
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 · Sweetheart! as Manu's Father
- 2024 · Kadha Innuvare as Sivarajan
- 2024 · Hunt as Padmanabha Ramaswamy
- 2023 · Otta as
- 2023 · 2018 as Anu's Father
- 2022 · Malikappuram as Head master
- 2022 · Kooman as CI Somasekharan Pillai
- 2022 · Varaal as
- 2022 · Two Men as
- 2022 · Kaduva as Vigilance Court Judge
- 2022 · Ullasam as Richard Menon
- 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 · Ulta as
- 2019 · Love Action Drama as Swathi's Father
- 2019 · Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu as
- 2019 · Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla 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 · Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Shahul Muhammed IPS
- 2017 · Masterpiece as Prof. Edward Livingstone
- 2017 · Villain as K. Sreenivasan
- 2017 · Solo as Thomas Zachariah
- 2017 · Kadam Kadha as
- 2017 · Oru Cinemakkaran as Fr. Vellani
- 2017 · Godha as Captain
- 2017 · Gemini as Prof. Gokuldas
- 2017 · Sakhavu as Kuriyachan
- 2017 · Puthan Panam as DGP Iqbal Rawther
- 2017 · Georgettan's Pooram as Mathews Vadakkan
- 2016 · Ore Mukham as Prakashan (Senior)
- 2016 · Thoppil Joppan as Father Jacob Anakattil
- 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 · Jamnapyari as Sridharan
- 2015 · Loham as Albert
- 2015 · Ayal Njanalla as Menon
- 2015 · Premam as David George
- 2015 · Aadu as Thomas Paappan
- 2015 · Picket 43 as C.O. Vinay Chandran
- 2014 · Cousins as Doctor
- 2014 · Njaan as Kuttysankaran
- 2014 · Money Ratnam as Isaac Anakkadan
- 2014 · Munnariyippu as Mohan Das
- 2014 · Pakida as Sreekumar
- Future · Aaravam as MLA Chandi
- 2025 · The Pet Detective as
- 2025 · Mehfil as
- 2025 · Padakkuthira as Ravi Shankar
- 2025 · Ennu Swantham Punyalan as Nicholas
- 2024 · Parakramam as Major Sukumaran
- 2024 · Soul Stories as
- 2024 · Manorathangal as Pathmanabhan
- 2024 · Secret as MLA
- 2024 · DNA as
- 2024 · Little Hearts as Johnson
- 2023 · Queen Elizabeth as
- 2023 · A Ranjith Cinema as
- 2023 · Bullet Diaries as Sadanandan
- 2023 · Masterpeace as Chandichan
- 2023 · SECTION 306 IPC as
- 2023 · Alone as Colonel (voice)
- 2023 · Iru as
- 2022 · Gold as
- 2022 · Kochaal as Rajan
- 2022 · Member Rameshan 9aam Ward as MLA
- 2021 · Backpackers as
- 2020 · Gauthamante Radham as Ramachandran
- 2020 · Kalamandalam Hyderali as
- 2019 · Kolambi as
- 2019 · Roudram 2018 as Narayanan
- 2019 · Childhood Friends as
- 2019 · Sisterleaf as Koshy Mathew
- 2019 · Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu as
- 2019 · Vijay Superum Pournamiyum as Venugopal, Pournami's father
- 2018 · Ente Ummante Peru as Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)
- 2018 · Vallikudilile Vellakkaran as
- 2018 · Drama as Kunjachayan
- 2018 · Bhayanakam as The Postman
- 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 · Ramaleela as Helena's Father
- 2017 · Clint as V K Nambiar
- 2017 · Role Models as Shekhara Menon
- 2017 · Viswasapoorvam Mansoor as Kalanthan Haji
- 2017 · 1971: Beyond Borders as Janardhana
- 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 · Acha Dhin as Thomas Chacko
- 2015 · Ennum Eppozhum as CEO of GM Builders
- 2015 · Haram as
- 2014 · Ohm Shanthi Oshaana as Mathew
- 1994 · Commissioner as Journalist
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Politician
- Future · Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum as
- Future · Aayirathonnam Raavu as
- Future · e Valayam as
- Future · The Police Story as
- 1990 · Archangel as Allied Soldier
- Future · Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam as