Maniyanpilla Raju

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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

Known For

Bangalore Days

Prakash

Premam

College Principal

Ustad Hotel

Chef Babu

Kireedam

Najeeb

Spadikam

Kunju Mohammad

Devasuram

Bharathan

Chithram

Murugan

Narasimham

C.I Habeeb

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Prathichaya MOVIE	Self
2025	Bha. Bha. Ba. MOVIE	Ravindran Thillenkery
2025	Thudarum MOVIE	Kuttichan
2024	Jai Mahendran TV	Revenue Minister
2024	Paalum Pazhavum MOVIE	Thamarakshan
2024	Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum MOVIE	Self
2024	Iyer In Arabia MOVIE	Rasheed
2023	Rani: The Real Story MOVIE	Self
2023	Madhura Manohara Moham MOVIE	Self
2023	Neymar MOVIE	Babu Pp
2023	Corona Papers MOVIE	CI Ayyappan Pillai
2023	Maheshum Marutiyum MOVIE	Padmanabhan
2023	Enkilum Chandrike MOVIE	Self
2023	Poovan MOVIE	Self
2022	Viddikalude Maash MOVIE	Self
2022	Varayan MOVIE	Self
2021	#Home MOVIE	Producer Baby
2019	Thelivu MOVIE	Pattalam Kurup
2019	Finals MOVIE	Minister
2019	Ganagandharvan MOVIE	Kuttan
2019	Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam MOVIE	Ananthapadmanabhan
2019	Sachin MOVIE	Viswanathan
2019	Pathinettam Padi MOVIE	Sudheer Kumar
2018	My Story MOVIE	Self
2018	Panchavarnathatha MOVIE	Abraham
2018	Shikkari Shambhu MOVIE	Sudhakaran
2017	Adam Joan MOVIE	Amy's Father
2017	Pullikaran Stara MOVIE	Murali Nambia
2017	Lal Salam TV	Himself
2017	Achayans MOVIE	C.I
2017	CIA: Comrade In America MOVIE	Babychayan
2017	Sakhavu MOVIE	Labour Officer
2016	Ore Mukham MOVIE	Dass (Senior)
2016	Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho MOVIE	Maniyanpilla
2016	Anuraga Karikkin Vellam MOVIE	Elizabeth's Father
2016	Karinkunnam 6's MOVIE	Pillai
2016	Pavada MOVIE	Advocate Gunasekaran
2015	Jamnapyari MOVIE	Ramachandran
2015	Acha Dhin MOVIE	S.I Soman
2015	Kanyaka Talkies MOVIE	Sadanandan
2015	Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare MOVIE	C. I. Dhanapalan
2015	Premam MOVIE	College Principal
2015	Oru Second Class Yathra MOVIE	ASI Johnson
2014	Tamaar Padaar MOVIE	I.G Joseph Alex
2014	Monayi Angane Aanayi MOVIE	Self
2014	Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43 MOVIE	Jayanthan Namboothiri
2014	Bangalore Days MOVIE	Prakash
2013	Idukki Gold MOVIE	Madan
2013	Tourist Home MOVIE	Sathyanathan
2013	Radio MOVIE	Priya's father
2013	Lokpal MOVIE	Minister Anirudhan
2012	Da Thadiya MOVIE	John Prakash
2012	Ardhanaari MOVIE	Jameela
2012	Simhasanam MOVIE	Self
2012	Ustad Hotel MOVIE	Chef Babu
2012	Diamond Necklace MOVIE	Narayana Menon
2012	Cobra MOVIE	Balan
2012	Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty MOVIE	Ayyapan
2012	Kunjaliyan MOVIE	Vikrama Kurup
2011	Vellaripravinte Changathi MOVIE	Preman
2011	Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha MOVIE	Jose
2011	Today is that Wedding MOVIE	P.A
2011	Sevenes MOVIE	Habeebullah
2011	Teja Bhai and Family MOVIE	Self
2011	Collector MOVIE	Sulaiman Mohammed
2011	Rathinirvedam MOVIE	Pattalam Maman
2011	Payyans MOVIE	Seema's Father
2011	Kudumbasree Travels MOVIE	Nettar
2010	Elsamma Enna Aankutty MOVIE	S.I. Sunandappan
2010	Oru Naal Varum MOVIE	Ramesh
2010	Nallavan MOVIE	Narayanan
2010	Happy Husbands MOVIE	Pazhakutti Pavithran
2009	Ividam Swargamanu MOVIE	Adv. Jayaraj
2009	Kerala Cafe MOVIE	Driver of Island Express
2009	Duplicate MOVIE	Sivankutty's brother-in-law
2009	Dr. Patient MOVIE	Shankaran
2009	Calendar MOVIE	priest
2009	Shudharil Shudhan MOVIE	Kanaran
