Karamana Janardhanan Nair

Karamana Janardanan Nair (25 July 1936 – 24 April 2000) was a Malayalam film actor, who was active during the 1980s and 1990s. He was especially known for his character roles. He won wide acclaim especially for the role of the protagonist in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Elippathayam (1981). He notably played the villain role along with Thilakan in ''Pattanapravesham''(1988). He played the lead role in the K. G. George directed film ''Mattoral'', supported by Mammootty, which was released in 1988. His last role was as Fr. Paulose in the movie FIR (1999) and died a year later.

Personal life

He was born to Karamana Kunjuveettil Ramaswami Iyyer and Bhargaviyamma on 27 July 1936. He had his primary education from Govt Model Boys High School, Chalai. After doing B.A., he pursued L.L.B. from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He also holds Masters in History from University College Thiruvananthapuram. While at college he was an active member of Student's Federation of India (SFI). He worked at Employees Provident Fund Organisation in Pattom and Akasahvani. He was an active member of Thiruvananthapuram drama clubs. He went to study at National School of Drama in 1962.

He was married to Jaya J Nair. The couple have three children Sunil, Sudheer & Sujay. His son, Sudheer Karamana, is also an actor.My father is my favourite actor - Sudhir Karamana
/ref> He died of a massive stroke complicated by prolonged diabetes on 24 April 2000, aged 64.

Filmography

*''Ente Priyappetta Muthuvinu'' (2000)
*''F.I.R.'' (1999) as Fr. Paulose
*''The Truth'' (1998)
*''Pranayavarnagal'' (1998) as Maya's Father
*''Raktha Sakshikal Sindabad'' (1998) as Raman Thirumulpadu
*''Kaliyoonjal'' (1997) as Raghavan master
*''Janathipathyam'' (1997) as Kannan Menon
*''Kalyana Unnikal'' (1997) as Musakutty Musaliyar
*'' Mahaathma'' (1996) as Ramakrishna Kurup
*''Agnidevan'' (1995) as Vasudeva Warrier
*''Spadikam'' (1995) as Fr. Ottaplakkan
*''Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka'' (1995) as Goda Varma
*''Commissioner'' (1994) as Justice Mahendran
*''Bharya'' (1994) as Shankaran Nair
*''Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji'' (1994)
*''Bhagyavan'' (1994) as Mulankattu Gurukkal
*'' Sraadham'' (1994)
*'' Moonnam Loka Pattalam'' (1994) as Rama Varma
*''Varabhalam'' (1994) as Geetha's father
*'' Golanthara Vartha'' (1993) as Lekha's father
*''Ammayane Sathyam'' (1993) as Omanakuttan's Father
*'' Janam'' (1993) as Ananthan
*''Oru Kochu Bhoomikilukkam'' (1992) as Bhargavan Pillai
*'' Adharam'' as Abdullah
*'' Cheppadi Vidya'' (1992) as Thankappan
*'' Nayam Vaykkthamaakkunnu'' (1991)
*'' Kalamorukkam'' (1991) as Shekharan Thampi
*''Bhoomika'' (1991) as Memana Madhava Panikkar
*''Aanaval Mothiram'' (1991) as Home Minister Ramachandra Kurup
*''Kizhakkunarum Pakshi'' (1991) as Krishnan Namboothiri
*'' Parallel College'' (1991)
*''His Highness Abdulla'' (1990) as Prabhakara Varma
*''Malayogam'' (1990) as Mathachan
*''Sasneham'' (1990) as Thamarassery Kuriachan
*''Kalikkalam'' (1990) as Public Prosecutor Aravindan
*''Mathilukal'' (1990) as Raghavan
*''Mudra'' (1989) as Pathrose
*''Utharam'' (1989) as Fr. Kunnathoor
*''Mazhavilkavadi'' (1989) as Nanukuttan
*''Dasharatham'' (1989) as Pillai
*''Padippura'' (1989)
*''Artham'' (1989) as George Zachariah
*''Adhipan'' (1989) as Peethambaran
*''Vellanakalude Nadu'' (1988) as Radhakrishnan Nair
*''Mattoral'' (1988) as Kaimal
*''Ponmuttayidunna Thaaraavu'' (1988) as Hajjiyar
*'' Ambalakkara Panjayathu'' (1988)
*''Dhwani'' (1988) as Kuttisankaran
*'' Dinarathrangal'' (1988) as Sankarath Madhava Menon
*''Pattanapravesham'' (1988) as Prabhakaran Thampi
*'' Swargam'' (1987)
*'' Itha Samayamayi'' (1987) as Parameshwaran Pillai
*''January Oru Orma'' (1987) as Ponnayyan
*''Amrutham Gamaya'' (1987) as Medical College Professor
*''Icecream'' (1986)
*''Meenamasathile Sooryan'' (1986) as Janmi
*'' Ozhivukaalam'' (1985) as Ramachandran
*''Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam'' (1985) as Narayanankutty
*'' Avidathe Pole Ivideyum'' (1985)
*''Puli Varunne Puli'' (1985) as Commissioner
*''Oru Naal Innoru Naal'' (1985)
*''Mukhamukham'' (1984)
*'' Arorumariyathe'' (1984) as Rama Varma
*'' Ariyatha Veethikal'' (1984) as Bhaskaran
*''Aduthaduthu'' (1984) as Ayyappan
*''Elippathayam'' (1981) as Unni
*'' Swayamvaram'' (1972) as Thommachan
*'' Urangaatha Sundari'' (1969) as Adv John (uncredited role)

Television

*Kairali Vilasam Lodge (Doordarshan)
*Pakshi Sasthram (Telefilm, Doordarshan)

References

External links

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Karamana Janardhanan Nair at MSI

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nair, Karamana Janardanan
Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram
2000 deaths
1936 births
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Indian male film actors
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni