Renji Panicker
Renji Panicker is an Indian journalist, script writer, producer, actor, and director best known for his Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with Bharatchandran IPS in 2005. A firebrand script-writer and director of Malayalam cinema, Renji Panicker, popularly known as Renji began his career as a journalist. After completing his master's degree in journalism from Kerala University, Renji started off as a reporter for several magazines and publications. It was during an interview, while working for Chithrabhumi, a film magazine, that he met director Shaji Kailas, which led him into the world of cinema and within a short time became one of the most guaranteed scriptwriters of Malayalam cinema. Renji scripted several commercially successful films for Shaji Kailas, including Dr. Pasupathy (1990), Thalastaanam (1992), Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Commissioner (1994), and The King (1995). It was the Renji Panicker-Shaji Kailas team that turned actor Suresh Gopi into a bankable lead actor during the early-1990s. He's also popular for his collaboration with director Joshiy, which includes the films Lelam (1997) and Pathram (1999). He later switched over as a film director and has directed two films. He is also one of the managing director of the Malayalam newspaper Metrovaartha. Renji has acted in several cameo roles for his own films. However, he gained popularity as an actor for his full-length role in the film Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014). He has gone on to act in other successful films, including Njaan (2014), Munnariyippu (2014), Aadu (2015), Premam (2015), Loham (2015), and Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016).
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- 2025 · Ennu Swantham Punyalan as
- 2024 · Soul Stories as
- 2024 · Kadha Innuvare as Sivarajan
- 2024 · Manorathangal as Pathmanabhan
- 2024 · Secret as MLA
- 2024 · Little Hearts as Johnson
- 2023 · Queen Elizabeth as
- 2023 · Masterpeace as Chandichan
- 2023 · 2018 as Anu's Father
- 2023 · Alone as Colonel (voice)
- 2022 · Gold as
- 2022 · Kaduva as Vigilance Court Judge
- 2022 · Ullasam as Richard Menon
- 2022 · CBI 5: The Brain as Balagopal
- 2022 · Night Drive as Roy Mathew
- 2022 · Naradan as Advocate Govindamenon
- 2022 · Aaraattu as P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,
- 2020 · Forensic as Abdul Wahab
- 2019 · Kolambi as
- 2019 · Love Action Drama as Swathi's Father
- 2019 · Oru Yamandan Premakadha as John Kombanayil
- 2019 · Athiran as Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma
- 2019 · Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel as K.E. Eapen
- 2019 · Vijay Superum Pournamiyum as Venugopal, Pournami's father
- 2018 · Ente Ummante Peru as Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)
- 2018 · Vallikudilile Vellakkaran as
- 2018 · Bhayanakam as The Postman
- 2018 · Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Shahul Muhammed IPS
- 2017 · Masterpiece as Prof. Edward Livingstone
- 2017 · Villain as K. Sreenivasan
- 2017 · Solo as Thomas Zachariah
- 2017 · Ramaleela as Helena's Father
- 2017 · Role Models as Shekhara Menon
- 2017 · Sakhavu as Kuriyachan
- 2017 · Puthan Panam as DGP Iqbal Rawther
- 2017 · Georgettan's Pooram as Mathews Vadakkan
- 2017 · Alamara as Pavithran
- 2016 · Ore Mukham as Prakashan (Senior)
- 2016 · Oru Muthassi Gadha as Mathai Doctor
- 2016 · Welcome to Central Jail as Gopinath
- 2016 · Oppam as Padmakumar P. IPS
- 2016 · Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven as Jacob Zachariah
- 2016 · Pavada as Paul Scaria
- 2015 · Charlie as Panicker Doctor
- 2015 · Anarkali as Pappan
- 2015 · Jamnapyari as Sridharan
- 2015 · Ayal Njanalla as
- 2015 · Acha Dhin as Thomas Chacko
- 2015 · Premam as David
- 2015 · Ennum Eppozhum as CEO of GM Builders
- 2015 · Haram as
- 2015 · Aadu as Thomas Paappan
- 2015 · Picket 43 as C.O. Vinay Chandran
- 2014 · Cousins as Doctor
- 2014 · Njaan as Kuttysankaran
- 2014 · Munnariyippu as Mohan Das
- 2014 · Pakida as
- 2014 · Ohm Shanthi Oshaana as Mathew
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Politician
- 1990 · Archangel as Allied Soldier
- Future · AJFC_MMMN as
- 2024 · Parakramam as Major Sukumaran
- 2024 · Hunt as
- 2024 · DNA as
- 2024 · DNA as
- 2023 · A Ranjith Cinema as
- 2023 · Bullet Diaries as
- 2023 · Otta as
- 2023 · SECTION 306 IPC as
- 2023 · Iru as
- 2022 · Malikappuram as Head master
- 2022 · Kooman as CI Somasekharan Pillai
- 2022 · Varaal as
- 2022 · Two Men as
- 2022 · Kochaal as Rajan
- 2022 · Twenty One Grams as Dr. Alex Koshy
- 2022 · Member Rameshan 9aam Ward as MLA
- 2021 · Muddy as Noah
- 2021 · Kaaval as Antony
- 2021 · Backpackers as
- 2020 · Gauthamante Radham as Ramachandran
- 2020 · Kalamandalam Hyderali as
- 2019 · Ulta as
- 2019 · Roudram 2018 as Narayanan
- 2019 · Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu as
- 2019 · Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla as
- 2019 · Margamkali as
- 2019 · Sachin as Ramachandran
- 2019 · Sisterleaf as Koshy Mathew
- 2019 · Childhood Friends as
- 2019 · Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu as
- 2019 · Sakalakalashala as
- 2018 · Drama as Kunjachayan
- 2018 · Krishnam as
- 2018 · Naam as Fr. James Kottayil
- 2018 · Captain as Coach Jafer
- 2018 · Aami as Malayalanadu Editor
- 2018 · Kadha Paranja Kadha as
- 2017 · Clint as
- 2017 · Kadam Kadha as
- 2017 · Oru Cinemakkaran as Fr. Vellani
- 2017 · Viswasapoorvam Mansoor as Kalanthan Haji
- 2017 · Godha as Captain
- 2017 · Gemini as Prof. Gokuldas
- 2017 · 1971: Beyond Borders as Janardhana
- 2017 · Samarppanam as
- 2016 · Thoppil Joppan as Father Jacob Anakattil
- 2016 · Veeram as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · Pa.Va as Thampuran Johny
- 2016 · Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti as Madhavan Nair
- 2016 · Mohavalayam as
- 2015 · Rajamma @ Yahoo as Mayor Abraham Pothan
- 2015 · Loham as Albert
- 2014 · Money Ratnam as Isaac Anakkadan
- Future · Sweet Heart as
- Future · e Valayam as
- Future · Aaravam as MLA Chandi
- Future · Aayirathonnam Raavu as
- Future · Ottakomban as
- Future · Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam as
- Future · Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum as