Maniyanpilla Raju
April 20, 1955 (70 years old) in Thycaud, Kerala, India
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
Credits
- 2025 · Bha. Bha. Ba. as Ravindran Thillenkery
- 2025 · Thudarum as Kuttichan
- 2024 · Jai Mahendran as Revenue Minister
- 2024 · Paalum Pazhavum as Thamarakshan
- 2024 · Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum as
- 2024 · Iyer In Arabia as Rasheed
- 2023 · Rani: The Real Story as
- 2023 · Madhura Manohara Moham as
- 2023 · Neymar as Babu Pp
- 2023 · Corona Papers as CI Ayyappan Pillai
- 2021 · #Home as Producer Baby
- 2019 · Finals as Minister
- 2019 · Pathinettam Padi as Sudheer Kumar
- 2017 · Pullikaran Stara as Murali Nambia
- 2017 · Lal Salam as Himself
- 2017 · Achayans as C.I
- 2017 · Sakhavu as Labour Officer
- 2016 · Ore Mukham as Dass (Senior)
- 2016 · Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho as Maniyanpilla
- 2016 · Anuraga Karikkin Vellam as Elizabeth's Father
- 2016 · Pavada as Advocate Gunasekaran
- 2015 · Kanyaka Talkies as Sadanandan
- 2015 · Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare as C. I. Dhanapalan
- 2015 · Premam as College Principal
- 2015 · Oru Second Class Yathra as ASI Johnson
- 2014 · Tamaar Padaar as I.G Joseph Alex
- 2014 · Bangalore Days as Prakash
- 2012 · Da Thadiya as John Prakash
- 2012 · Ardhanaari as Jameela
- 2012 · Simhasanam as
- 2012 · Ustad Hotel as Chef Babu
- 2012 · Diamond Necklace as Narayana Menon
- 2012 · Cobra as Balan
- 2011 · Vellaripravinte Changathi as Preman
- 2011 · Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as Jose
- 2011 · Sevenes as Habeebullah
- 2011 · Teja Bhai and Family as
- 2011 · Rathinirvedam as Pattalam Maman
- 2011 · Payyans as Seema's Father
- 2010 · Elsamma Enna Aankutty as S.I. Sunandappan
- 2010 · Nallavan as Narayanan
- 2010 · Oru Naal Varum as Ramesh
- 2010 · Happy Husbands as Pazhakutti Pavithran
- 2009 · Ividam Swargamanu as Adv. Jayaraj
- 2009 · Kerala Cafe as Driver of Island Express
- 2009 · Duplicate as Sivankutty's brother-in-law
- 2009 · Calendar as priest
- 2009 · Gulumaal: The Escape as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty
- 2009 · Red Chillies as SI Palaniswamy
- 2008 · Thalappavu as Shivan Pillai
- 2008 · Annan Thambi as Appu's and Achu's uncle
- 2007 · Nasrani as Kunjachan
- 2007 · Big B as Dr. Venu
- 2007 · Chotta Mumbai as Advocate Menon
- 2006 · Baba Kalyani as SI Sundaram
- 2006 · Pothan Vava as Paulachan
- 2006 · The Don as MLA Abdullah Kutty
- 2006 · Prajapathi as Kumaran
- 2006 · Chinthamani Kolacase as CI Bava
- 2005 · Rajamanikyam as Advocate
- 2005 · Anandabhadram as Constable Panicker
- 2005 · Naran as Krishnan
- 2005 · Chandrolsavam as Sugathan
- 2004 · Mayilattam as Swaminathan
- 2004 · Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty as Shankaran
- 2004 · Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku as Pisharadi
- 2004 · Vamanapuram Bus Route as Rajappan
- 2002 · Chathurangam as Alex
- 2002 · Thandavam as Pushpakumar
- 2001 · Sharjah to Sharjah as Sethu
- 2001 · Nariman as Moideen
- 2001 · Naranathu Thamburan as Mohandas
- 2001 · Sathyameva Jayathe as
- 2000 · Narasimham as C.I Habeeb
- 1999 · Ustaad as Adv. Abraham
- 1998 · Poothiruvathira Raavil as
- 1998 · Thirakalkkappuram as
- 1997 · Aaram Thamburan as Soman Pillai
- 1997 · Siamese Irattakal as
- 1997 · Chandralekha as Varghese
- 1997 · Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam as Mahadevan
- 1997 · Bhaaratheeyam as
- 1996 · Kaalapani as Nair
- 1995 · The King as Collector's assistant
- 1995 · Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary as Unni Thampuran
- 1994 · Minnaram as 'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar
- 1994 · Rudraksham as Appu
- 1994 · Commissioner as Constable Gopinathan
- 1993 · Chenkol as Najeeb
- 1993 · Devasuram as Bharathan
- 1992 · Kizhakkan Pathrose as
- 1992 · Ayalathe Adheham as Achuthan Singh
- 1992 · Ellarum Chollanu as
- 1992 · Kauravar as Jaffer
- 1991 · Anaswaram as
- 1991 · Ganamela as Kannan
- 1990 · Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as
- 1990 · No. 20 Madras Mail as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
- 1989 · Nair Saab as Cadet Chandran Pillai
- 1989 · Kireedam as Najeeb
- 1989 · Vandanam as Harihar Iyer
- 1989 · Naaduvazhikal as Ravi
- 1989 · Season as Kanthi
- 1988 · Vellanakalude Naadu as Gopi
- 1988 · Ayitham as Thankamani
- 1988 · Sanghunadam as
- 1987 · Ithrayum Kalam as Unni Nampoothiri
- 1986 · Nimishangal as
- 1986 · Hello My Dear Wrong Number as Ramadas
- 1985 · Boeing Boeing as Kuttappan
- 1985 · Aram + Aram = Kinnaram as
- 1985 · Jeevante Jeevan as Prakash
- 1984 · Athirathram as Anthony
- 1984 · Adiyozhukkukal as Jayarajan
- 1984 · Ariyaatha Veethikal as Soman
- 1983 · Prasnam Gurutharam as
- 1982 · Chiriyo Chiri as
- Future · Thimingalavettah as
- 1983 · Mortuary as Jacob
- 1983 · Oru Madapravinte Katha as
- 1978 · Uthrada Rathri as
- Future · Bermuda as
- 2026 · Prathichaya as
- 2023 · Maheshum Marutiyum as Padmanabhan
- 2023 · Enkilum Chandrike as
- 2023 · Poovan as
- 2022 · Viddikalude Maash as
- 2022 · Varayan as
- 2019 · Thelivu as Pattalam Kurup
- 2019 · Ganagandharvan as Kuttan
- 2019 · Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam as Ananthapadmanabhan
- 2019 · Sachin as Viswanathan
- 2018 · My Story as
- 2018 · Panchavarnathatha as Abraham
- 2018 · Shikkari Shambhu as Sudhakaran
- 2017 · Adam Joan as Amy's Father
- 2017 · CIA: Comrade In America as Babychayan
- 2016 · Karinkunnam 6's as Pillai
- 2015 · Jamnapyari as Ramachandran
- 2015 · Acha Dhin as S.I Soman
- 2014 · Monayi Angane Aanayi as
- 2014 · Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43 as Jayanthan Namboothiri
- 2013 · Idukki Gold as Madan
- 2013 · Tourist Home as Sathyanathan
- 2013 · Radio as Priya's father
- 2013 · Lokpal as Minister Anirudhan
- 2012 · Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty as Ayyapan
- 2012 · Kunjaliyan as Vikrama Kurup
- 2011 · Today is that Wedding as P.A
- 2011 · Collector as
- 2011 · Kudumbasree Travels as Nettar
- 2009 · Dr. Patient as Shankaran
- 2009 · Shudharil Shudhan as Kanaran
- 2008 · Pakal Nakshatrangal as Tharakan
- 2008 · One Way Ticket as
- 2008 · Twenty 20 as SI Gopi
- 2008 · Malabar Wedding as Unni
- 2008 · Sound of Boot as Antony
- 2000 · Swayamvarapanthal as
- 2000 · Pilots as Venkidi
- 2000 · Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam as Mathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)
- 1999 · F.I.R. as Inspector Gurumurthy
- 1999 · Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu as Mulaku
- 1999 · Stalin Sivadas as
- 1999 · The Godman as Karippetti Marthandan
- 1999 · My Dear Karady as Nelson Fernadez
- 1998 · Mayilpeelikkavu as Shekaran
- 1998 · Harikrishnans as Kunjikuttan's Advocate
- 1998 · Anuragakottaram as Detective Henry
- 1997 · Asuravamsam as
- 1997 · Anubhoothi as Sub Inspector
- 1997 · Janathipathyam as Abootty
- 1997 · Lelam as Oommachan
- 1997 · Ullasappoonkattu as Kuriyachan
- 1997 · Masmaram as
- 1996 · Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan as Madhavan
- 1996 · Mahathma as
- 1995 · Agnidevan as Potty
- 1995 · Aadyathe Kanmani as Dineshan Unnithan
- 1995 · Spadikam as Kunju Mohammad
- 1995 · Simhavalan Menon as Patrick
- 1994 · Kudumba Visesham as Prasad
- 1994 · C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed as Premshankar
- 1994 · Ponthan Mada as
- 1993 · Mafia as Inspector Narayanan
- 1993 · Butterflies as Krishnan Eradi
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Thankachan
- 1993 · Sopanam as Manoharan Varma
- 1993 · Yaadhavam as
- 1992 · Paithrukam as
- 1992 · Neelakurukkan as Fa.illikkoodan
- 1992 · Aham as
- 1992 · Kallan Kappalil Thanne as Adv. Jose Kurien
- 1992 · Johnnie Walker as Professor
- 1991 · Adwaytham as Chithran Nampoothiri
- 1991 · Adayalam as Pappan
- 1991 · Vishnulokam as
- 1991 · Aakasha Kottayile Sultan as Murali
- 1990 · Kouthuka Varthakal as Murthy
- 1990 · Aye Auto as Thangu
- 1990 · His Highness Abdullah as Rajaraja Varma
- 1990 · Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran as Gangan Mash
- 1990 · Akkare Akkare Akkare as Gopi
- 1989 · Adhipan as Gopalakrishnan
- 1989 · Nocturne Indien as Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras
- 1988 · Chithram as Murugan
- 1988 · Aryan as Advocate Radhakrishnan
- 1988 · Kudumbapuranam as Murali
- 1988 · Oru Muthassi Katha as
- 1988 · Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Surendran
- 1987 · January Oru Orma as Narayana Swamy
- 1987 · P.C. 369 as Damodharan Pilla
- 1987 · Sarvakalasala as Chakkara
- 1987 · Kurukkan Rajavayi as Rajendran Nair
- 1986 · Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi as Vidyadharan
- 1986 · Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Alex
- 1986 · Yuvajanotsavam as Bhagaval Das
- 1986 · T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Bala's friend
- 1986 · Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu as College student
- 1986 · Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu as
- 1986 · Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as Damu
- 1986 · Dheem Tharikida Thom as Shivasubrahmaniam
- 1985 · Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki as
- 1985 · Karimpin Poovinakkare as
- 1985 · Akkare Ninnoru Maran as Achuthan
- 1985 · Angadikkappurathu as Vasu
- 1985 · Akalathe Ambili as
- 1984 · Onnanu Nammal as
- 1984 · Enganeyundashaane as Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty
- 1984 · Itha Innu Muthal as Raju
- 1984 · Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Abdu
- 1984 · Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla as Rajappan
- 1984 · Koottinilamkili as Gopan
- 1983 · Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Kidnapper
- 1983 · Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback as
- 1983 · Sesham Kazhchayil as Bhaskaran
- 1983 · Pinnilavu as Sreedharan
- 1983 · Koodevide? as Shankar
- 1982 · Ithu Njangalude Katha as Santhosh
- 1982 · Football as
- 1981 · Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla as Maniyanpilla
- 1980 · Chamaram as
- 1978 · Thiranottam as