Maniyanpilla Raju
Born: 1955-04-20 in Thycaud, Kerala, India
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2026
- Prathichaya as Ramakrishnan
2025
- Bha. Bha. Ba. as Ravindran Thillenkery
- Thudarum as Kuttichan
2024
- Jai Mahendran as Revenue Minister
- Gu as Surendran
- Paalum Pazhavum as Thamarakshan
- Iyer In Arabia as Rasheed
- Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum
2023
- Poovan as Benny's Valyappachan (Cameo)
- Neymar as Babu Pp
- Enkilum Chandrike
- Corona Papers as CI Ayyappan Pillai
- Madhura Manohara Moham
- Dear Vaappi
- Maheshum Marutiyum as Padmanabhan
- Rani: The Real Story as DSP Reghu
2022
2021
- #Home as Producer Baby
2019
- Pathinettam Padi as Sudheer Kumar
- Ganagandharvan as Kuttan
- Finals as Minister
- Sachin as Viswanathan
- Thelivu as Pattalam Kurup
- Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam as Ananthapadmanabhan
2018
- My Story as Vishwan
- Mohanlal as Himself
- Panchavarnathatha as Abraham
- Shikkari Shambhu as Sudhakaran
2017
- Lal Salam as Self
- CIA: Comrade In America as Babychayan
- Adam Joan as Andrews
- Sakhavu as Labour Officer
- Pullikaran Stara as Murali Nambiar
- Achayans as C.I
2016
- Karinkunnam 6's as Pillai
- Anuraga Karikkin Vellam as Elizabeth's Father
- Pavada as Advocate Gunasekaran
- Ore Mukham as Dass (Senior)
- Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho as Maniyanpilla
2015
- Premam as College Principal
- Oru Second Class Yathra as ASI Johnson
- Jamnapyari as Ramachandran
- Acha Dhin as S.I Soman
- Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare as C. I. Dhanapalan
- Kanyaka Talkies as Sadanandan
2014
- Bangalore Days as Prakash
- Monayi Angane Aanayi
- Tamaar Padaar as I.G Joseph Alex
- Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43 as Jayanthan Namboothiri
2013
- Idukki Gold as Madan
- Lokpal as Minister Anirudhan
- Black Butterfly ... (Producer)
- Tourist Home as Sathyanathan
- Radio as Priya's father
2012
- Ustad Hotel as Chef Babu
- Diamond Necklace as Narayana Menon
- Da Thadiya as John Prakash
- Kunjaliyan as Vikrama Kurup
- Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty as Ayyapan
- Cobra as Balan
- Simhasanam
- Ardhanaari as Jameela
2011
- Vellaripravinte Changathi as Preman
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as Jose
- Sevenes as Habeebullah
- Collector as Sulaiman Mohammed
- Kudumbasree Travels as Nettar
- Payyans as Seema's Father
- Teja Bhai and Family
- Rathinirvedam as Pattalam Maman
- Today is that Wedding as P.A
2010
- Oru Naal Varum as Ramesh
- Nallavan as Narayanan
- Elsamma Enna Aankutty as S.I. Sunandappan
- Happy Husbands as Pazhakutti Pavithran
2009
- Kerala Cafe as Driver of Island Express
- Shudharil Shudhan as Kanaran
- Red Chillies as SI Palaniswamy
- Evidam Swargamanu as Adv. Jayaraj
- Gulumaal: The Escape as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty
- Duplicate as Sivankutty's brother-in-law
- Dr. Patient as Shankaran
- Calendar as priest
2008
- Twenty 20 as SI Gopi
- Pakal Nakshatrangal as Tharakan
- Thalappavu as Shivan Pillai
- Sound of Boot as Antony
- One Way Ticket
- Annan Thambi as Appu's and Achu's uncle
- Malabar Wedding as Unni
2007
- Chotta Mumbai as Advocate Menon
- Big B as Dr. Venu
- Nasrani as Kunjachan
2006
- Baba Kalyani as SI Sundaram
- Prajapathi as Kumaran
- Chinthamani Kolacase as CI Bava
- Pothan Vava as Paulachan
- The Don as MLA Abdullah Kutty
2005
- Anandabhadram as Constable Panicker
- Chandrolsavam as Sugathan
- Rajamanikyam as Advocate
- Naran as Krishnan
2004
- Udayam
- Vamanapuram Bus Route as Rajappan
- Mayilattam as Swaminathan
- Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty as Shankaran
- Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku as Pisharadi
2002
- Thandavam as Pushpakumar
- Chathurangam as Alex
2001
- Sharjah to Sharjah as Sethu
- Nariman as Moideen
- Naranathu Thamburan as Mohandas
- Sathyameva Jayathe
2000
- Narasimham as C.I Habeeb
- Swayamvarapanthal
- Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam as Mathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)
- Pilots as Venkidi
1999
- Stalin Sivadas
- Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu as Mulaku
- The Godman as Karippetti Marthandan
- Ustaad as Adv. Abraham
- F.I.R. as Inspector Gurumurthy
- My Dear Karady as Nelson Fernadez
