S Janardhanan

It is a well known saying that “the pen is mightier than the sword.” It indeed is true in the case of S Janardhanan. Dr. S Janardhanan has morphed into a sort of household name in the South of India, especially in states such as Kerala. This is primarily because he has made several super-hit television serials and has over a hundred episodes to his name. His television shows have been broadcasted throughout the state on various channels. He is a screen-writer as well as a director by profession, but dips his toes into many different aspects of cinema, such as cinematography, production, editing to name a few. He is most widely known for his Malayalam movies ‘ Mahasamudram Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ (2006), and ‘Sahasram’ (2010). His upcoming Telugu movie ‘Avanthipuram’ will release in 2019.

This new movie is going to be a horror flick, something that S. Janardhanan is excited about doing, since it’s not his forte per say! S Janardhanan was born into a cinema friendly family. His family constituted of amateur as well as professional actors and hence with a disposition like his, it was hard not to envision him following the path carved out by his family. Since childhood,, Janardhanan has been good at writing and his parents always allowed him to let his creativity flow. He also has a doctorate to his name! A feat not too many film industry personnel can boast. His doctorate was awarded to him for the research he did in the genre of cinematic, specifically for ‘Hindi Drama.

’ He has also been awarded innumerable of state awards for categories such as Best Tele-Serial, or Best Drama on TV. Moreover, the Kerala Sahitya Academy also best owned upon him a few awards for his work behind the camera as well as his work with pen and paper. In fact, his enthusiasm for the ‘reel realm’ was so great that he self-trained himself to be a director! Yes, it’s true. He has never worked under any director or been an assistant. He learned and developed the techniques all by himself. Dr. S Janardhanan has over 50 movies under his belt, with the latest one ‘James and Alice’ is doing quite well at the box office! He wrote the screen-play for that move, and the film received 6.5 stars on IBDM, making it one of his highest rated flicks of his career.