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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- 2026 · Patriot as
- 2025 · Param Sundari as Bhargavan Nair
- 2025 · Mehfil as Dr. Shakeel
- 2025 · e Valayam as
- 2025 · Sweetheart! as Manu's Father
- 2025 · Ennu Swantham Punyalan as Nicholas
- 2024 · Kadha Innuvare as Sivarajan
- 2024 · Hunt as Padmanabha Ramaswamy
- 2024 · Manorathangal as Pathmanabhan
- 2023 · Queen Elizabeth as
- 2023 · Otta as
- 2022 · Malikappuram as Head master
- 2022 · Gold as
- 2022 · Kooman as CI Somasekharan Pillai
- 2022 · Varaal as
- 2022 · Kaduva as Vigilance Court Judge
- 2022 · CBI 5: The Brain as Balagopal
- 2022 · Twenty One Grams as Dr. Alex Koshy
- 2022 · Night Drive as Roy Mathew
- 2022 · Naradan as Advocate Govindamenon
- 2022 · Aaraattu as P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,
- 2021 · Muddy as Noah
- 2021 · Kaaval as Antony
- 2020 · Forensic as Abdul Wahab
- 2019 · Love Action Drama as Swathi's Father
- 2019 · Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu as
- 2019 · Margamkali as
- 2019 · Sachin as Ramachandran
- 2019 · Oru Yamandan Premakadha as John Kombanayil
- 2019 · Athiran as Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma
- 2019 · Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel as K.E. Eapen
- 2019 · Sakalakalashala as
- 2018 · Vallikudilile Vellakkaran as
- 2018 · Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Shahul Muhammed IPS
- 2018 · Aami as Malayalanadu Editor
- 2017 · Masterpiece as Prof. Edward Livingstone
- 2017 · Solo as Thomas Zachariah
- 2017 · Ramaleela as Helena's Father
- 2017 · Kadam Kadha as
- 2017 · Role Models as Shekhara Menon
- 2017 · Oru Cinemakkaran as Fr. Vellani
- 2017 · Godha as Captain
- 2017 · Gemini as Prof. Gokuldas
- 2017 · Puthan Panam as DGP Iqbal Rawther
- 2017 · Georgettan's Pooram as Mathews Vadakkan
- 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 · Pavada as Paul Scaria
- 2015 · Charlie as Panicker Doctor
- 2015 · Anarkali as Pappan
- 2015 · Ayal Njanalla as Menon
- 2015 · Acha Dhin as Thomas Chacko
- 2015 · Premam as David George
- 2015 · Aadu as Thomas Paappan
- 2014 · Cousins as Doctor
- 2014 · Njaan as Kuttysankaran
- 2014 · Money Ratnam as Isaac Anakkadan
- 2014 · Munnariyippu as Mohan Das
- 2014 · Pakida as Sreekumar
- 1994 · Commissioner as Journalist
- Future · Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum as
- 2025 · The Pet Detective as
- 2025 · Padakkuthira as Ravi Shankar
- 2024 · Parakramam as Major Sukumaran
- 2024 · Soul Stories as
- 2024 · Secret as MLA
- 2024 · DNA as
- 2024 · Little Hearts as Johnson
- 2023 · Thaal as Dr. Giri Shankar
- 2023 · A Ranjith Cinema as
- 2023 · Bullet Diaries as Sadanandan
- 2023 · Masterpeace as Chandichan
- 2023 · 2018 as Anu's Father
- 2023 · Kolambi as
- 2023 · SECTION 306 IPC as
- 2023 · Alone as Colonel (voice)
- 2023 · Iru as
- 2022 · Two Men as
- 2022 · Ullasam as Richard Menon
- 2022 · Kochaal as Rajan
- 2022 · Member Rameshan 9aam Ward as MLA
- 2021 · Backpackers as
- 2020 · Gauthamante Radham as Ramachandran
- 2020 · Kalamandalam Hyderali as
- 2019 · Ulta as
- 2019 · Roudram 2018 as Narayanan
- 2019 · Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla as
- 2019 · Sisterleaf as Koshy Mathew
- 2019 · Childhood Friends as
- 2019 · Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu as
- 2019 · Vijay Superum Pournamiyum as Venugopal, Pournami's father
- 2018 · Ente Ummante Peru as Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)
- 2018 · Drama as Kunjachayan
- 2018 · Bhayanakam as The Postman
- 2018 · Krishnam as
- 2018 · Naam as Fr. James Kottayil
- 2018 · Captain as Coach Jafer
- 2018 · Kadha Paranja Kadha as
- 2017 · Villain as K. Sreenivasan
- 2017 · Clint as V K Nambiar
- 2017 · Viswasapoorvam Mansoor as Kalanthan Haji
- 2017 · Sakhavu as Kuriyachan
- 2017 · 1971: Beyond Borders as Janardhana
- 2016 · Thoppil Joppan as Father Jacob Anakattil
- 2015 · Loham as Albert
- Future · Aaravam as MLA Chandi
- 2017 · Alamara as Pavithran
- 2017 · Samarppanam as
- 2017 · Veeram as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · Pa.Va as Thampuran Johny
- 2016 · Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti as Madhavan Nair
- 2016 · Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven as Jacob Zachariah
- 2016 · Mohavalayam as
- 2015 · Rajamma @ Yahoo as Mayor Abraham Pothan
- 2015 · Jamnapyari as Sridharan
- 2015 · Ennum Eppozhum as CEO of GM Builders
- 2015 · Haram as
- 2015 · Picket 43 as C.O. Vinay Chandran
- 2014 · Ohm Shanthi Oshaana as Mathew
- Future · Aayirathonnam Raavu as
- 1990 · Archangel as Allied Soldier
- Future · The Police Story as
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Politician
- Future · Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam as