Portrait of Maniyanpilla Raju

Maniyanpilla Raju

Acting

Biography

Sudheer Kumar, better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju, is an Indian film actor and producer who appears in Malayalam films. His stage name is derived from the name of the character he played in the film Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla (1981), his break-through role. His debut film was Mohiniyattam (1976) directed by Sreekumaran Thampi. He has played a variety of roles as a character actor, starring in over 400 films

Born: April 20, 1955

Place of Birth: Thycaud, Kerala, India

Filmography

2025
Thudarum

as Kuttichan

2024
Jai Mahendran

as Revenue Minister

2024
Paalum Pazhavum

as Thamarakshan

2024
Iyer In Arabia

as Rasheed

2023
Neymar

as Babu Pp

2023
Corona Papers

as CI Ayyappan Pillai

2023
Maheshum Marutiyum

as Padmanabhan

2023
2021
#Home

as Producer Baby

2019
Thelivu

as Pattalam Kurup

2019
Finals

as Minister

2019
2019
Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam

as Ananthapadmanabhan

2019
Sachin

as Viswanathan

2019
Pathinettam Padi

as Sudheer Kumar

2018
2018
Shikkari Shambhu

as Sudhakaran

2017
Adam Joan

as Amy's Father

2017
Pullikaran Stara

as Murali Nambia

2017
Lal Salam

as Himself

2017
Achayans

as C.I

2017
2017
Sakhavu

as Labour Officer

2016
Ore Mukham

as Dass (Senior)

2016
Anuraga Karikkin Vellam

as Elizabeth's Father

2016
2016
Pavada

as Advocate Gunasekaran

2015
Jamnapyari

as Ramachandran

2015
Kanyaka Talkies

as Sadanandan

2015
Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

as C. I. Dhanapalan

2015
Premam

as College Principal

2015
2014
Tamaar Padaar

as I.G Joseph Alex

2014
Bangalore Days

as Prakash

2013
Idukki Gold

as Madan

2013
Tourist Home

as Sathyanathan

2013
Lokpal

as Minister Anirudhan

2012
Da Thadiya

as John Prakash

2012
Ardhanaari

as Jameela

2012
Ustad Hotel

as Chef Babu

2012
Diamond Necklace

as Narayana Menon

2012
Cobra

as Balan

2012
Kunjaliyan

as Vikrama Kurup

2011
Sevenes

as Habeebullah

2011
Rathinirvedam

as Pattalam Maman

2011
Payyans

as Seema's Father

2011
2010
Elsamma Enna Aankutty

as S.I. Sunandappan

2010
2010
Nallavan

as Narayanan

2010
Happy Husbands

as Pazhakutti Pavithran

2009
Ividam Swargamanu

as Adv. Jayaraj

2009
Kerala Cafe

as Driver of Island Express

2009
Duplicate

as Sivankutty's brother-in-law

2009
Dr. Patient

as Shankaran

2009
Calendar

as priest

2009
Gulumaal: The Escape

as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty

2009
Red Chillies

as SI Palaniswamy

2008
2008
Thalappavu

as Shivan Pillai

2008
Twenty 20

as SI Gopi

2008
Annan Thambi

as Appu's and Achu's uncle

2008
2007
Nasrani

as Kunjachan

2007
Big B

as Dr. Venu

2007
Chotta Mumbai

as Advocate Menon

2006
Baba Kalyani

as SI Sundaram

2006
Pothan Vava

as Paulachan

2006
The Don

as MLA Abdullah Kutty

2006
Prajapathi

as Kumaran

2006
2005
Anandabhadram

as Constable Panicker

2005
Rajamanikyam

as Advocate

2005
Naran

as Krishnan

2005
Chandrolsavam

as Sugathan

2004
Mayilattam

as Swaminathan

2004
2002
2002
Thandavam

as Pushpakumar

2001
2001
Nariman

as Moideen

2001
2000
Narasimham

as C.I Habeeb

2000
Pilots

as Venkidi

2000
Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam

as Mathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)

1999
F.I.R.

as Inspector Gurumurthy

1999
Ustaad

as Adv. Abraham

1999
The Godman

as Karippetti Marthandan

1999
My Dear Karady

as Nelson Fernadez

1998
Mayilpeelikkavu

as Shekaran

1998
Harikrishnans

as Kunjikuttan's Advocate

1998
Anuragakottaram

as Detective Henry

1997
Aaram Thamburan

as Soman Pillai

1997
Chandralekha

as Varghese

1997
Janathipathyam

as Abootty

1997
Anubhoothi

as Sub Inspector

1997
Lelam

as Oommachan

1997
Ullasappoonkattu

as Kuriyachan

1996
Kaalapani

as Nair

1995
The King

as Collector's assistant

1995
Aadyathe Kanmani

as Dineshan Unnithan

1995
1995
Spadikam

as Kunju Mohammad

1995
1994
Minnaram

as 'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar

1994
1994
Commissioner

as Constable Gopinathan

1993
Mafia

as Inspector Narayanan

1993
Butterflies

as Krishnan Eradi

1993
Chenkol

as Najeeb

1993
Devasuram

as Bharathan

1993
Sopanam

as Manoharan Varma

1992
Neelakurukkan

as Fa.illikkoodan

1992
Ayalathe Adheham

as Achuthan Singh

1992
1992
Kallan Kappalil Thanne

as Adv. Jose Kurien

1992
Johnnie Walker

as Professor

1992
Kauravar

as Jaffer

1991
Adwaytham

as Chithran Nampoothiri

1991
Adayalam

as Pappan

1991
Ganamela

as Kannan

1990
1990
Aye Auto

as Thangu

1990
His Highness Abdullah

as Rajaraja Varma

1990
1990
No. 20 Madras Mail

as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi

1989
Nair Saab

as Cadet Chandran Pillai

1989
Kireedam

as Najeeb

1989
Adhipan

as Gopalakrishnan

1989
Nocturne Indien

as Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras

1989
Vandanam

as Harihar Iyer

1989
1989
Season

as Kanthi

1988
Chithram

as Murugan

1988
Aryan

as Advocate Radhakrishnan

1988
1987
January Oru Orma

as Narayana Swamy

1987
Sarvakalasala

as Chakkara

1987
Kurukkan Rajavayi

as Rajendran Nair

1986
1986
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

as Bala's friend

1986
Yuvajanotsavam

as Bhagaval Das

1986
Dheem Tharikida Thom

as Shivasubrahmaniam

1985
1985
Boeing Boeing

as Kuttappan

1985
Jeevante Jeevan

as Prakash

1984
Enganeyundashaane

as Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty

1984
Athirathram

as Anthony

1984
1984
Adiyozhukkukal

as Jayarajan

1983
1983
Mortuary

as Jacob

1983
Koodevide?

as Shankar

1983
Pinnilavu

as Sreedharan

1983
Sesham Kazhchayil

as Bhaskaran

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