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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = John Jaffer Janardhanan<br />
| image = John Jaffer Janardhanan.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<br />
| producer =<br />
| writer = [[T. Damodaran]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Ratheesh]]<br />[[Ravindran (actor)|Ravindran]]<br />[[Mammootty]]<br />[[Balan K. Nair]]<br />[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]<br />
| music = [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]<br />
| cinematography = C. E. Babu<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1982|09|24|df=y}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
'''''John Jaffer Janardhanan''''' is a 1982 [[Malayalam]]-language [[masala film]] directed by [[I. V. Sasi]], written by [[T. Damodaran]], starring [[Ratheesh]], [[Ravindran (actor)|Ravindran]] and [[Mammootty]]. It is a remake of the 1977 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Amar Akbar Anthony]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 December 2009 |title=ജോണ് ജാഫര് ജനാര്ദ്ദനന് വീണ്ടും |url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/news/29-jagadeesh-to-direct-mammootty-film.html |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=[[Oneindia|Filmibeat]] |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2021 |title=10 Remakes From Other Languages That Worked In Malayalam |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/malayalam-movies-remakes-from-tamil-hindi-kannada-cocktail-happy-husbands-medulla-oblongata/ |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Three brothers were separated at a young age, after their father abandoned them. The reason was because, their father had taken the blame of the crime committed by his master, Robert. The eldest was raised by a [[Hindu]] police officer, The second brother was raised by a [[Christian denomination|Church]] [[priest]], and the youngest was raised by a [[Muslim]] tailor.<br />
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Many years later, the eldest son, Janardhan, is now a righteous police officer. The second son, is John and the youngest is Jaffer, a [[qawwali]] singer.<br />
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Soon, the brothers find themselves falling in love. Janardhan falls for Jenny, a crook. John falls for Nancy in an [[Easter]] festival. Jaffer falls for Sophia, the daughter of Kasim.<br />
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Finally, the brothers realise their bitter past, and wants to avenge the one who caused them trouble. They come in disguise to Robert's house. They succeed and the movie ends as the brothers unite with their parents and lovers.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Ratheesh]] as John Vincent<br />
* [[Ravindran (actor)|Ravindran]] as Jaffer<br />
* [[Mammootty]] as Janardhanan<br />
* [[Balan K. Nair]] as Chandran<br />
* [[Jose Prakash]] as Robert<br />
* [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] as Nancy<br />
* [[Sumalatha]] as Jenny<br />
* [[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]]... Sofia<br />
* [[Kuthiravattam Pappu]]... Charlie<br />
* [[K. R. Vijaya]]... Sumathy<br />
* [[Surekha (actress)|Surekha]]... Manju<br />
* [[Captain Raju]]... Renji<br />
* [[K.P.A.C. Sunny]]... Nanu<br />
* [[Prathapachandran]]<br />
* [[Lalu Alex]]<br />
* [[Rajkumar Sethupathi]]<br />
* [[Nellikkod Bhaskaran]]... Kasim<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]] and the lyrics were written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]].<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "John Jaffer Janaardanan" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[P. Jayachandran]], [[Unni Menon]], Kalyani Menon || [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] ||<br />
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| 2 || "Mathamethaayaalum" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "My Name is John" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Nirangal Nirayum" || [[S. Janaki]] || Sreekumaran Thampi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Poonthattam Pongumpol" || S. Janaki, Unni Menon || Sreekumaran Thampi ||<br />
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| 6 || "Vidarnnu Thozhukai" || K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, [[P. Susheela]], P. Jayachandran, Unni Menon, Kalyani Menon || Sreekumaran Thampi ||<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0330494}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1982 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by I. V. Sasi]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by T. Damodaran]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam remakes of Hindi films]]<br />
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