Maniyanpilla Raju
Known for acting · Born 20 April 1955 · 71 · Thycaud, Kerala, India
263 credits
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
Idukki Gold
2013
Thudarum
2025
Akkare Akkare Akkare
1990
Ore Mukham
2016
C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed
1994
Johnnie Walker
1992
No. 20 Madras Mail
1990
Rathinirvedam
2011
Pavada
2016
Ustad Hotel
2012
Varayan
2022
Monayi Angane Aanayi
2014
Acting (249)
2026PrathichayaRamakrishnanFilm
2025ThudarumKuttichanFilm
2025Bha. Bha. Ba.Ravindran ThillenkeryFilm
2024Iyer In ArabiaRasheedFilm
2024Paalum PazhavumThamarakshanFilm
2024Jai MahendranRevenue Minister · 6 episodesSeries
2024Kudumba Sthreeyum KunjadumFilm
2024GuSurendranFilm
2023NeymarBabu PpFilm
2023Madhura Manohara MohamFilm
2023Corona PapersCI Ayyappan PillaiFilm
2023Enkilum ChandrikeFilm
2023PoovanBenny's Valyappachan (Cameo)Film
2023Maheshum MarutiyumPadmanabhanFilm
2023Dear VaappiFilm
2023Rani: The Real StoryDSP ReghuFilm
2022VarayanFilm
2022Viddikalude MaashFilm
2021#HomeProducer BabyFilm
2019Pathinettam PadiSudheer KumarFilm
2019GanagandharvanKuttanFilm
2019SachinViswanathanFilm
2019FinalsMinisterFilm
2019Appuvinte SathyanweshanamAnanthapadmanabhanFilm
2019ThelivuPattalam KurupFilm
2018Shikkari ShambhuSudhakaranFilm
2018PanchavarnathathaAbrahamFilm
2018My StoryVishwanFilm
2018MohanlalHimselfFilm
2017CIA: Comrade In AmericaBabychayanFilm
2017Adam JoanAndrewsFilm
2017SakhavuLabour OfficerFilm
2017AchayansC.IFilm
2017Pullikaran StaraMurali NambiarFilm
2017Lal SalamSelfSeries
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamElizabeth's FatherFilm
2016PavadaAdvocate GunasekaranFilm
2016Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoManiyanpillaFilm
2016Karinkunnam 6'sPillaiFilm
2016Ore MukhamDass (Senior)Film
2015PremamCollege PrincipalFilm
2015JamnapyariRamachandranFilm
2015Acha DhinS.I SomanFilm
2015Oru Second Class YathraASI JohnsonFilm
2015Kanyaka TalkiesSadanandanFilm
2015Thinkal Muthal Velli VareC. I. DhanapalanFilm
2014Bangalore DaysPrakashFilm
2014Tamaar PadaarI.G Joseph AlexFilm
2014Monayi Angane AanayiFilm
2014Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43Jayanthan NamboothiriFilm
2013Idukki GoldMadanFilm
2013LokpalMinister AnirudhanFilm
2013Tourist HomeSathyanathanFilm
2013RadioPriya's fatherFilm
2012Ustad HotelChef BabuFilm
2012Diamond NecklaceNarayana MenonFilm
2012Da ThadiyaJohn PrakashFilm
2012CobraBalanFilm
2012SimhasanamFilm
2012Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttyAyyapanFilm
2012KunjaliyanVikrama KurupFilm
2012ArdhanaariJameelaFilm
2011Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi KadhaJoseFilm
2011Teja Bhai and FamilyFilm
2011SevenesHabeebullahFilm
2011Vellaripravinte ChangathiPremanFilm
2011RathinirvedamPattalam MamanFilm
2011PayyansSeema's FatherFilm
2011Kudumbasree TravelsNettarFilm
2011CollectorSulaiman MohammedFilm
2011Today is that WeddingP.AFilm
2010Elsamma Enna AankuttyS.I. SunandappanFilm
2010Oru Naal VarumRameshFilm
2010Happy HusbandsPazhakutti PavithranFilm
2010NallavanNarayananFilm
2009Kerala CafeDriver of Island ExpressFilm
2009Evidam SwargamanuAdv. JayarajFilm
