Janani (actress)
Janani | |
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Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai ) | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Janani (formerly known as Janani Iyer) is an
Early life
Janani Iyer was born in
Career
After her studies, she ventured into modeling and appeared in over 150 regional
In 2014, she appeared alongside Ashok Selvan in the crime thriller Thegidi, which won positive reviews and became a surprise success at the box office. A critic from IndiaGlitz.com noted "Janani Iyer is sweet and plays her part perfectly as Madhu the innocent girl".[13][14] While waiting for better offers from the Tamil film industry, she prioritised working on Malayalam films and notably starred in films such as 3 Dots (2013) opposite Kunchacko Boban, 7th Day (2014) opposite Prithviraj which was a commercial success and Koothara (2014) alongside Mohanlal and Bharath. She also featured opposite actor Asif Ali in successive ventures, Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal (2014) and Ithu Thaanda Police (2016).[15] During the period, a further Malayalam film, Edison Photos opposite Nivin Pauly was cancelled.[16][17]
Janani made a return to Tamil films in 2017 by featuring in the mystery film
Television
Year | Name of Television Show | Role | Network |
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2024 | Super Singer Season 10 | Guest | Star Vijay |
2020 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Guest | Sun TV |
2019 | 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Co-Host | Sun TV |
2019 | Bigg Boss Tamil 3
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Guest | Star Vijay |
2018 | Bigg Boss Tamil 2[19]
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3rd Runner Up | Star Vijay |
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | Commercial model | Tamil | Uncredited role | |
2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Assistant director to K.S. Ravikumar |
Uncredited role | ||
2011 | Avan Ivan | Baby | |||
2012 | Paagan | Mahalakshmi | |||
2013 | 3 Dots | Lakshmi | Malayalam | [20] | |
2014 | Thegidi | Madhushree | Tamil | [21] | |
7th Day | Jessy | Malayalam | |||
Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal | Deena | ||||
Koothara | Noora | ||||
2016 | Ithu Thaanda Police | Niya Menon | [22] | ||
Ma Chu Ka | Nivedita Haran | Malayalam Tamil |
[23] | ||
2017 | Adhe Kangal | Sadhana | Tamil | ||
Mupparimanam | Herself | Cameo appearance | |||
Balloon | Shenbagavalli | ||||
2018 | Vidhi Madhi Ultaa | Divya | Also singer for "Un Nerukkam (Shimmr Mix)" | [24] | |
2019 | Dharmaprabhu | Vaishnavi | Cameo Appearance | [25] | |
2022 | Koorman | Stella | [26] | ||
Vezham | Preethi | [27] | |||
2023 | Bagheera | Rubha Reddy | [28] | ||
Karungaapiyam | Kajal | ||||
2024 | Ippadiku Kadhal | Ramya | [29] | ||
Hot Spot | Anitha | segment: "Thakkali Chutney" | |||
TBA | Thollaikatchi |
TBA | Finished Delayed |
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Yaakai Thiri | TBA | Filming | [30] | ||
Munnarivaan | TBA | Filming | [31] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | MY3
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Keerthana | Tamil | Completed | [32] |
References
- ^ Nikhil Raghavan (13 July 2013). "Etcetera: A steady climb up". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ a b "I'm God's favourite child: Janani Iyer". The Times of India. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "An interview with Thegidi, Avan Ivan actress Janani Iyer". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Bala's new Tamil heroine!". Sify. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Janani Iyer- Bala's new heroine". IndiaGlitz.com. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (19 May 2012). "Luck by chance". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Now, Janani Iyer changes her name". The Times of India.
- ^ "A dream start for Janani Iyer". The Times of India. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Janani Iyer was to play Samantha's role in VTV". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Srikanth – Janani Iyer in 'Paagan'". IndiaGlitz. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Paagan Movie Review". Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Janani's journey begins here". Deccan Chronicle. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Thegidi Movie Review". 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Vandhana (27 January 2015). "Free Style: The Janani Iyer Interview". silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Prithviraj to play a middle-aged cop!". The Times of India. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Janani to play a Tulu Brahmin girl in Edison Photos". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "I am in no hurry, says Janani Iyer". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Lee, Dharmik (17 June 2018). "பிக்பாஸ் போட்டியாளரான பாலா பட கதாநாயகி!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 2 Written update, June 19th, 2018 : Janani Iyer finishes the luxury budget task successfully". The Times of India.
- ^ "Janani Iyer in 'Three Dots'". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "Ashok Selvan and Janani Iyer starrer Thegidi has been wrapped up". Behindwoods.com. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Janani Iyer all set to romance Asif, again!". The Times of India. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Janani Iyer back with a bold role". Deccan Chronicle. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Rameez Raja, Janani Iyer team up for a dark comedy". The Times of India.
- ^ "Janani Iyer to play a cameo in Dharmaprabhu". Cinema Express.
- ^ "Koorman Movie Review: Koorman is an amateurish crime thriller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Janani Iyer to romance Ashok Selvan again". India Today. Ist. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "I play a modern girl from Hyderabad in Bagheera: Janani". The Times of India.
- ^ "Ippadiku Kadhal trailer - Bharath torn between two love interests in this romance drama | Watch here". OTTPlay.
- ^ "Bharath, Janani Iyer rom-com titled Yaakai Thiri". dtNext.in. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Bharath signs a psychological thriller movie next! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "'MY3': First look of Hansika, Shanthnu, Mugen's web series out". www.thehindu.com. 22 August 2023.
External links
- Janani at IMDb