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Maniyanpilla Raju

Acting Born Apr 20, 1955 Thycaud, Kerala, India 263 credits
263
Total Credits
1978–2026
49 Years Career Span
33
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Maniyanpilla Raju works in acting. Born April 20, 1955 in Thycaud, Kerala, India. Archytele tracks 263 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Prathichaya

as Ramakrishnan
Film

Thudarum

as Kuttichan
Film

Neymar

as Babu Pp
Film

Bowery Buckaroos

as Self
Film

Bangalore Days

as Prakash

Pandya Store

as Chef Babu

Jang Hee Bin

as Balan

Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things

as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty

Barbie Mysteries

as Appu's and Achu's uncle
Film

Chathurangam

as Alex
Film

The Godman

as Karippetti Marthandan
Film

Aaram Thamburan

as Soman Pillai

Frequent co-stars

Mohanlal 8 shared titles
Sukumari 7 shared titles
Mammootty 6 shared titles
Lissy 5 shared titles
Sreenivasan 5 shared titles
Kuthiravattam Pappu 5 shared titles
Shobana 5 shared titles
M G Soman 4 shared titles
Jagadish 4 shared titles
Innocent 4 shared titles

Career timeline

Prathichaya
Bha. Bha. Ba.Thudarum
Jai MahendranGuGu · ProducerPaalum PazhavumIyer In Arabia
Maheshum MarutiyumMaheshum Marutiyum · ProducerEnkilum ChandrikePoovanMadhura Manohara Moham
Viddikalude MaashVarayan
#Home
SachinGanagandharvanThelivuAppuvinte SathyanweshanamPathinettam Padi
My StoryMohanlalPanchavarnathathaPanchavarnathatha · ProducerShikkari Shambhu
Lal SalamAdam JoanCIA: Comrade In AmericaAchayansSakhavu
Karinkunnam 6'sAnuraga Karikkin VellamPavadaPavada · ProducerOre Mukham
JamnapyariAcha DhinPremamOru Second Class YathraThinkal Muthal Velli Vare
Monayi Angane AanayiBangalore DaysTamaar PadaarNamboothiri Yuvavu At 43
LokpalRadioTourist HomeIdukki GoldBlack Butterfly · Producer
KunjaliyanThalsamayam Oru PenkuttyUstad HotelDa ThadiyaCobra
Kudumbasree TravelsCollectorArabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi KadhaSevenesRathinirvedam
Oru Naal VarumOru Naal Varum · ProducerElsamma Enna AankuttyNallavanHappy Husbands
Shudharil ShudhanDr. PatientKerala CafeIvidam SwargamanuRed Chillies
Sound of BootMalabar WeddingPakal NakshatrangalTwenty 20Annan Thambi
Chotta MumbaiChotta Mumbai · ProducerBig BNasrani
Baba KalyaniChinthamani KolacasePrajapathiPothan VavaThe Don
AnandabhadramAnandabhadram · ProducerRajamanikyamNaranChandrolsavam
Vamanapuram Bus RouteNjaan Salperu Raman KuttyMayilattamKerala House Udan Vilpanakku
ChathurangamThandavam
Naranathu ThamburanNarimanSharjah to SharjahSathyameva Jayathe
SwayamvarapanthalSahayathrikakku SnehapoorvamNarasimhamPilots
The GodmanStalin SivadasKannezhuthi Pottum ThottuKannezhuthi Pottum Thottu · ProducerUstaad
HarikrishnansThirakalkkappuramMayilpeelikkavuAnuragakottaramPoothiruvathira Raavil
UllasappoonkattuAsuravamsamLelamKottapurathe KoottukudumbamJanathipathyam
Aayiram Naavulla AnanthanKaalapaniMahathma
SpadikamAgnidevanThe KingOru Abhibhashakante Case DiaryAadyathe Kanmani

Full Filmography

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Maniyanpilla Raju best known for?

Maniyanpilla Raju is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Prathichaya (2026), Thudarum (2025), Neymar (2023), Bowery Buckaroos (1947).

When and where was Maniyanpilla Raju born?

Maniyanpilla Raju was born on April 20, 1955 in Thycaud, Kerala, India.

How many credits does Maniyanpilla Raju have?

Maniyanpilla Raju has accumulated over 263 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1978 to 2026.

What is Maniyanpilla Raju's background in cinema and television?

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) dir...

Maniyanpilla Raju by the numbers

263credits
261films
2TV series
1978–2026active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (263) Born on April 20

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