Hareesh Kanaran

Hareesh Perumanna, known by his stage name Hareesh Kanaran, is an Indian comedian and film actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is best known for his stock character Jaliyan Kanaran which first appeared in Comedy Festival, a comedy reality show in Mazhavil Manorama.^[1]

Hareesh Perumanna
Born	Perumanna, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	2014–present
Spouse	Sandhya
Children	2

Personal life

Hareesh was born at Perumanna village in Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. He had his primary education at Govt. Ganapath High School for Boys in Kozhikode. He performed in the drama Naatam on school youth festival which was ranked first in the drama category. Hareesh married Sandhya, a school teacher and they have a son named Dhyan Hari and a daughter.^[1][2][3]

Career

Hareesh began his career as a mimicry artist in a troupe named "Calicut Friends". He later joined troupes such as Calicut Super Jokes and V4 Calicut. He made his television debut in the Malayalam comedy reality show, Comedy Festival, aired in Mazhavil Manorama. His character as Jalianwala Kanaran made him a popular figure among the audiences. He made his film debut in the 2014 Malayalam film, Ulsaha Committee.^[1][4]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Ulsaha Committee	Jaliyan Kanaran	[5]
	Sapthamashree Thaskaraha	Cameo appearance
2015	Ellam Chettante Ishtam Pole
	Salt Mango Tree	Shafique
	Oru Second Class Yathra	Auto-rikshaw driver
	Nee-Na	P. Kunhimuhammad
	Acha Dhin	Madanan
	Ben
	Kunjiramayanam	Ratheesh
	Rajamma @ Yahoo	Chandran
	Two Countries	Sajan Koyilandi
2016	Hello Namasthe	Rameshan
	Appuram Bengal Ippuram Thiruvithamkoor
	Darvinte Parinamam	Hareesh
	Kali	Hamsa
	Mudhugauv	Putheri
	King Liar	Pushpakumar/Pushpu	[6]
	Marubhoomiyile Aana	Satheesan
	Oppam	Veeran
	Welcome to Central Jail	Swami
	Swarna Kaduva	Joju
	Kappiri Thuruthu	Thapala Pookunju
2017	Puthan Panam	Chandru
	Georgettan's Pooram	Chayakadakkaran
	Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu	Vineeth
	Pullikkaran Staraa	Bharathan
	Aana Alaralodalaral	Dasaradhan
	Basheerinte Premalekhanam
	Prethamundu Sookshikukka
	Chunkzz	Preman
	Gandhinagaril Unniyarcha
	Vishwa Vikhyatharaya Payyanmar	P.P Shibu	[5]
	Godha	DhimDhi
	Goodalochana	Jamsheer	[7]
	Oru Cinemakkaran	Apartment Security
	Sherlock Toms	Fakruddin aka Fakru
	Honeybee 2.5
2018	Diwanjimoola Grand Prix	Ganeshan
	Shikkari Shambhu	Shaji	[8]
	Street Lights	Thief
	Chanakya Thanthram	Avinash	[9]
	Kalyanam	Sarath's Uncle/ Aveesh Kumar
	Kuttanadan Marpappa	Thief
	Tanaha
	Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha	Bhavyan
	Thobama	Kappalandi Karunan
	Kinavalli	Appu Shanti
	Padayottam	Kasargode Ratheesh
	Mangalyam Thanthunanena	Shamzu
	Aanakkallan	Ishow
	Thattumpurath Achuthan	Shoukath
	Ente Ummante Peru	Beeran
2019	Sakalakalashala	Nari
	Allu Ramendran	Coach Vijayan
	Lonappante Mamodeesa	Shameer	[10]
	Oru Adaar Love	PT Sir	[11]
	Swarna Malsyangal
	And the Oscar Goes To...	Babumon
	Sachin	Poocha Shyju	[12]
	Fancy Dress	Seban
	Pattabhiraman	Shukoor	[13]
	Ittymaani: Made in China	Joji Pothen
	Ganagandharvan	P C Joji
	Chila NewGen Nattuvisheshangal	Sampath
	Jimmy Ee Veedinte Aiswaryam	Ayyappan
	Aakasha Ganga 2	College principal
2020	Dhamaka	Dr.Sexena	[14]
	Shylock	Ganapathi	[15]
	Gauthamante Radham	Basheer
	Sufiyum Sujatayum	Ashokan
	Kanaronam	Kanaran	[16]
2021	Kurup	Police Officer Vishwambaran
	Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan	Lottery agent Ganapathi
2022	Kallan D`Souza		[17]
	Mei Hoom Moosa	Thaami
Padachone Ingalu Kaatholee	Kerala Kumaran (KK)
2023	Momo In Dubai		[18]
2024	Palayam PC		[19]
TBA	Kuruthola Perunnal †		[20]
	Anjil Oral †		[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film(s)	Result
2017	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian	Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu	Nominated
2018	Asianet Film Awards	Best Actor in a Humorous Role	Various	Won [22]
2018	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Comedian	Aanakkallan, Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha	Won
2019	Vanitha Film Awards	Best Comedian	Various	Won
2021	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Comedian	Shylock	Nominated