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