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