2009Red ChilliesSI PalaniswamyFilm
2009Gulumaal: The EscapeRangaswami / AhammedkuttyFilm
2009Dr. PatientShankaranFilm
2009DuplicateSivankutty's brother-in-lawFilm
2009CalendarpriestFilm
2009Shudharil ShudhanKanaranFilm
2008Twenty 20SI GopiFilm
2008Annan ThambiAppu's and Achu's uncleFilm
2008One Way TicketFilm
2008ThalappavuShivan PillaiFilm
2008Sound of BootAntonyFilm
2008Malabar WeddingUnniFilm
2008Pakal NakshatrangalTharakanFilm
2007Big BDr. VenuFilm
2007Chotta MumbaiAdvocate MenonFilm
2007NasraniKunjachanFilm
2006Chinthamani KolacaseCI BavaFilm
2006Baba KalyaniSI SundaramFilm
2006PrajapathiKumaranFilm
2006Pothan VavaPaulachanFilm
2006The DonMLA Abdullah KuttyFilm
2005AnandabhadramConstable PanickerFilm
2005RajamanikyamAdvocateFilm
2005NaranKrishnanFilm
2005ChandrolsavamSugathanFilm
2004Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuPisharadiFilm
2004Vamanapuram Bus RouteRajappanFilm
2004MayilattamSwaminathanFilm
2004Njaan Salperu Raman KuttyShankaranFilm
2004UdayamFilm
2002ChathurangamAlexFilm
2002ThandavamPushpakumarFilm
2001NarimanMoideenFilm
2001Sharjah to SharjahSethuFilm
2001Sathyameva JayatheFilm
2001Naranathu ThamburanMohandasFilm
2000NarasimhamC.I HabeebFilm
2000SwayamvarapanthalFilm
2000PilotsVenkidiFilm
2000Sahayathrikakku SnehapoorvamMathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)Film
1999UstaadAdv. AbrahamFilm
1999Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuMulakuFilm
1999F.I.R.Inspector GurumurthyFilm
1999My Dear KaradyNelson FernadezFilm
1999The GodmanKarippetti MarthandanFilm
1999Stalin SivadasFilm
1998HarikrishnansKunjikuttan's AdvocateFilm
1998MayilpeelikkavuShekaranFilm
1998AnuragakottaramDetective HenryFilm
1998ThirakalkkappuramFilm
1998Poothiruvathira RaavilFilm
1997Aaram ThamburanSoman PillaiFilm
1997ChandralekhaVargheseFilm
1997LelamOommachanFilm
1997UllasappoonkattuKuriyachanFilm
1997JanathipathyamAboottyFilm
1997AsuravamsamFilm
1997AnubhoothiSub InspectorFilm
1997Siamese IrattakalFilm
1997Kottapurathe KoottukudumbamMahadevanFilm
1997MasmaramFilm
1997BhaaratheeyamFilm
1996KaalapaniNairFilm
1996Aayiram Naavulla AnanthanMadhavanFilm
1996MahathmaFilm
1995SpadikamKunju MohammadFilm
1995The KingCollector's assistantFilm
1995Aadyathe KanmaniDineshan UnnithanFilm
1995Oru Abhibhashakante Case DiaryUnni ThampuranFilm
1995AgnidevanPottyFilm
1995Simhavalan MenonPatrickFilm
1994Minnaram'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / LassarFilm
1994CommissionerConstable GopinathanFilm
1994C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.EdPremshankarFilm
1994Ponthan MadaFilm
1994RudrakshamAppuFilm
1994Kudumba ViseshamPrasadFilm
1993DevasuramBharathanFilm
1993ChenkolNajeebFilm
1993Sthalathe Pradhana PayyansThankachanFilm
1993MafiaInspector NarayananFilm
1993ButterfliesKrishnan EradiFilm
1993YaadhavamPalappuramFilm
1993SopanamManoharan VarmaFilm
1992KauravarJafferFilm
1992Ayalathe AdhehamAchuthan SinghFilm
1992Johnnie WalkerProfessorFilm
1992Kizhakkan PathroseFilm
1992PaithrukamFilm
1992AhamFilm
1992Kallan Kappalil ThanneAdv. Jose KurienFilm
1992Ellarum ChollanuFilm
1992NeelakurukkanFa.illikkoodanFilm
1991AdwaythamChithran NampoothiriFilm
1991VishnulokamFilm
1991Aakasha Kottayile SultanMuraliFilm
1991AdayalamPappanFilm
1991GanamelaKannanFilm
1991AnaswaramFilm
1990Akkare Akkare AkkareGopiFilm
1990No. 20 Madras MailHitchcock KanjikkuzhiFilm
1990His Highness AbdullahRajaraja VarmaFilm
1990Aye AutoThanguFilm
1990Paavam Paavam RajakumaranGangan MashFilm
1990Ee Thanutha Veluppan KalathuFilm
1990Kouthuka VarthakalMurthyFilm
1989KireedamNajeebFilm
1989VandanamHarihar IyerFilm
1989Nocturne IndienLes enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de MadrasFilm
1989Nair SaabCadet Chandran PillaiFilm
1989SeasonKanthiFilm
1989AdhipanGopalakrishnanFilm
1989NaaduvazhikalRaviFilm
1988ChithramMuruganFilm
1988Vellanakalude NaaduGopiFilm
1988Mukunthetta Sumitra VilikkunnuSurendranFilm
1988AryanAdvocate RadhakrishnanFilm
1988KudumbapuranamMuraliFilm
1988AyithamThankamaniFilm
1988SanghunadamFilm
1988Oru Muthassi KathaFilm
1987SarvakalashalaChakkaraFilm
1987January Oru OrmaNarayana SwamyFilm
1987Ithrayum KalamUnni NampoothiriFilm
1987P.C. 369Damodharan PillaFilm
1987Kurukkan RajavayiRajendran NairFilm
1986Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam KottunnuDamuFilm
1986Hello My Dear Wrong NumberRamadasFilm
1986T. P. Balagopalan M.A.Bala's friendFilm
1986YuvajanotsavamBhagaval DasFilm
1986Dheem Tharikida ThomShivasubrahmaniamFilm
1986Ayalvasi Oru DaridravasiVidyadharanFilm
1986Poovinu Puthiya PoonthennalAlexFilm
1986NimishangalFilm
1986Katturumbinum Kathu KuthuFilm
1986Ponnum Kudathinum PottuCollege studentFilm
1985Boeing BoeingKuttappanFilm
1985Aram + Aram = KinnaramFilm
1985Akkare Ninnoru MaranAchuthanFilm
1985Karimpin PoovinakkareFilm
1985Jeevante JeevanPrakashFilm
1985Vannu Kandu KeezhadakkiFilm
1985Akalathe AmbiliFilm
1985AngadikkappurathuVasuFilm
1984Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum NattuAbduFilm
1984AthirathramAnthonyFilm
1984AdiyozhukkukalJayarajanFilm
1984KoottinilamkiliGopanFilm
1984Ivide ThudangunnuPeterFilm
1984EnganeyundashaaneSundarapandiyan / ThomasukuttyFilm
1984Ariyaatha VeethikalSomanFilm
1984Onnanu NammalHariFilm
1984Arante Mulla Kochu MullaRajappanFilm
1984Itha Innu MuthalRajuFilm
1983Lekhayude Maranam Oru FlashbackFilm
1983Koodevide?ShankarFilm
1983MortuaryJacobFilm
1983Prem Nazirine KanmanillaKidnapperFilm
1983Oru Madapravinte KathaFilm
1983PinnilavuSreedharanFilm
1983Prasnam GurutharamFilm
1983Sesham KazhchayilBhaskaranFilm
1982Chiriyo ChiriFilm
1982Ithu Njangalude KathaSanthoshFilm
1982FootballFilm
1982AashaSunil KumarFilm
1981Maniyanpilla Adhava ManiyanpillaManiyanpillaFilm
1980ChamaramFilm
1978Uthrada RathriFilm
1978ThiranottamFilm
—ThimingalavettahFilm
—BermudaFilm
Production (14)
2024GuProducerFilm
2023Maheshum MarutiyumProducerFilm
2019FinalsProducerFilm
2018PanchavarnathathaProducerFilm
2016PavadaProducerFilm
2013Black ButterflyProducerFilm
2010Oru Naal VarumProducerFilm
2007Chotta MumbaiProducerFilm
2005AnandabhadramProducerFilm
1999Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuProducerFilm
1991AnaswaramProducerFilm
1990Aye AutoProducerFilm
1988Vellanakalude NaaduProducerFilm
—Untitled Krishand - Mohanlal MovieProducerFilm