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{{short description|Indian actor}}
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'''Karamana Janardanan Nair''' (25 July 1936 – 24 April 2000) was a [[Malayalam film]] actors during the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/profile/0804/24/1080424033_1.htm</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/33403326/Its-a-small-world|title=It's a small world. -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia|access-date=7 January 2010}}</ref> 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 [[Students Federation of India|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.<ref>http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=24&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=</ref>

He was married to Jaya J Nair. The couple have three children Sunil, [[Sudheer Karamana|Sudheer]] & Sujay. His son, Sudheer Karamana, is also an actor.<ref>[http://window2india.com/cms/admin/article.jsp?aid=2189&query=%22%20%20%22%20%20Life%20Insurance%20%22%20%22maxresults=20 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 ==
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*''Ente Priyappetta Muthuvinu'' (2000)
*''[[F.I.R. (film)|F.I.R.]]'' (1999) as Fr. Paulose
*''[[The Truth (1998 film)|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 (film)|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 film)|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 film)|Swayamvaram]]'' (1972) as Thommachan
*''[[Urangaatha Sundari]]'' (1969) as Adv John (uncredited role)
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==Television==
*Kairali Vilasam Lodge ([[Doordarshan]])
*Pakshi Sasthram (Telefilm, Doordarshan)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0438854}}
* [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Karamana%20Janardhanan%20Nair&limit=50 Karamana Janardhanan Nair at MSI]

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->Chandu K RajJOKER at 15:37, 31 October 2021