkunarum Pakshi is a musical film about film industry and the life and struggling of music directors, singers etc.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1991-07-04
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Vellanakalude Naadu
Overview: Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1988-11-30
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Pattanapravesham
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1988-06-16
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January Oru Orma
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1987-07-04
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Amrutham Gamaya
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1987-07-04
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Face to Face
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1984-01-06
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Aanaval Mothiram
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1991-04-27
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Esthappan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1980-04-25
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His Highness Abdullah
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1990-03-29
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Dasharatham
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-10-08
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Yathrayude Anthyam
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Ozhivukalam
Overview: Daughter coming to home for vacation unaware of some past secrets that could ignite family tension.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1985-04-25
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Dhwani
Overview: 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.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1988-12-25
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Nayam Vyakthamakkunnu
Overview: Sukumaran, a budding politician, neglects his wife as he focuses on his career. As a result, their relationship weakens leading to a separation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1991-03-28
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Parallel College
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 1990-12-31
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