Acting
Bank Janardhan
Born March 2, 1949 · Holalkere, Chitradurga district, Mysore State, India
Died April 13, 2025 · aged 76
Janardhan Rao (2 March 1949 – 13 April 2025), known by his stage name Bank Janardhan, was an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He was well-known for his comedy and drama roles in various Kannada films and television series.
Known For
Bharjari Gandu · 1992Bharjari Gandu
1992
MovieActionFamily
1992 Kannada-language, romantic drama film directed by Renuka Sharma
Gadibidi Aliya · 1995Gadibidi Aliya
1995
MovieRomanceComedy
When an arrogant young woman frames a poor canteen owner and gets him arrested, he decides to teach her a lesson.
Crazy Kutumba · 2010Crazy Kutumba
2010
MovieComedyDrama
Crazy Kutumba is the story of a dysfunctional family bonding during a journey from Bijapur to Bangalore to participate in a TV reality show. A drunkard angry-old man, an aspiring inventor, a fitness freak-fatso, an ideal wife, a cute little dancer girl and a kleptomaniac guy all from the same family fight, scream, laugh, tease, sing, dance and generally have a fun-filled yet highly emotional journey from their small rural hometown to big city in a hope of making all their dreams come true.It’s the journey of discovery of all their strengths and weaknesses. With every new obstacle on the way, the family becomes stronger and realizes the potential of their unity. The film is about dreams of everyone and giving hope that dreams, however big, do come true.
Navashakthi Vaibhava · 2008Navashakthi Vaibhava
2008
MovieDramaFamily
Ramkumar and Shruthi who make lot of oaths for the betterment of their children (Master Ramprasad and Kumari Arpitha) and once the children become a pair of very talented singers, they forget everything about their promises. It is only when the kids suffer through a crucial illness that they are reminded of their oaths and the couple set out on a pilgrimage along with their children to all the nine goddesses – Kollur Mookambike, Badami Banashankeri, Mysore Chamundeswari, Belgaum Yallamma, Horanadu Annapurneshwari, Katilu Durgaparameshwari, Annamma Devi of Bangalore, Shringeri Sharadambe, Gokarna Parameshwari. There are also villains in the film in the form of the other family members who are bent upon killing the children.
Thayigobba Karna · 1988Thayigobba Karna
1988
MovieFamilyDrama
Thayigobba Karna is a 1988 Kannada-language film directed by Raj Kishor.
Shivaranjani · 1997Shivaranjani
1997
MovieRomanceDrama
The son of a miser and the daughter of a wealthy man get married. However, their parents try to separate them as they oppose their union.
Mane Magalu · 2003Mane Magalu
2003
MovieFamilyDrama
A young woman and her husband lead a normal life until she gets tortured by a rowdy man who wants to marry her. Soon, the couple faces several challenges in a bid to stay together.
Killer Diary · 1995Killer Diary
1995
MovieHorrorThriller
Kavya, an author, writes a weekly series named Killer Diary. However, things take a turn when someone starts murdering people close to her in the same way as depicted in her stories.
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