
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Sweetheart! as Manu's Father
- 2024 · Soul Stories as
- 2024 · Kadha Innuvare as Sivarajan
- 2024 · Hunt as Padmanabha Ramaswamy
- 2024 · Manorathangal as Pathmanabhan
- 2024 · Secret as MLA
- 2024 · DNA as
- 2024 · Little Hearts as Johnson
- 2023 · Queen Elizabeth as
- 2023 · Otta as
- 2023 · Masterpeace as Chandichan
- 2023 · 2018 as Anu's Father
- 2023 · Alone as Colonel (voice)
- 2022 · Kooman as CI Somasekharan Pillai
- 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 · Member Rameshan 9aam Ward as MLA
- 2022 · Aaraattu as P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,
- 2020 · Forensic as Abdul Wahab
- 2019 · Love Action Drama as Swathi's Father
- 2019 · Margamkali as
- 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 · Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Shahul Muhammed IPS
- 2018 · Aami as Malayalanadu Editor
- 2017 · Villain as K. Sreenivasan
- 2017 · Solo as Thomas Zachariah
- 2017 · Ramaleela as Helena's Father
- 2017 · Godha as Captain
- 2017 · Sakhavu as Kuriyachan
- 2017 · Puthan Panam as DGP Iqbal Rawther
- 2017 · 1971: Beyond Borders as Janardhana
- 2017 · Georgettan's Pooram as Mathews Vadakkan
- 2017 · Veeram as Narrator (Voice)
- 2016 · Ore Mukham as Prakashan (Senior)
- 2016 · Thoppil Joppan as Father Jacob Anakattil
- 2016 · Oru Muthassi Gadha as Mathai Doctor
- 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 · Rajamma @ Yahoo as Mayor Abraham Pothan
- 2015 · Anarkali as Pappan
- 2015 · Loham as Albert
- 2015 · Ayal Njanalla as Menon
- 2015 · Acha Dhin as Thomas Chacko
- 2015 · Premam as David George
- 2015 · Aadu as Thomas Paappan
- 2015 · Picket 43 as C.O. Vinay Chandran
- 2014 · Njaan as Kuttysankaran
- 2014 · Money Ratnam as Isaac Anakkadan
- 2014 · Pakida as
- 2014 · Ohm Shanthi Oshaana as Mathew
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Politician
- 1990 · Archangel as Allied Soldier
- Future · Patriot as
- 2016 · Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti as Madhavan Nair
- Future · Aaravam as MLA Chandi
- 2025 · Padakkuthira as Ravi Shankar
- 2025 · Ennu Swantham Punyalan as Nicholas
- 2024 · Parakramam as Major Sukumaran
- 2023 · A Ranjith Cinema as
- 2023 · Bullet Diaries as Sadanandan
- 2023 · SECTION 306 IPC as
- 2023 · Iru as
- 2022 · Malikappuram as Head master
- 2022 · Gold as
- 2022 · Varaal as
- 2022 · Two Men as
- 2022 · Ullasam as Richard Menon
- 2022 · Kochaal as Rajan
- 2022 · Naradan as Advocate Govindamenon
- 2021 · Muddy as Noah
- 2021 · Kaaval as Antony
- 2021 · Backpackers as
- 2020 · Gauthamante Radham as Ramachandran
- 2020 · Kalamandalam Hyderali as
- 2019 · Ulta as
- 2019 · Kolambi as
- 2019 · Roudram 2018 as Narayanan
- 2019 · Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu as
- 2019 · Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla as
- 2019 · Sachin as Ramachandran
- 2019 · Childhood Friends as
- 2019 · Sisterleaf as Koshy Mathew
- 2019 · Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu as
- 2019 · Sakalakalashala as
- 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 · Kadha Paranja Kadha as
- 2017 · Masterpiece as Prof. Edward Livingstone
- 2017 · Clint as V K Nambiar
- 2017 · Kadam Kadha as
- 2017 · Role Models as Shekhara Menon
- 2017 · Oru Cinemakkaran as Fr. Vellani
- 2017 · Viswasapoorvam Mansoor as Kalanthan Haji
- 2017 · Gemini as Prof. Gokuldas
- 2017 · Alamara as Pavithran
- 2017 · Samarppanam as
- 2016 · Welcome to Central Jail as Gopinath
- 2016 · Pa.Va as Thampuran Johny
- 2016 · Mohavalayam as
- 2015 · Jamnapyari as Sridharan
- 2015 · Ennum Eppozhum as CEO of GM Builders
- 2015 · Haram as
- 2014 · Cousins as Doctor
- 2014 · Munnariyippu as Mohan Das
- Future · e Valayam as
- Future · Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam as
- Future · Aayirathonnam Raavu as
- Future · The Police Story as
- Future · Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum as