Renji Panicker
Born: 1958-01-21 in Nedumudi, Kerala, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2026
2025
- Sweetheart! as Manu's Father
- e Valayam
- Param Sundari as Bhargavan Nair
- Ennu Swantham Punyalan as Nicholas
- Padakkuthira as Ravi Shankar
- The Pet Detective as Jose Alula
- Dheeram as Commissioner Ramdas
- Mehfil as Dr. Shakeel
2024
- DNA
- Little Hearts as Johnson
- Hunt as Padmanabha Ramaswamy
- Secret as MLA
- Kadha Innuvare as Sivarajan
- Parakramam as Major Sukumaran
- Soul Stories
- Manorathangal as Pathmanabhan
2023
- Queen Elizabeth
- Bullet Diaries as Sadanandan
- Alone as Colonel (voice)
- 2018 as Anu's Father
- Otta
- Kolambi
- A Ranjith Cinema
- Iru
- SECTION 306 IPC
- Masterpeace as Chandichan
- Thaal as Dr. Giri Shankar
2022
- CBI 5: The Brain as Balagopal
- Night Drive as Roy Mathew
- Varaal
- Gold
- Kaduva as Vigilance Court Judge
- Naradan as Advocate Govindamenon
- Kooman as CI Somasekharan Pillai
- Malikappuram as Head master
- Kochaal as Rajan
- Ullasam as Richard Menon
- Member Rameshan 9aam Ward as MLA
- Two Men
- Aaraattu as P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,
- Twenty One Grams as Dr. Alex Koshy
2021
- Backpackers
- Muddy as Noah
- Kaaval as Antony
2020
- Forensic as Abdul Wahab
- Gauthamante Radham as Ramachandran
- Kalamandalam Hyderali as Kalamandalam Hyderali
- Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna as Narrator
2019
- Athiran as Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma
- Oru Yamandan Premakadha as John Kombanayil
- Love Action Drama as Swathi's Father
- Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel as K.E. Eapen
- Vijay Superum Pournamiyum as Venugopal, Pournami's father
- Margamkali
- Sisterleaf as Koshy Mathew
- Childhood Friends
- Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu
- Sakalakalashala
- Ulta
- Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla
- Sachin as Ramachandran
- Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu
- Roudram 2018 as Narayanan
- Thelivu as Ramesh Kumar I.P.S
2018
- Abrahaminte Santhathikal as Shahul Muhammed IPS
- Aami as Malayalanadu Editor
- Naam as Fr. James Kottayil
- Orayiram Kinakkalal ... (Producer)
- Vallikudilile Vellakkaran
- Krishnam
- Captain as Coach Jafer
- Bhayanakam as The Postman
- Drama as Kunjachayan
- Ente Ummante Peru as Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)
- Kadha Paranja Kadha
2017
- Role Models as Shekhara Menon
- Godha as Captain
- Alamara as Pavithran
- Sakhavu as Kuriyachan
- Villain as K. Sreenivasan
- Solo as Thomas Zachariah
- Puthan Panam as DGP Iqbal Rawther
- Ramaleela as Helena's Father
- Oru Cinemakkaran as Fr. Vellani
- Veeram as Narrator (Voice)
- Masterpiece as Prof. Edward Livingstone
- Georgettan's Pooram as Mathews Vadakkan
- 1971: Beyond Borders as Janardhana
- Kadam Kadha
- Viswasapoorvam Mansoor as Kalanthan Haji
- Gemini as Prof. Gokuldas
- Samarppanam
- Clint as V K Nambiar
2016
- Pavada as Paul Scaria
- Ore Mukham as Prakashan (Senior)
- Oru Muthassi Gadha as Mathai Doctor
- Welcome to Central Jail as Gopinath
- Thoppil Joppan as Father Jacob Anakattil
- Oppam as Padmakumar P. IPS
- Pa.Va as Thampuran Johny
- Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti as Madhavan Nair
- Mohavalayam
- Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven as Jacob Zachariah
2015
- Loham as Albert
- Aadu as Thomas Paappan
- Ennum Eppozhum as CEO of GM Builders
- Charlie as Panicker Doctor
- Picket 43 as C.O. Vinay Chandran
- Acha Dhin as Thomas Chacko
- Jamnapyari as Sridharan
- Ayal Njanalla as Menon
- Haram
- Premam as David George
- Anarkali as Pappan
- Rajamma @ Yahoo as Mayor Abraham Pothan
2014
- Ohm Shanthi Oshaana as Mathew
- Munnariyippu as Mohan Das
- Money Ratnam as Isaac Anakkadan
- Cousins as Doctor
- Pakida as Sreekumar
- Njaan as Kuttysankaran
2012
- The King & The Commissioner ... (Writer)
2008
- Roudram ... (Director)
2005
- Bharathchandran I.P.S ... (Writer)
1999
- Pathram ... (Writer)
1997
- Lelam ... (Writer)
1995
- The King ... (Writer)
1994
- Commissioner as Journalist
1993
- Mafia ... (Writer)
- Ekalavyan ... (Writer)
- Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Politician
1992
- Thalasthanam ... (Writer)
1991
- Aakasha Kottayile Sultan ... (Screenplay)
1990
- Archangel as Allied Soldier
- Dr. Pasupathy ... (Writer)