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Karamana Janardanan Nair is a Actor born on 25 july 1936
Karamana Janardanan Nair (25 July 1936 – 24 April 2000) was one of the most famous Malayalam film actors during the 80s and 90s. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonist in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Elippathayam. He is best remembered for his roles in the cult comedy film Pattanapravesham as 'Prabhakaran Thampi', Agnidevan (as Vasudeva Warrier) and in Sphadikam (as Fr. Ottaplakkan). His last role was as Fr. Paulose in the movie FIR.
He played the lead role in the K. G. George directed film Mattoral, supported by Mammootty, which was released in 1988.
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Karamana Janardanan Nair
Birth 25 july 1936
Death 24 april 2000 (at 63 years)
Death 24 april 2000 (at 63 years)
He played the lead role in the K. G. George directed film Mattoral, supported by Mammootty, which was released in 1988.
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Susanna (2000)
Directed by T. V. Chandran
Genres Drama
Actors Vani Viswanath, Bharath Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Narendra Prasad, Charuhasan
Rating65%
Central character is Susanna, who appears to be a prostitute living with five different people at the same time. These five men and Susanna engage in a strange relationship, easily misunderstood by the society around them. But no one can judge her on grounds of morality. She is a mother, wife, sister, daughter to all her men. They find peace in her presence.
F.I.R. (1999)
Directed by Shaji Kailas
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Suresh Gopi, Indraja, N F Varghese (N F വർഗ്ഗീസ്), Biju Menon, Narendra Prasad, Rajeev
Roles Priest
Rating64%
Roy Alex (K. B. Ganesh Kumar), an investigative journalist is doing a feature on hawala money that is being pumped in from the Middle East through hawala dealings. He is summoned to the house of Rahim Haji (Narendra Prasad), a high profile businessman and politician, who is also a former Member of Parliament. Rahim Haji wants Alex to create a media sabotage through his feature, where by exposing Narendra Shetty (Rajeev), a business tycoon who owns Shetty Corporation. Roy Alex follows Chakrapani, a hawala dealer of Shetty on his bike. On way back after secretly clicking his snaps exchanging cash, Roy Alex is brutally killed by Chakrapani (Bheeman Raghu) and his goons. Rahim Haji upon realizing that Alex is dead, is panicked. But within minutes, he comes face to face with Narendra Shetty, who fatally shoots him down for trespassing into his shady business secrets.
Colours of Love (1998)
Directed by Sibi Malayil
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Divyaa Unni, Biju Menon, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Bobby Kottarakkara
Roles Maya's father
Rating62%
Raktha Sakshikal Zindabad (1998)
Directed by Venu Nagavally
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Nassar, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Saranya Mohan
Roles Raman Thirumulpadu
Rating58%
A political story set in the pre-independent India when Communism came into picture.
Kaliyoonjal (1997)
Directed by Anil
Genres Drama
Actors Mammootty, Shobana, Dileep, Shalini Ajith Kumar, Mala Aravindan, Jagathy Sreekumar
Roles Raghavan Maash
Rating60%
After the deaths of his parents, Nandagopal raises his sister Ammu, who is suffering from epilepsy. She is a pampered child, while he is happily married to Gauri, who has a brother named Venu. Venu marries Ammu, but passes away in a tragic motorcycle accident. Ammu is pregnant and has the baby and when performing the final rites for her deceased husband. She then commits suicide, leaving her child in the care of her brother and his wife.
Janathipathyam (1997)
Directed by K. Madhu
Genres Thriller
Actors Suresh Gopi, Urvashi, Balachandra Menon, Vani Viswanath, Devan, Saikumar
Roles Kannan Menon
Rating57%
The Porter (1996)
Genres Drama
Actors Kalabhavan Mani, Sankaradi, Baburaj, M. S. Baburaj, Indrans, Narayanan Kutty
Roles Rama Varma
Mahathma (1996)
Directed by Shaji Kailas
Actors Suresh Gopi, Biju Menon, Ramya Krishnan, Rajan P. Dev, Biyon, Devan
Roles Ramakrishna Kurup
Rating55%
Devadevan (Suresh Gopi), an underworld don decides to appear in front of Justice Varma Commission, which is holding up a probe into the serial blasts that claimed hundreds of innocent lives. Devadevan's claim of divulging solid evidence of the hands of several top politicians and underworld in the blasts and communal riots that followed made many of his rivals sleepless. Just on reaching the court premise, he is shot on point blank. Severely wounded Devan is admitted in ICU, from where, his memories travels down to his early days in crime. Devadevan, a suspect under trail along with Mustafa (Biju Menon), his trusted right arm is bailed out by Khan Sahib (Rajan P. Dev), a smuggler on behalf of David Abraham (Kitty), a Dubai based underworld don. Up on release both Devan and Mustafa are provided safe accommodation at Khan's house, where he meets up Nancy (Ramya Krishnan), the daughter of Khan's second wife in her first marriage. An upcoming movie star, Nancy fells in love with Devan within short time. Devan and Mustafa commits several smuggling operations for Khan and slowly rises up in career. Up on realizing that Khan is double crossing him, David Abraham kills him and appoints Devadevan as his representative in India. Devan and Mustafa emerge as undisputed dons in the country. During that time, on a visit to Kerala, Devan meets up Harikrishnan (Ganesh Kumar), his childhood buddy undergoing a fast to protest against the new reservation policy of the government. Devan pledges to support Harikrishnan, a Namboothiri youth, who is in deep financial crisis. Hari is appointed as the second in command of Devan, who upon Devan's advice gives up his yajnopaveetham. James Kutty (Devan), a narcotic drug smuggler along with Reddiar (Sahadevan) tries all ways to finish up the empire of Devan, but all in vain. In retaliation Hari kills the son of Reddiar. Baba Rahim (N. F. Varghese), central home minister, Reddiar and James forms a league to finish off Devan. David Abraham, who was now losing turf to Devan too joins them and provides explosives and ammunition required to create a severe blast along with a communal riot that could deviate public attention from the series of corruption allegations against his men in power, including Baba Rahim. Mustafa in meantime fells in love with Saraswati (Devayani), the younger sister of Hari, who objects her sister's love towards a Muslim. Hari is shocked to find that Mustafa is supported by Devan and splits ways with him. Hari is allured by James and is used effectively to transport explosives into the city. The serial blasts breaks down Devan, who is shocked to find that his name is dragged into it effectively by David Abraham and gang. Mustafa is killed by James. Devan finishes off David Abraham and James. He was then to appear in front of Justice Varma Commission, when was shot point blank by Harikrishnan. At hospital, upon discharging from ICU, Devan is transferred to ward, where Justice Varma meets him up. But Varma plays double game, whereby removing the bullets from Devan's pistol successfully. Just minutes after the exit of Varma, Hari enters his ward and tries to shoot him up. But Devan successfully escapes. While following Devan, Hari gets into a car, but the cabbie was Koshy (Maniyan Pillai Raju), the attorney of Devan (Maniyan Pillai Raju), who locks the car from outside, in which a bomb was planted. Devan, using his remote control blows up the car killing Hari.
