Person

Maniyanpilla Raju

Acting · Born 1955-04-20 · Thycaud, Kerala, India

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

Filmography

2026PrathichayaRamakrishnan
2025Bha. Bha. Ba.Ravindran Thillenkery
2025ThudarumKuttichan
2024Jai MahendranRevenue Minister
2024Paalum PazhavumThamarakshan
2024Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum
2024GuSurendran
2024Iyer In ArabiaRasheed
2023Rani: The Real StoryDSP Reghu
2023Madhura Manohara Moham
2023NeymarBabu Pp
2023Corona PapersCI Ayyappan Pillai
2023Maheshum MarutiyumPadmanabhan
2023Enkilum Chandrike
2023Dear Vaappi
2023Poovan
2022Viddikalude Maash
2022Varayan
2021#HomeProducer Baby
2019ThelivuPattalam Kurup
2019FinalsMinister
2019GanagandharvanKuttan
2019Appuvinte SathyanweshanamAnanthapadmanabhan
2019SachinViswanathan
2019Pathinettam PadiSudheer Kumar
2018My StoryVishwan
2018PanchavarnathathaAbraham
2018MohanlalHimself
2018Shikkari ShambhuSudhakaran
2017Adam JoanAndrews
2017Pullikaran StaraMurali Nambiar
2017Lal SalamSelf
2017AchayansC.I
2017CIA: Comrade In AmericaBabychayan
2017SakhavuLabour Officer
2016Ore MukhamDass (Senior)
2016Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoManiyanpilla
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamElizabeth's Father
2016Karinkunnam 6'sPillai
2016PavadaAdvocate Gunasekaran
2015JamnapyariRamachandran
2015Acha DhinS.I Soman
2015Kanyaka TalkiesSadanandan
2015Thinkal Muthal Velli VareC. I. Dhanapalan
2015PremamCollege Principal
2015Oru Second Class YathraASI Johnson
2014Tamaar PadaarI.G Joseph Alex
2014Monayi Angane Aanayi
2014Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43Jayanthan Namboothiri
2014Bangalore DaysPrakash
2013Idukki GoldMadan
2013Tourist HomeSathyanathan
2013RadioPriya's father
2013Black ButterflyProducer
2013LokpalMinister Anirudhan
2012Da ThadiyaJohn Prakash
2012ArdhanaariJameela
2012Simhasanam
2012Ustad HotelChef Babu
2012Diamond NecklaceNarayana Menon
2012CobraBalan
2012Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttyAyyapan
2012KunjaliyanVikrama Kurup
2011Vellaripravinte ChangathiPreman
2011Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi KadhaJose
2011Today is that WeddingP.A
2011SevenesHabeebullah
2011Teja Bhai and Family
2011CollectorSulaiman Mohammed
2011RathinirvedamPattalam Maman
2011PayyansSeema's Father
2011Kudumbasree TravelsNettar
2010Elsamma Enna AankuttyS.I. Sunandappan
2010Oru Naal VarumRamesh
2010NallavanNarayanan
2010Happy HusbandsPazhakutti Pavithran
2009Ividam SwargamanuAdv. Jayaraj
2009Kerala CafeDriver of Island Express
2009DuplicateSivankutty's brother-in-law
2009Dr. PatientShankaran
2009Calendarpriest
2009Shudharil ShudhanKanaran
2009Gulumaal: The EscapeRangaswami / Ahammedkutty
2009Red ChilliesSI Palaniswamy
2008Pakal NakshatrangalTharakan
2008ThalappavuShivan Pillai
2008One Way Ticket
2008Twenty 20SI Gopi
2008Annan ThambiAppu's and Achu's uncle
2008Malabar WeddingUnni
2008Sound of BootAntony
2007NasraniKunjachan
2007Big BDr. Venu
2007Chotta MumbaiAdvocate Menon
2006Baba KalyaniSI Sundaram
2006Pothan VavaPaulachan
2006The DonMLA Abdullah Kutty
2006PrajapathiKumaran
2006Chinthamani KolacaseCI Bava
2005AnandabhadramConstable Panicker
2005RajamanikyamAdvocate
2005NaranKrishnan
2005ChandrolsavamSugathan
2004MayilattamSwaminathan
2004Njaan Salperu Raman KuttyShankaran
2004Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuPisharadi
2004Vamanapuram Bus RouteRajappan
2002ChathurangamAlex
2002ThandavamPushpakumar
2001Sharjah to SharjahSethu
2001NarimanMoideen
2001Naranathu ThamburanMohandas
2001Sathyameva Jayathe
2000Swayamvarapanthal
2000NarasimhamC.I Habeeb
2000PilotsVenkidi
2000Sahayathrikakku SnehapoorvamMathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)
1999F.I.R.Inspector Gurumurthy
1999Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuMulaku
1999UstaadAdv. Abraham
1999The GodmanKarippetti Marthandan
1999Stalin Sivadas
1999My Dear KaradyNelson Fernadez
1998Poothiruvathira Raavil
