Maniyanpilla Raju

ActorProducer Apr 20 (age 71) Thycaud, Kerala, India 1978–2026 (48 year career)

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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

Film

Bangalore Days

Prakash

Film

Premam

College Principal

Film

Ustad Hotel

Chef Babu

Film

Kireedam

Najeeb

Film

Chithram

Murugan

Film

#Home

Producer Baby

Film

Kaalapani

Nair

Film

Spadikam

Kunju Mohammad

Filmography

Acting (247)

Movies (245)

Prathichaya

2026

3.3

Bha. Bha. Ba.

2025

as Ravindran Thillenkery

3.8

Thudarum

2025

as Kuttichan

7.5

Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum

Iyer In Arabia

as Rasheed

Paalum Pazhavum

as Thamarakshan

Madhura Manohara Moham

2023

5.8

Corona Papers

2023

as CI Ayyappan Pillai

Neymar

as Babu Pp

Dear Vaappi

Poovan

Maheshum Marutiyum

as Padmanabhan

Rani: The Real Story

Enkilum Chandrike

Varayan

Viddikalude Maash

Bermuda

#Home

as Producer Baby

Pathinettam Padi

as Sudheer Kumar

Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam

2019

as Ananthapadmanabhan

Finals

as Minister

Sachin

as Viswanathan

Thelivu

as Pattalam Kurup

Ganagandharvan

as Kuttan

Panchavarnathatha

as Abraham

Mohanlal

as Himself

Shikkari Shambhu

as Sudhakaran

My Story

Pullikaran Stara

as Murali Nambia

Sakhavu

as Labour Officer

Achayans

as C.I

Adam Joan

as Amy's Father

CIA: Comrade In America

2017

as Babychayan

6.0

Pavada

2016

as Advocate Gunasekaran

5.6

Karinkunnam 6's

2016

as Pillai

5.6

Anuraga Karikkin Vellam

2016

as Elizabeth's Father

7.2

Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho

as Maniyanpilla

Ore Mukham

as Dass (Senior)

Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare

as C. I. Dhanapalan

Kanyaka Talkies

as Sadanandan

Premam

as College Principal

Acha Dhin

Jamnapyari

as Ramachandran

Oru Second Class Yathra

as ASI Johnson

Bangalore Days

as Prakash

Monayi Angane Aanayi

Tamaar Padaar

as I.G Joseph Alex

Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43

2014

as Jayanthan Namboothiri

4.5

Lokpal

2013

as Minister Anirudhan

Tourist Home

as Sathyanathan

Idukki Gold

as Madan

Radio

as Priya's father

Ardhanaari

as Jameela

Simhasanam

Cobra

as Balan

Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty

as Ayyapan

Ustad Hotel

as Chef Babu

Da Thadiya

as John Prakash

Diamond Necklace

as Narayana Menon

Kunjaliyan

as Vikrama Kurup

Payyans

as Seema's Father

Teja Bhai and Family

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

2011

as Jose

6.0

Vellaripravinte Changathi

as Preman

Sevenes

as Habeebullah

Rathinirvedam

as Pattalam Maman

Kudumbasree Travels

as Nettar

Collector

as Sulaiman Mohammed

Today is that Wedding

as P.A

Nallavan

as Narayanan

Happy Husbands

as Pazhakutti Pavithran

5.6

Oru Naal Varum

2010

as Ramesh

5.1

Elsamma Enna Aankutty

as S.I. Sunandappan

Red Chillies

as SI Palaniswamy

Dr. Patient

as Shankaran

Gulumaal: The Escape

as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty

Ividam Swargamanu

as Adv. Jayaraj

Duplicate

as Sivankutty's brother-in-law

4.0

Kerala Cafe

2009

as Driver of Island Express

Calendar

as priest

Shudharil Shudhan

as Kanaran

Pakal Nakshatrangal

2008

as Tharakan

Annan Thambi

2008

as Appu's and Achu's uncle

Twenty 20

as SI Gopi

Thalappavu

as Shivan Pillai

One Way Ticket

Sound of Boot

as Antony

Malabar Wedding

as Unni

Nasrani

as Kunjachan

Big B

as Dr. Venu

Chotta Mumbai

as Advocate Menon

The Don

as MLA Abdullah Kutty

Chinthamani Kolacase

as CI Bava

Prajapathi

as Kumaran

Baba Kalyani

as SI Sundaram

Pothan Vava

as Paulachan

Chandrolsavam

as Sugathan

Naran

as Krishnan

Rajamanikyam

as Advocate

Anandabhadram

as Constable Panicker

7.5

Mayilattam

2004

as Swaminathan

4.5

Vamanapuram Bus Route

2004

as Rajappan

2.9

Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty

2004

as Shankaran

4.0

Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku

as Pisharadi

Chathurangam

as Alex

Thandavam

as Pushpakumar

Nariman

as Moideen

Sharjah to Sharjah

as Sethu

Naranathu Thamburan

as Mohandas

Sathyameva Jayathe

Narasimham

as C.I Habeeb

Pilots

as Venkidi

Swayamvarapanthal

Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam

2000

as Mathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)

F.I.R.