Agnidevan (1995)
, 2h39Directed by Venu Nagavally
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Revathi, Devan, Bharath Gopi, P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Rohini Hattangadi
Roles Vasudeva Warrier
Rating58%
The story is a family drama and the conflict between two brothers who share the legacy of Ezhuthupura, a newspaper company owned by family. Their roles as the main writers and publisher of a daily newspaper come to the forefront of their rivalry with each other. While one brother Devan has a clinical, business oriented attitude to growing the newspaper industry that he heads, the younger brother Mohanlal feels very emotional and passionate about the craft of writing and reporting. He gives everything to enriching his relationships and cannot understand how to approach it with business goals because writing, in itself, marks tradition, legacy and so much more in their family of distinguished writers. How the younger brother won his legacy is the rest of film.
Spadikam (1995)
, 2h30Directed by Bhadran
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about mathematics
Actors Mohanlal, Thilakan, Urvashi, Spadikam George, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Silk Smitha
Roles Fr. Ottaplakkan
Rating85%
Chacko Master (Thilakan) is a high-school headmaster who is a president's medal winner in Mathematics. He is a very strict teacher and emphasizes memorization and discipline at the expense of analysis and creativity in school. He punishes his students ruthlessly and gives no special treatment to his son Thomas, who is also a student in his class. Chacko always assumes that his son is behind every mischief in class, and punishes him until the actual culprit gives himself in.
Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka (1995)
Genres Comedy
Actors Dileep, Jayaram, Kushboo Sundar, Harisree Ashok, Jagathy Sreekumar, K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Roles Goda Varma
Rating49%
Friends Sathyaraj and Dharmaraj, disguised as two old men, go to the Rose Hotel owned by Hema. There is a hostage crisis at Rose Hotel. It is up to Hema's boyfriend Vijay Krishnan to save them.
, 2h10Genres Comedy
Actors Mukesh, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, Madhu, Narendra Prasad, Maathu (Madhavi)
Roles Kunjalikkutty's father
Rating62%
Kunjalikutty (Siddique) gets a visa to Dubai and a job offer at his Dad's friend's (Madhu) 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 his friend Joji (Mukesh) as himself to the school and goes to Dubai without his parents knowing. This leads to hilarious situations as Joji could not reveal his identity to keep his job secure.
Pakshe (1994)
, 2h34Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Shobana, Shanthi Krishna, Innocent, Thilakan, M. G. Soman
Roles Balan's father
Rating71%
Pakshe circles around the tragic and sacrificial life of Balachandra Menon (Mohanlal), an IAS officer. Balan was brought up in a poor family whose properties was sold out by his father (Karamana) to go on with the legal cases associated with his properties. Balan was in love with Nandini (Shobhana). She was an aspirant to become a writer and belonged to a rich family. However, their relation was accepted by both their families and their marriage was fixed. Unniyettan (Venu Nagavally) was a teacher of Balan and he was the motivator of Balan to become a civil servant. With prayers from Nandini, Balan successfully passed the written exam of IAS.
Commissioner (1994)
, 2h45Directed by Shaji Kailas
Genres Crime
Actors Suresh Gopi, Ratheesh, Vijayaraghavan, Shobana, M. G. Soman, Rajan P. Dev
Roles Justice Mahendran
Rating76%
The movie opens with Kozhikode city police commissioner Bharathchandran (Suresh Gopi ), an honest but brash cop, busting a gold smuggling racket in. Bharath clearly has an issue with authority and breaths fire each time he encounters a political arm bender, such as Kunju Moideen Saahib, whose gang was involved in the bust. But it his mentor and guardian angel I.G. Balachandran (M.G. Soman), who has been evidently shielding him from the wrath of the political brass.
Bharya (1994)
Genres Drama
Actors P. V. Jagadish Kumar, Beena Antony, Urvashi, Sukumari, Jagathy Sreekumar, K. N. Jagannatha Varma
Rating15%