1998MayilpeelikkavuShekaran
1998HarikrishnansKunjikuttan's Advocate
1998Thirakalkkappuram
1998AnuragakottaramDetective Henry
1997Aaram ThamburanSoman Pillai
1997Siamese Irattakal
1997Asuravamsam
1997ChandralekhaVarghese
1997JanathipathyamAbootty
1997AnubhoothiSub Inspector
1997LelamOommachan
1997Kottapurathe KoottukudumbamMahadevan
1997UllasappoonkattuKuriyachan
1997Masmaram
1997Bhaaratheeyam
1996Aayiram Naavulla AnanthanMadhavan
1996KaalapaniNair
1996Mahathma
1995The KingCollector's assistant
1995AgnidevanPotty
1995Aadyathe KanmaniDineshan Unnithan
1995Oru Abhibhashakante Case DiaryUnni Thampuran
1995SpadikamKunju Mohammad
1995Simhavalan MenonPatrick
1994Minnaram'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar
1994RudrakshamAppu
1994Kudumba ViseshamPrasad
1994C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.EdPremshankar
1994CommissionerConstable Gopinathan
1994Ponthan Mada
1993MafiaInspector Narayanan
1993ButterfliesKrishnan Eradi
1993ChenkolNajeeb
1993Sthalathe Pradhana PayyansThankachan
1993DevasuramBharathan
1993SopanamManoharan Varma
1993Yaadhavam
1992Paithrukam
1992NeelakurukkanFa.illikkoodan
1992Kizhakkan Pathrose
1992Ayalathe AdhehamAchuthan Singh
1992Ellarum Chollanu
1992Aham
1992Kallan Kappalil ThanneAdv. Jose Kurien
1992Johnnie WalkerProfessor
1992KauravarJaffer
1991AdwaythamChithran Nampoothiri
1991Anaswaram
1991AdayalamPappan
1991Vishnulokam
1991GanamelaKannan
1991Aakasha Kottayile SultanMurali
1990Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990Kouthuka VarthakalMurthy
1990Aye AutoThangu
1990His Highness AbdullahRajaraja Varma
1990Paavam Paavam RajakumaranGangan Mash
1990No. 20 Madras MailHitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
1990Akkare Akkare AkkareGopi
1989Nair SaabCadet Chandran Pillai
1989KireedamNajeeb
1989AdhipanGopalakrishnan
1989Nocturne IndienLes enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras
1989VandanamHarihar Iyer
1989NaaduvazhikalRavi
1989SeasonKanthi
1988ChithramMurugan
1988Vellanakalude NaaduGopi
1988AryanAdvocate Radhakrishnan
1988KudumbapuranamMurali
1988AyithamThankamani
1988Oru Muthassi Katha
1988Sanghunadam
1988Mukunthetta Sumitra VilikkunnuSurendran
1987January Oru OrmaNarayana Swamy
1987P.C. 369Damodharan Pilla
1987SarvakalasalaChakkara
1987Ithrayum KalamUnni Nampoothiri
1987Kurukkan RajavayiRajendran Nair
1986Ayalvasi Oru DaridravasiVidyadharan
1986Nimishangal
1986Poovinu Puthiya PoonthennalAlex
1986Hello My Dear Wrong NumberRamadas
1986YuvajanotsavamBhagaval Das
1986T. P. Balagopalan M.A.Bala's friend
1986Ponnum Kudathinum PottuCollege student
1986Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu
1986Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam KottunnuDamu
1986Dheem Tharikida ThomShivasubrahmaniam
1985Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
1985Karimpin Poovinakkare
1985Akkare Ninnoru MaranAchuthan
1985Boeing BoeingKuttappan
1985AngadikkappurathuVasu
1985Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
1985Jeevante JeevanPrakash
1985Akalathe Ambili
1984Onnanu Nammal
1984EnganeyundashaaneSundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty
1984Itha Innu MuthalRaju
1984Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum NattuAbdu
1984Arante Mulla Kochu MullaRajappan
1984Ivide ThudangunnuPeter
1984AdiyozhukkukalJayarajan
1984AthirathramAnthony
1984Ariyaatha VeethikalSoman
1984KoottinilamkiliGopan
1983Prasnam Gurutharam
1983Prem Nazirine KanmanillaKidnapper
1983Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
1983MortuaryJacob
1983PinnilavuSreedharan
1983Koodevide?Shankar
1983Sesham KazhchayilBhaskaran
1983Oru Madapravinte Katha
1982Chiriyo Chiri
1982AashaSunil Kumar
1982Ithu Njangalude KathaSanthosh
1982Football
1981Maniyanpilla Adhava ManiyanpillaManiyanpilla
1980Chamaram
1978Thiranottam
1978Uthrada Rathri
—Thimingalavettah
—Bermuda
—Udayam
—Untitled Krishand - Mohanlal MovieProducer

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