Maniyanpilla Raju

Biography

Sudheer Kumar, better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju, is an Indian film actor and producer who appears in Malayalam films. His stage name is derived from the name of the character he played in the film Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla (1981), his break-through role. His debut film was Mohiniyattam (1976) directed by Sreekumaran Thampi. He has played a variety of roles as a character actor, starring in over 400 films

Known For

Jai Mahendran

Revenue Minister

Thudarum

Kuttichan

Chotta Mumbai

Advocate Menon

Lal Salam

Himself

Narasimham

CI Habeeb

Pavada

Advocate Gunasekaran

Aryan

Advocate Radhakrishnan

Premam

College Principal

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Thudarum	Kuttichan
2024	Iyer In Arabia	Rasheed
2024	Paalum Pazhavum	Thamarakshan
2024	Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum
2023	Rani: The Real Story
2023	Enkilum Chandrike
2023	Neymar	Babu Pp
2023	Maheshum Marutiyum	Padmanabhan
2023	Madhura Manohara Moham
2023	Corona Papers	CI Ayyappan Pillai
2023	Poovan
2022	Varayan
2022	Viddikalude Maash
2021	#Home	Producer Baby
2019	Pathinettam Padi	Sudheer Kumar
2019	Sachin	Viswanathan
2019	Finals	Minister
2019	Ganagandharvan	Kuttan
2019	Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam
2018	Shikkari Shambhu	Sudhakaran
2018	My Story
2018	Panchavarnathatha	Abraham
2017	Sakhavu	Labour Officer
2017	CIA: Comrade In America	Babychayan
2017	Achayans	C.I
2017	Adam Joan	Amy's Father
2017	Pullikaran Stara	Murali Nambia
2016	Pavada	Advocate Gunasekaran
2016	Anuraga Karikkin Vellam	Elizabeth's Father
2016	Karinkunnam 6's	Pillai
2016	Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho	Maniyanpilla
2016	Ore Mukham	Dass (Senior)
2015	Premam	College Principal
2015	Oru Second Class Yathra	ASI Johnson
2015	Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare	C. I. Dhanapalan
2015	Acha Dhin
2015	Kanyaka Talkies	Sadanandan
2015	Jamnapyari	Ramachandran
2015	Female Unnikrishnan
2014	Monayi Angane Aanayi
2014	Bangalore Days	Prakash
2014	Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43	Jayanthan Namboothiri
2013	Idukki Gold	Madan
2013	Lokpal	Minister Anirudhan
2013	Tourist Home	Sathyanathan
2013	Radio	Priya's father
2012	Kunjaliyan	Vikrama Kurup
2012	Diamond Necklace	Narayana Menon
2012	Simhasanam
2012	Ustad Hotel	Chef Babu
2012	Cobra	Balan
2012	Da Thadiya	John Prakash
2012	Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty	Ayyapan
2012	Ardhanaari	Jameela
2011	Sevenes	Habeib
2011	Vellaripravinte Changathi	Preman
2011	Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha	Jose
2011	Bombay March 12
2011	Kudumbasree Travels	Nettar
2011	Today is that Wedding	P.A
2011	Teja Bhai and Family
2011	Collector
2011	Rathinirvedam
2010	Elsamma Enna Aankutty	S.I. Sunandappan
2010	Oru Naal Varum	Businessman
2010	Happy Husbands	Pazhakutti Pavithran
2010	Nallavan	Narayanan
2009	Ividam Swargamanu	Adv. Jayaraj
2009	Shudharil Shudhan	Kanaran
2009	Calendar	priest
2009	Dr. Patient
2009	Kerala Cafe
2008	Pakal Nakshatrangal	Tharakan
2008	Sound of Boot	Antony
2008	One Way Ticket
2008	Twenty 20	SI Gopi
2008	Thalappavu	Shivan Pillai
2008	Malabar Wedding	Unni
2007	Chotta Mumbai	Advocate Menon
2007	Nasrani	Kunjachan
2007	Big B	Dr. Venu
2006	The Don	Abdullah
2006	Prajapathi	Kumaran
2006	Pothan Vava	Paulachan
2006	Baba Kalyani
2006	The Don
2005	Naran	Krishnan
2005	Chandrolsavam	Sugathan
2005	Anandabhadram	Police Constable
2005	Rajamanikyam	Advocate
2004	Vamanapuram Bus Route	Rajappan
2004	Mayilattam	Swaminathan
2004	Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku	Pisharadi
2004	Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty	Shankaran
2002	Chathurangam	Alex
2002	Thandavam	Pushpakumar
2001	Sharjah to Sharjah	Sethu
2001	Sathyameva Jayathe
2001	Nariman	Moitheen
2001	Naranathu Thamburan	Mohandas
2000	Narasimham	CI Habeeb
2000	Swayamvarapanthal
2000	Pilots	Venkidi
2000	Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam
1999	My Dear Karady	Nelson Fernadez
1999	Usthad	Advocate
1999	The Godman	Karippetti Marthandan
1999	Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu	Mulaku
1999	F.I.R.	Inspector Gurumurthy
1999	Stalin Sivadas