2009	Gulumaal: The Escape MOVIE	Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty
2009	Red Chillies MOVIE	SI Palaniswamy
2008	Pakal Nakshatrangal MOVIE	Tharakan
2008	Thalappavu MOVIE	Shivan Pillai
2008	One Way Ticket MOVIE	Self
2008	Twenty 20 MOVIE	SI Gopi
2008	Annan Thambi MOVIE	Appu's and Achu's uncle
2008	Malabar Wedding MOVIE	Unni
2008	Sound of Boot MOVIE	Antony
2007	Nasrani MOVIE	Kunjachan
2007	Big B MOVIE	Dr. Venu
2007	Chotta Mumbai MOVIE	Advocate Menon
2006	Baba Kalyani MOVIE	SI Sundaram
2006	Pothan Vava MOVIE	Paulachan
2006	The Don MOVIE	MLA Abdullah Kutty
2006	Prajapathi MOVIE	Kumaran
2006	Chinthamani Kolacase MOVIE	CI Bava
2005	Anandabhadram MOVIE	Constable Panicker
2005	Rajamanikyam MOVIE	Advocate
2005	Naran MOVIE	Krishnan
2005	Chandrolsavam MOVIE	Sugathan
2004	Mayilattam MOVIE	Swaminathan
2004	Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty MOVIE	Shankaran
2004	Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku MOVIE	Pisharadi
2004	Vamanapuram Bus Route MOVIE	Rajappan
2002	Chathurangam MOVIE	Alex
2002	Thandavam MOVIE	Pushpakumar
2001	Sharjah to Sharjah MOVIE	Sethu
2001	Nariman MOVIE	Moideen
2001	Naranathu Thamburan MOVIE	Mohandas
2001	Sathyameva Jayathe MOVIE	Self
2000	Swayamvarapanthal MOVIE	Self
2000	Narasimham MOVIE	C.I Habeeb
2000	Pilots MOVIE	Venkidi
2000	Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam MOVIE	Mathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)
1999	F.I.R. MOVIE	Inspector Gurumurthy
1999	Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu MOVIE	Mulaku
1999	Ustaad MOVIE	Adv. Abraham
1999	The Godman MOVIE	Karippetti Marthandan
1999	Stalin Sivadas MOVIE	Self
1999	My Dear Karady MOVIE	Nelson Fernadez
1998	Poothiruvathira Raavil MOVIE	Self
1998	Mayilpeelikkavu MOVIE	Shekaran
1998	Harikrishnans MOVIE	Kunjikuttan's Advocate
1998	Thirakalkkappuram MOVIE	Self
1998	Anuragakottaram MOVIE	Detective Henry
1997	Aaram Thamburan MOVIE	Soman Pillai
1997	Siamese Irattakal MOVIE	Self
1997	Asuravamsam MOVIE	Self
1997	Chandralekha MOVIE	Varghese
1997	Janathipathyam MOVIE	Abootty
1997	Anubhoothi MOVIE	Sub Inspector
1997	Lelam MOVIE	Oommachan
1997	Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam MOVIE	Mahadevan
1997	Ullasappoonkattu MOVIE	Kuriyachan
1997	Masmaram MOVIE	Self
1997	Bhaaratheeyam MOVIE	Self
1996	Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan MOVIE	Madhavan
1996	Kaalapani MOVIE	Nair
1996	Mahathma MOVIE	Self
1995	The King MOVIE	Collector's assistant
1995	Agnidevan MOVIE	Potty
1995	Aadyathe Kanmani MOVIE	Dineshan Unnithan
1995	Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary MOVIE	Unni Thampuran
1995	Spadikam MOVIE	Kunju Mohammad
1995	Simhavalan Menon MOVIE	Patrick
1994	Minnaram MOVIE	'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar
1994	Rudraksham MOVIE	Appu
1994	Kudumba Visesham MOVIE	Prasad
1994	C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed MOVIE	Premshankar
1994	Commissioner MOVIE	Constable Gopinathan
1994	Ponthan Mada MOVIE	Self
1993	Mafia MOVIE	Inspector Narayanan
1993	Butterflies MOVIE	Krishnan Eradi
1993	Chenkol MOVIE	Najeeb
1993	Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans MOVIE	Thankachan
1993	Devasuram MOVIE	Bharathan
1993	Sopanam MOVIE	Manoharan Varma
1993	Yaadhavam MOVIE	Self
1992	Paithrukam MOVIE	Self
1992	Neelakurukkan MOVIE	Fa.illikkoodan
1992	Kizhakkan Pathrose MOVIE	Self
1992	Ayalathe Adheham MOVIE	Achuthan Singh
1992	Ellarum Chollanu MOVIE	Self
1992	Aham MOVIE	Self
1992	Kallan Kappalil Thanne MOVIE	Adv. Jose Kurien