1999

as Inspector Gurumurthy

My Dear Karady

as Nelson Fernadez

Ustaad

as Adv. Abraham

The Godman

as Karippetti Marthandan

6.2

Stalin Sivadas

1999

10.0

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu

1999

as Mulaku

7.0

Poothiruvathira Raavil

Mayilpeelikkavu

as Shekaran

Anuragakottaram

as Detective Henry

Harikrishnans

as Kunjikuttan's Advocate

Thirakalkkappuram

Chandralekha

as Varghese

Masmaram

Aaram Thamburan

as Soman Pillai

Siamese Irattakal

Lelam

as Oommachan

Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam

as Mahadevan

Asuravamsam

Anubhoothi

as Sub Inspector

Ullasappoonkattu

as Kuriyachan

Janathipathyam

as Abootty

Bhaaratheeyam

Kaalapani

as Nair

Mahathma

Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan

as Madhavan

Spadikam

as Kunju Mohammad

Agnidevan

as Potty

Simhavalan Menon

as Patrick

Aadyathe Kanmani

as Dineshan Unnithan

The King

as Collector's assistant

7.1

Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary

1995

as Unni Thampuran

5.8

Minnaram

1994

as 'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar

6.2

Commissioner

1994

as Constable Gopinathan

Ponthan Mada

Rudraksham

as Appu

Kudumba Visesham

as Prasad

C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed

as Premshankar

Chenkol

as Najeeb

Devasuram

as Bharathan

Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans

1993

as Thankachan

5.2

Mafia

1993

as Inspector Narayanan

Butterflies

as Krishnan Eradi

Yaadhavam

Sopanam

as Manoharan Varma

Johnnie Walker

as Professor

Ayalathe Adheham

as Achuthan Singh

Kauravar

as Jaffer

Aham

Kallan Kappalil Thanne

as Adv. Jose Kurien

Paithrukam

Kizhakkan Pathrose

Ellarum Chollanu

Neelakurukkan

as Fa.illikkoodan

Anaswaram

1991

Ganamela

1991

as Kannan

Vishnulokam

1991

6.8

Aakasha Kottayile Sultan

1991

as Murali

7.8

Adwaytham

1991

as Chithran Nampoothiri

Adayalam

as Pappan

No. 20 Madras Mail

as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi

Aye Auto

as Thangu

Akkare Akkare Akkare

as Gopi

Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran

1990

as Gangan Mash

6.6

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu

Kouthuka Varthakal

as Murthy

His Highness Abdullah

as Rajaraja Varma

Vandanam

as Harihar Iyer

Kireedam

as Najeeb

Nocturne Indien

as Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras

6.9

Nair Saab

1989

as Cadet Chandran Pillai

Naaduvazhikal

as Ravi

Season

as Kanthi

Adhipan

as Gopalakrishnan

Sanghunadam

Ayitham

as Thankamani

Chithram

as Murugan

Aryan

as Advocate Radhakrishnan

6.7

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu

as Surendran

Vellanakalude Naadu

as Gopi

Kudumbapuranam

as Murali

Oru Muthassi Katha

Ithrayum Kalam

as Unni Nampoothiri

Sarvakalasala

as Chakkara

January Oru Orma

as Narayana Swamy

Kurukkan Rajavayi

as Rajendran Nair

P.C. 369

1987

as Damodharan Pilla

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu

1986

as Damu

6.7

Nimishangal

1986

Hello My Dear Wrong Number

1986

as Ramadas

5.4

Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu

1986

as College student

Yuvajanotsavam

1986

as Bhagaval Das

7.0

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

1986

as Bala's friend

7.5

Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal

as Alex

Dheem Tharikida Thom

as Shivasubrahmaniam

Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi

1986

as Vidyadharan

3.8

Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu

1986

Boeing Boeing

1985

as Kuttappan

5.9

Aram + Aram = Kinnaram

Akkare Ninnoru Maran

as Achuthan

Angadikkappurathu

as Vasu

Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki

Jeevante Jeevan

as Prakash

Akalathe Ambili

Karimpin Poovinakkare

1985

7.5

Enganeyundashaane

1984

as Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty

Adiyozhukkukal

1984

as Jayarajan

4.5

Ariyaatha Veethikal

1984

as Soman

Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla

as Rajappan

Athirathram

as Anthony

Koottinilamkili

as Gopan

Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu

as Abdu

Onnanu Nammal

Itha Innu Muthal

as Raju

Oru Madapravinte Katha

1983

Sesham Kazhchayil

1983

as Bhaskaran

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback

Koodevide?

as Shankar

Pinnilavu

as Sreedharan

Prasnam Gurutharam

1983

Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla

as Kidnapper

Mortuary

as Jacob

Chiriyo Chiri

Ithu Njangalude Katha

1982

as Santhosh

Football

1982

8.0

Aasha

1982

as Sunil Kumar

Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla

1981

as Maniyanpilla

Chamaram

1980

Thiranottam

1978

Uthrada Rathri

1978

Thimingalavettah

Udayam

Television (2)

Jai Mahendran

as Revenue Minister

Lal Salam

as Himself

Crew (14)

Movies (14)

2024

Producer

Maheshum Marutiyum

Producer

Finals

Producer

Panchavarnathatha

Producer

Pavada

Producer

Black Butterfly

Producer

Oru Naal Varum

Producer

Chotta Mumbai

Producer

Anandabhadram

Producer

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu

1999

Producer

7.0

Anaswaram

1991

Producer

Aye Auto

Producer

Vellanakalude Naadu

Producer

Untitled Krishand - Mohanlal Movie

Producer