1998	Harikrishnans	Advocate
1998	Anuragakottaram	Detective Henry
1998	Mayilpeelikkavu
1998	Thirakalkkappuram
1998	Poothiruvathira Raavil
1997	Aaram Thamburan	Soman Pillai
1997	Janathipathyam	Abootty
1997	Lelam	Oommachan
1997	Ullasappoonkattu	Kuriyachan
1997	Asuravamsam
1997	Chandralekha	Varghese
1997	Anubhoothi	Sub Inspector
1997	Siamese Irattakal
1997	Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam	Mahadevan
1997	Masmaram
1997	Bhaaratheeyam
1996	Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan	Madhavan
1996	Mahathma
1996	Kaalapani	Nair
1995	The King	Collector's assistant
1995	Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary	Unni Thampuran
1995	Spadikam	Kunju Mohammad
1995	Agnidevan	Potty
1995	Aadyathe Kanmani	Dineshan Unnithan
1995	Simhavalan Menon	Patrick
1994	Minnaram	'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar
1994	C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed	Premshankar
1994	Commissioner	Gopinathan
1994	Rudraksham	Appu
1994	Kudumba Visesham	Prasad
1994	Ponthan Mada
1993	Mafia	Inspector Narayanan
1993	Chenkol
1993	Butterflies	Krishnan Eradi
1993	Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans	Thankachan
1993	Devasuram	Bharathan
1993	Sopanam	Manoharan Varma
1992	Paithrukam
1992	Johnnie Walker	Professor
1992	Kizhakkan Pathrose
1992	Kallan Kappalil Thanne	Adv. Jose Kurien
1992	Ayalathe Adheham	Achuthan Singh
1992	Neelakurukkan	Fa.illikkoodan
1992	Ellarum Chollanu
1992	Aham
1991	Adayalam	Pappan
1991	Adwaytham	Chithran Nampoothiri
1991	Vishnulokam
1991	Ganamela	Kannan
1991	Aakasha Kottayile Sultan	Murali
1991	Anaswaram
1990	Akkare Akkare Akkare	Gopi
1990	No. 20 Madras Mail	Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
1990	Aye Auto	Thangu
1990	Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran	Gangan Mash
1990	Kouthuka Varthakal	Murthy
1990	His Highness Abdullah	Rajaraja Varma
1989	Vandanam	Harihar Iyer
1989	Nair Saab	Cadet Chandran Pillai
1989	Adhipan	Gopalakrishnan
1989	Naaduvazhikal	Ravi
1989	Season	Kanthi
1989	Kireedam	Najeeb
1988	Chithram	Murugan
1988	Vellanakalude Naadu	Gopi
1988	Aryan	Advocate Radhakrishnan
1988	Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu	Sujandra
1988	Kudumbapuranam	Murali
1988	Ayitham	Thankamani
1988	Sanghunadam
1988	Oru Muthassi Katha
1987	January Oru Orma	Narayana Swamy
1987	Sarvakalasala	Chakkara
1987	Ithrayum Kalam	Unni Nampoothiri
1987	P.C. 369	Damodharan Pilla
1987	Kurukkan Rajavayi	Rajendran Nair
1986	Nimishangal
1986	Hello My Dear Wrong Number	Ramadas
1986	Yuvajanotsavam	Bhagaval Das
1986	T. P. Balagopalan M.A.	Bala's friend
1986	Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu	Damu
1986	Dheem Tharikida Thom	Shivasubrahmaniam
1986	Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi	Vidyadharan
1986	Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu
1986	Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu	College student
1986	Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal	Alex
1985	Boeing Boeing	Kuttappan
1985	Akkare Ninnoru Maran	Achuthan
1985	Karimpin Poovinakkare
1985	Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
1985	Jeevante Jeevan	Prakash
1985	Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
1985	Akalathe Ambili
1985	Angadikkappurathu	Vasu
1984	Enganeyundashaane	Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty
1984	Adiyozhukkukal	Jayarajan
1984	Athirathram	Anthony
1984	Ariyaatha Veethikal	Soman
1984	Koottinilamkili	Gopan
1984	Onnanu Nammal
1984	Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla	Rajappan
1984	Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu	Abdu
1984	Itha Innu Muthal	Raju
1983	Oru Madapravinte Katha
1983	Pinnilavu	Sreedharan
1983	Koodevide?	Shankar
1983	Prasnam Gurutharam
1983	Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
1983	Mortuary	Jacob
1983	Sesham Kazhchayil	Bhaskaran
1983	Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla	Kidnapper
1982	Chiriyo Chiri
1982	Ithu Njangalude Katha	Santhosh
1982	Football
1981	Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla	Maniyanpilla
1980	Chamaram
1978	Thiranottam
	Thimingalavettah
	Bermuda

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Jai Mahendran	Revenue Minister
2017	Lal Salam	Himself