1998
- Anuragakottaram as Detective Henry
- Harikrishnans as Kunjikuttan's Advocate
- Thirakalkkappuram
- Mayilpeelikkavu as Shekaran
- Poothiruvathira Raavil
1997
- Aaram Thamburan as Soman Pillai
- Bhaaratheeyam
- Siamese Irattakal
- Chandralekha as Varghese
- Lelam as Oommachan
- Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam as Mahadevan
- Asuravamsam
- Ullasappoonkattu as Kuriyachan
- Janathipathyam as Abootty
- Masmaram
- Anubhoothi as Sub Inspector
1996
- Kaalapani as Nair
- Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan as Madhavan
- Mahathma
1995
- Spadikam as Kunju Mohammad
- Agnidevan as Potty
- The King as Collector's assistant
- Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary as Unni Thampuran
- Simhavalan Menon as Patrick
- Aadyathe Kanmani as Dineshan Unnithan
1994
- C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed as Premshankar
- Commissioner as Constable Gopinathan
- Ponthan Mada
- Minnaram as 'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar
- Kudumba Visesham as Prasad
- Rudraksham as Appu
1993
- Yaadhavam as Palappuram
- Chenkol as Najeeb
- Devasuram as Bharathan
- Mafia as Inspector Narayanan
- Butterflies as Krishnan Eradi
- Sopanam as Manoharan Varma
- Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Thankachan
1992
- Neelakurukkan as Fa.illikkoodan
- Aham
- Ellarum Chollanu
- Paithrukam
- Johnnie Walker as Professor
- Kallan Kappalil Thanne as Adv. Jose Kurien
- Kauravar as Jaffer
- Ayalathe Adheham as Achuthan Singh
- Kizhakkan Pathrose
1991
- Adwaytham as Chithran Nampoothiri
- Adayalam as Pappan
- Vishnulokam
- Aakasha Kottayile Sultan as Murali
- Anaswaram
- Ganamela as Kannan
1990
- No. 20 Madras Mail as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
- Akkare Akkare Akkare as Gopi
- His Highness Abdullah as Rajaraja Varma
- Aye Auto as Thangu
- Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran as Gangan Mash
- Kouthuka Varthakal as Murthy
- Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1989
- Kireedam as Najeeb
- Season as Kanthi
- Adhipan as Gopalakrishnan
- Nair Saab as Cadet Chandran Pillai
- Vandanam as Harihar Iyer
- Naaduvazhikal as Ravi
- Nocturne Indien as Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras
1988
- Vellanakalude Naadu as Gopi
- Chithram as Murugan
- Aryan as Advocate Radhakrishnan
- Oru Muthassi Katha
- Kudumbapuranam as Murali
- Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Surendran
- Ayitham as Thankamani
- Sanghunadam
1987
- January Oru Orma as Narayana Swamy
- Sarvakalashala as Chakkara
- Kurukkan Rajavayi as Rajendran Nair
- Ithrayum Kalam as Unni Nampoothiri
- P.C. 369 as Damodharan Pilla
1986
- Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu as College student
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as Damu
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Bala's friend
- Dheem Tharikida Thom as Shivasubrahmaniam
- Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Alex
- Yuvajanotsavam as Bhagaval Das
- Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu
- Hello My Dear Wrong Number as Ramadas
- Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi as Vidyadharan
- Nimishangal
1985
- Karimpin Poovinakkare
- Boeing Boeing as Kuttappan
- Angadikkappurathu as Vasu
- Akalathe Ambili
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
- Akkare Ninnoru Maran as Achuthan
- Jeevante Jeevan as Prakash
- Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
1984
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Abdu
- Itha Innu Muthal as Raju
- Onnanu Nammal as Hari
- Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla as Rajappan
- Ivide Thudangunnu as Peter
- Koottinilamkili as Gopan
- Athirathram as Anthony
- Adiyozhukkukal as Jayarajan
- Ariyaatha Veethikal as Soman
- Enganeyundashaane as Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty
1983
- Mortuary as Jacob
- Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
- Sesham Kazhchayil as Bhaskaran
- Pinnilavu as Sreedharan
- Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Kidnapper
- Koodevide? as Shankar
- Oru Madapravinte Katha
- Prasnam Gurutharam
1982
- Football
- Ithu Njangalude Katha as Santhosh
- Aasha as Sunil Kumar
- Chiriyo Chiri
1981
- Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla as Maniyanpilla