Karamana Janardanan Nair (25 July 1936 – 24 April 2000) was an Indian actor, who was active during the 1980s and 1990s in the Malayalam film industry. 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 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. 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 and Sujay. His son, Sudheer Karamana, is also an actor.My father is my favourite actor - Sudhir Karamana 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 Ice Cream (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) Kittunni Ammavan Vannu (Doordarshan 1993)
References
External links
Karamana Janardhanan Nair at MSI