Janagaraj  Janagaraj is an Indian Tamil actor. He has acted in over 200 predominantly in Tamil cinema as a comedian or in supporting roles. He also starred in few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. Janagaraj was born to Vadivelu and Muthulakshmi in Chennai Tamil Nadu. He joined the Auditor General's 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 joined Director Bharathiraja as his unofficial assistant. After seeing his talent during "kilake pogum rail" shooting, he gave the chance to him to act as a "Brahmin" in the same movie. Later in " Puthia varpugal" , Bharathi Raja gave a sensational character to Janagaraj as a minor boy G .Srinivasan. Janagaraj acted with trouser and banian for that movie. Janagaraj found his break in 1980 in Bharathi Raja 's Nizaghal and was among the most wanted comedians, having shared roles with major film stars like Sivakumar, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Ramki even with Sivaji Ganesan and with major film directors like Mani Ratnam, K. Balachander and Suresh Krishna. In 1977, he was introduced by director Bharathiraja in "Kilakke Pogum Rail", and he continues to give chance to him in his films "Puthia Varppugal", "Kathal ovium", and "Oru kaithin diary". Janagaraj's career however spun silver in the 1980s. Starting with "Nizhalgal" (1980), continuing in "Sindhu Bhairavi" (1985), "Palaivana Rojakkal" (1986), "Muthal Vasantham" (1986), "Agni Natchathiram" (1988), "Rajadhi Raja" (1989) and "Apoorva Sagodharargal" (1989). Janagaraj became a popular comedian in Tamil. He is known for his peculiar voice and face expression. He has also acted in supporting roles in films like "Nayakan" (1987), "Annamalai" (1992) and "Baashha" (1995).