Karamana Janardanan Nair (born 1936) 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

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...

’s Elippathayam

Elippathayam

Elippathayam is an Malayalam Film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It is critically considered by many to be one of the most outstanding piece in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's filmography....

. He is best remembered for his roles in Agnidevan

Agnidevan

Agnidevan is an Indian film in Malayalam written by P. Balachandran and directed by Venu Nagavalli, starring Mohanlal and Revathi. The Leadership over the family newspaper, causes the family to split apart and have problems. This is main theme of the film and is of Genre Musical/Drama...

 (as Vasudeva Warrier) and in Sphadikam

Sphadikam

Spadikam is a 1995 Malayalam film written and directed by Bhadran, starring Mohanlal in the role of a real life rowdy Thomas Chacko aka Aadu Thoma. The film was critically acclaimed, and was also a blockbuster and received cult-fan following. The film's name "Spadikam" means prism, which is a...

 (as Fr. Ottaplakkan). His last role was as Fr. Paulose in the movie FIR. His son, Sudhir Karamana is also an actor.

Selected filmography

• Elippathayam
  Elippathayam
  Elippathayam is an Malayalam Film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. It is critically considered by many to be one of the most outstanding piece in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's filmography....
  
  
• Mathilukal
  Mathilukal
  This article has details about the novel as well as its film adaptation.Mathilukal is a Malayalam novel written by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer in 1965. It is one of the most cherished and well-known love stories in Malayalam. Its hero, Basheer himself, and heroine, Narayani, never meet, yet they love...
  
  
• Mattoral
  Mattoral
  Mattoral is a 1988 Malayalam family drama film directed by K. G. George, and starring Mammootty, Karamana Janardanan Nair and Seema. The film is written by C. V. Balakrishnan and is an adaptation of his own novel titled Jeevithame Ini Enthu? -Plot:...
  
  
• Dasharatham
  Dasharatham
  Dasharatham is a Malayalam film released in 1989, written by A. K. Lohithadas and directed by Sibi Malayil, featuring Mohanlal, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumaran, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Rekha, Sukumari, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Jayabharathi.This is one of the cult classic film...
  
  
• Mazhavilkkavadi
• Spadikam
• Malayogam
• Dinarathrangal
• Ponmuttayidunna Thaaraavu
• Vellanakalude Nadu
  Vellanakalude Nadu
  Vellanakalude Nadu is a 1988 Malayalam drama film directed by Priyadarshan, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju.This film was a critical and commercial success...
  
  
• Pattanapravesham
  Pattanapravesham
  Pattanapravesham is a 1988 Malayalam comedy film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. It is the sequel to Nadodikkattu and follows the story of Dasan and Vijayan who are now CIDs and are investigating a homicide case...
  
  
• F.I.R.
• Commissioner
  Commissioner (film)
  Commissioner is a 1994 Malayalam crime-thriller film produced by M. Mani, written by Ranji Panicker, directed by Shaji Kailas, and starring Suresh Gopi as Police Commissioner Bharath Chandran. The film also stars Ratheesh, Vijayaraghavan, Shobana, M. G. Soman, Rajan P. Dev, Ganesh Kumar, and...
  
  

External links

• http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/14993/1/karamana-janardhanan-nair.html