Pandit Janardan Mitta is a sitar player and Hindustani classical musician. He has had a presence in the Chennai film industry over the last 40 years and is also a noted musician in concert music.

Pandit Janardan Mitta was born  to a Telugu family in Hyderabad, India. His family was quite involved in music  playing the tabla, harmonium,  sitar, while his brother was a singer. He began to play his sister's sitar after her marriage and began to teach himself to play the instrument.

He began his studentship under Pandit Ravishankar