1992	Johnnie Walker MOVIE	Professor
1992	Kauravar MOVIE	Jaffer
1991	Adwaytham MOVIE	Chithran Nampoothiri
1991	Anaswaram MOVIE	Self
1991	Adayalam MOVIE	Pappan
1991	Vishnulokam MOVIE	Self
1991	Ganamela MOVIE	Kannan
1991	Aakasha Kottayile Sultan MOVIE	Murali
1990	Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu MOVIE	Self
1990	Kouthuka Varthakal MOVIE	Murthy
1990	Aye Auto MOVIE	Thangu
1990	His Highness Abdullah MOVIE	Rajaraja Varma
1990	Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran MOVIE	Gangan Mash
1990	No. 20 Madras Mail MOVIE	Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
1990	Akkare Akkare Akkare MOVIE	Gopi
1989	Nair Saab MOVIE	Cadet Chandran Pillai
1989	Kireedam MOVIE	Najeeb
1989	Adhipan MOVIE	Gopalakrishnan
1989	Nocturne Indien MOVIE	Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras
1989	Vandanam MOVIE	Harihar Iyer
1989	Naaduvazhikal MOVIE	Ravi
1989	Season MOVIE	Kanthi
1988	Chithram MOVIE	Murugan
1988	Vellanakalude Naadu MOVIE	Gopi
1988	Aryan MOVIE	Advocate Radhakrishnan
1988	Kudumbapuranam MOVIE	Murali
1988	Ayitham MOVIE	Thankamani
1988	Oru Muthassi Katha MOVIE	Self
1988	Sanghunadam MOVIE	Self
1988	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu MOVIE	Surendran
1987	January Oru Orma MOVIE	Narayana Swamy
1987	P.C. 369 MOVIE	Damodharan Pilla
1987	Sarvakalasala MOVIE	Chakkara
1987	Ithrayum Kalam MOVIE	Unni Nampoothiri
1987	Kurukkan Rajavayi MOVIE	Rajendran Nair
1986	Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi MOVIE	Vidyadharan
1986	Nimishangal MOVIE	Self
1986	Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal MOVIE	Alex
1986	T. P. Balagopalan M.A. MOVIE	Bala's friend
1986	Yuvajanotsavam MOVIE	Bhagaval Das
1986	Hello My Dear Wrong Number MOVIE	Ramadas
1986	Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu MOVIE	College student
1986	Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu MOVIE	Self
1986	Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu MOVIE	Damu
1986	Dheem Tharikida Thom MOVIE	Shivasubrahmaniam
1985	Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki MOVIE	Self
1985	Karimpin Poovinakkare MOVIE	Self
1985	Akkare Ninnoru Maran MOVIE	Achuthan
1985	Boeing Boeing MOVIE	Kuttappan
1985	Angadikkappurathu MOVIE	Vasu
1985	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram MOVIE	Self
1985	Jeevante Jeevan MOVIE	Prakash
1985	Akalathe Ambili MOVIE	Self
1984	Onnanu Nammal MOVIE	Self
1984	Enganeyundashaane MOVIE	Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty
1984	Itha Innu Muthal MOVIE	Raju
1984	Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu MOVIE	Abdu
1984	Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla MOVIE	Rajappan
1984	Athirathram MOVIE	Anthony
1984	Adiyozhukkukal MOVIE	Jayarajan
1984	Ariyaatha Veethikal MOVIE	Soman
1984	Koottinilamkili MOVIE	Gopan
1983	Prasnam Gurutharam MOVIE	Self
1983	Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla MOVIE	Kidnapper
1983	Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback MOVIE	Self
1983	Mortuary MOVIE	Jacob
1983	Koodevide? MOVIE	Shankar
1983	Pinnilavu MOVIE	Sreedharan
1983	Sesham Kazhchayil MOVIE	Bhaskaran
1983	Oru Madapravinte Katha MOVIE	Self
1982	Chiriyo Chiri MOVIE	Self
1982	Ithu Njangalude Katha MOVIE	Santhosh
1982	Football MOVIE	Self
1981	Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla MOVIE	Maniyanpilla
1980	Chamaram MOVIE	Self
1978	Thiranottam MOVIE	Self
1978	Uthrada Rathri MOVIE	Self
	Thimingalavettah MOVIE	Self
	Bermuda MOVIE	Self

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