Janagaraj (actor)
Janagaraj is an Indian actor. He has acted in over 140 Tamil films as a comedian or in supporting roles.
Early life
Janagaraj was born to Vadivelu and Muthulakshmi in Tamil Nadu, India. He joined the Auditor Generals Office as a Junior Division Clerk in 1976 and worked part-time as a Theatre artist and a stage artist due to his desire to act and perform. He was friendly with Delhi Ganesh, another AGS employee who remains his closest friend to date.
Janagaraj found his break in 1980 in Nizhalgal after several insignificant roles and by the middle 1980s was among the most wanted comedians, having roles with major movie stars like Sivakumar, Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Rahman and with major movie directors like Mani Ratnam, K. Balachander and Suresh Krishna.
Film career
Beginning
In 1971, Janagaraj began to aspire for a movie career. Director K. Balachander offered him a chance to perform in very minor roles in several Tamil films from 1972 until 1977. It was in 1977 that he landed his first speaking role in Sevuppu Villu, a Tamil film starring actor Ravichandran. He continued minor roles through the late 1970s.
Janagaraj Filmography
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2013, role: actor
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2005, role: actor
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2004, role: actor , character name: Policeman
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2004, role: actor , character name: Esha's Uncle
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2001, role: actor
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1999, role: actor , character name: Judge
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1999, role: actor , character name: Kaathavaraiyan
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1998, role: actor
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1996, role: actor
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1995, role: actor , character name: Gurumurthy
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1994, role: actor
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1994, role: actor
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1994, role: actor
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1993, role: actor
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1993, role: actor
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1992, role: actor
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1992, role: actor , character name: Chajoo Maharaj
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1992, role: actor
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1992, role: actor
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1992, role: actor
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1991, role: actor
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1991, role: actor
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1991, role: actor
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1990, role: actor
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1990, role: actor
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1990, role: actor , character name: Police Inspector
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1990, role: actor
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1990, role: actor
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1990, role: actor
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1990, role: actor
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1989, role: actor
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1989, role: actor , character name: Police Inspector
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1989, role: actor
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1989, role: actor
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1989, role: actor
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1989, role: actor
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1989, role: actor
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1988, role: actor
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1988, role: actor
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1987, role: actor , character name: Selva
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1987, role: actor
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1987, role: actor
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1987, role: actor
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1986, role: actor
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1986, role: actor
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1985, role: actor
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1985, role: actor
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1984, role: actor , character name: Velappan
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1980, role: actor
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1978, role: actor
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