Maniyanpilla Raju

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-04-20 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Thycaud, Kerala, India

Maniyanpilla Raju

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

Acting

1989

Vandanam

as Harihar Iyer

2023

Neymar

as Babu Pp

2023

Maheshum Marutiyum

as Padmanabhan

1995

The King

as Collector's assistant

2012

Kunjaliyan

as Vikrama Kurup

2012

Diamond Necklace

as Narayana Menon

2011

Sevenes

as Habeebullah

2005

Naran

as Krishnan

1985

Boeing Boeing

as Kuttappan

2012

Ustad Hotel

as Chef Babu

2010

Elsamma Enna Aankutty

as S.I. Sunandappan

2012

Cobra

as Balan

2010

1988

Chithram

as Murugan

2000

Narasimham

as C.I Habeeb

2010

Happy Husbands

as Pazhakutti Pavithran

1997

Aaram Thamburan

as Soman Pillai

2009

Ividam Swargamanu

as Adv. Jayaraj

2011

1985

2007

Chotta Mumbai

as Advocate Menon

1995

1991

Adayalam

as Pappan

1990

No. 20 Madras Mail

as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi

1992

Johnnie Walker

as Professor

1995

Spadikam

as Kunju Mohammad

2006

The Don

as MLA Abdullah Kutty

2023

Corona Papers

as CI Ayyappan Pillai

1984

Enganeyundashaane

as Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty

1999

My Dear Karady

as Nelson Fernadez

1993

Mafia

as Inspector Narayanan

2013

Idukki Gold

as Madan

2013

Lokpal

as Minister Anirudhan

2012

Da Thadiya

as John Prakash

2008

2007

Nasrani

as Kunjachan

2006

Prajapathi

as Kumaran

2005

Chandrolsavam

as Sugathan

2004

2002

2002

Thandavam

as Pushpakumar

1999

Ustaad

as Adv. Abraham

1999

The Godman

as Karippetti Marthandan

1998

Harikrishnans

as Advocate

1997

Janathipathyam

as Abootty

1995

Agnidevan

as Potty

1994

Minnaram

as 'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar

1991

Adwaytham

as Chithran Nampoothiri

1990

Aye Auto

as Thangu

1989

Nair Saab

as Cadet Chandran Pillai

1989

Adhipan

as Gopalakrishnan

1989

1989

Season

as Kanthi

1988

Aryan

as Advocate Radhakrishnan

1987

January Oru Orma

as Narayana Swamy

1987

Sarvakalasala

as Chakkara

1987

Ithrayum Kalam

as Unni Nampoothiri

1986

Yuvajanotsavam

as Bhagaval Das

1986

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

as Bala's friend

1984

Adiyozhukkukal

as Jayarajan

1984

Athirathram

as Anthony

1984

1983

Pinnilavu

as Sreedharan

1983

Koodevide?

as Shankar

2013

Tourist Home

as Sathyanathan

2023

1985

Jeevante Jeevan

as Prakash

2024

Iyer In Arabia

as Rasheed

1995

Aadyathe Kanmani

as Dineshan Unnithan

2009

2008

Sound of Boot

as Antony

2024

Paalum Pazhavum

as Thamarakshan

2015

Premam

as College Principal

2014

Bangalore Days

as Prakash

2006

Pothan Vava

as Paulachan

1997

Lelam

as Oommachan

2009

Calendar

as priest

2004

Mayilattam

as Swaminathan

1988

1990

2001

2015

1992

Kallan Kappalil Thanne

as Adv. Jose Kurien

1994

Commissioner

as Constable Gopinathan

1986

Dheem Tharikida Thom

as Shivasubrahmaniam

1986

2015

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

as C. I. Dhanapalan

1994

Rudraksham

as Appu

1998

Anuragakottaram

as Detective Henry

1988

Ayitham

as Thankamani

1999

F.I.R.

as Inspector Gurumurthy

2009

Dr. Patient

as Shankaran

1997

Ullasappoonkattu

as Kuriyachan

1993

Butterflies

as Krishnan Eradi

1994

1992

Ayalathe Adheham

as Achuthan Singh

1983

Mortuary

as Jacob

1982

1992

Neelakurukkan

as Fa.illikkoodan

1995

1987

P.C. 369

as Damodharan Pilla

1990

2001

Nariman

as Moideen

1986

Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu

as College student

2025

Thudarum

as Kuttichan

2016

Pavada

as Advocate Gunasekaran

2009

Kerala Cafe

as Driver of Island Express

2008

Twenty 20

as SI Gopi

1996

Kaalapani

as Nair

2007

Big B

as Dr. Venu

1997

Chandralekha

as Varghese

2016

Anuraga Karikkin Vellam

as Elizabeth's Father

2016

1991

Ganamela

as Kannan

2013

Radio

as Priya's father

2015

Kanyaka Talkies

as Sadanandan

2016

Ore Mukham

as Dass (Senior)

2017

Sakhavu

as Labour Officer

1997

Anubhoothi

as Sub Inspector

1983

Sesham Kazhchayil

as Bhaskaran

2017

1983

2017

Achayans

as C.I

2015

Jamnapyari

as Ramachandran

1989

Kireedam

as Najeeb

2011

Rathinirvedam

as Pattalam Maman

2005

Anandabhadram

as Constable Panicker

1993

Devasuram

as Bharathan

2017

Adam Joan

as Amy's Father

1990

His Highness Abdullah

as Rajaraja Varma

2010

Nallavan

as Narayanan

2018

Shikkari Shambhu

as Sudhakaran

1992

2012

Ardhanaari

as Jameela

2018

2000

Pilots

as Venkidi

2008

Thalappavu

as Shivan Pillai

2017

Pullikaran Stara

as Murali Nambia

2008

1993

Sopanam

as Manoharan Varma

1984

2014

Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43

as Jayanthan Namboothiri

2019

Pathinettam Padi

as Sudheer Kumar

2019

Sachin

as Viswanathan

2019

Finals

as Minister

2019

2001

1987

Kurukkan Rajavayi

as Rajendran Nair

2005

Rajamanikyam

as Advocate

2021

#Home

as Producer Baby

2006

Baba Kalyani

as SI Sundaram

1989

Nocturne Indien

as Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras

2014

Tamaar Padaar

as I.G Joseph Alex

2011

Payyans

as Seema's Father

2009

Duplicate

as Sivankutty's brother-in-law

2009

Red Chillies

as SI Palaniswamy

2009

Gulumaal: The Escape

as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty

2008

Annan Thambi

as Appu's and Achu's uncle

2006

Production

1991

Anaswaram

as Producer

1990

Aye Auto

as Producer

1988

2023

2016

Pavada

as Producer

2010

Oru Naal Varum

as Producer

2007

Chotta Mumbai

as Producer

2005

Anandabhadram

as Producer

2024

Gu

as Producer

2018

2013

Black Butterfly

as Producer

2019

Finals

as Producer

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