
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
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- 2025 · Sweetheart! as Manu's Father
- 2025 · Ennu Swantham Punyalan as Nicholas
- 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
- 2023 · Otta as
- 2023 · Masterpeace as Chandichan
- 2023 · 2018 as Anu's Father
- 2023 · Alone as Colonel (voice)
- 2022 · Malikappuram as Head master
- 2022 · Kooman as CI Somasekharan Pillai
- 2022 · Kaduva as Vigilance Court Judge
- 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 · Love Action Drama as Swathi's Father
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Godha as Captain
- 2017 · Sakhavu as Kuriyachan
- 2017 · Puthan Panam as DGP Iqbal Rawther
- 2017 · Georgettan's Pooram as Mathews Vadakkan
- 2017 · Veeram as Narrator (Voice)
- 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 · Rajamma @ Yahoo as Mayor Abraham Pothan
- 2015 · Anarkali as Pappan
- 2015 · Ayal Njanalla as Menon
- 2015 · Acha Dhin as Thomas Chacko
- 2015 · Premam as David George
- 2015 · Ennum Eppozhum as CEO of GM Builders
- 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
- 2014 · Ohm Shanthi Oshaana as Mathew
- Future · Patriot as
- 2025 · Padakkuthira as Ravi Shankar
- 2024 · Parakramam as Major Sukumaran
- 2024 · Little Hearts as Johnson
- 2023 · Queen Elizabeth as
- 2023 · A Ranjith Cinema as
- 2023 · Bullet Diaries as Sadanandan
- 2023 · SECTION 306 IPC as
- 2023 · Iru as
- 2022 · Gold as
- 2022 · Varaal as
- 2022 · Two Men as
- 2022 · Ullasam as Richard Menon
- 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 · Kolambi as
- 2019 · Roudram 2018 as Narayanan
- 2019 · Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu as
- 2019 · Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla as
- 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 · Clint as V K Nambiar
- 2017 · Kadam Kadha as
- 2017 · Oru Cinemakkaran as Fr. Vellani
- 2017 · Viswasapoorvam Mansoor as Kalanthan Haji
- 2017 · Gemini as Prof. Gokuldas
- 2017 · 1971: Beyond Borders as Janardhana
- 2017 · Alamara as Pavithran
- 2017 · Samarppanam as
- 2016 · Thoppil Joppan as Father Jacob Anakattil
- 2016 · Pa.Va as Thampuran Johny
- 2016 · Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti as Madhavan Nair
- 2016 · Mohavalayam as
- 2015 · Jamnapyari as Sridharan
- 2015 · Loham as Albert
- 2015 · Haram as
- 2015 · Picket 43 as C.O. Vinay Chandran
- 1993 · Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Politician
- 1990 · Archangel as Allied Soldier
- Future · Aayirathonnam Raavu as
- Future · e Valayam as
- Future · Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam as
- Future · Aaravam as MLA Chandi
- Future · Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum as
- Future · The Police Story as