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Maniyanpilla Raju

மணியன்பிள்ளை ராஜு

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Maniyanpilla Raju is an actor and producer in Tamil and Malayalam cinema, credited on Thudarum (2025).

Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam: മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry. His debut film was Mohiniyaattam in 1976. He has played a variety of roles as a character actor, appearing in over 400 films. His stage name was derived from the character he played in the film Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla (1981), his break-through role.

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Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2026PrathichayaActor (Minister Ramakrishan)Malayalam
2025Bha. Bha. Ba.Actor (Ravindran Thillenkery, Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly)Malayalam
2025ThudarumActor (Kuttychan, Benz's friend)Malayalam
2024Iyer In ArabiaActor (Rashid)Malayalam
2023Corona PapersActor (CI Ayyappan Pillai)Malayalam
2023Dear VaappiActor (Sherif)Malayalam
2023Enkilum ChandrikeActor (Shambu)Malayalam
2023Maheshum MarutiyumActor (Padmanabhan 'Pappettan', Mahesh's father)Malayalam
2023Rani: The Real StoryActorMalayalam
2022Sudokku`NActorMalayalam
2022VarayanActorMalayalam
2022Viddikalude MashuActorMalayalam
2021#HomeActorMalayalam
2021Appuvinte SathyanveshanamActorMalayalam
2019FinalsActor · ProducerMalayalam
2019GanagandharvanActor (Kuttan)Malayalam
2019Pathinettam PadiActor (Sudheer Kumar)Malayalam
2019SachinActor (Viswanathan)Malayalam
2018MohanlalActor (himself)Malayalam
2018PanchavarnathathaProducer · Actor (Abraham)Malayalam
2018Shikkari ShambhuActor (Sahadevan)Malayalam
2017AchayansActor (DSP Satheeshan Pothuvaal)Malayalam
2017Adam JoanActor (Andrews, Amy's father)Malayalam
2017Comrade in AmericaActor (Babychan)Malayalam
2017My StoryActor (Vishwan)Malayalam
2017Pullikkaran StaraaActor (Murali Nambiar, Manjima's father)Malayalam
2017SakhavuActor (Rajan, Assistant Labour Officer)Malayalam
2016Anuraga Karikkin VellamActor (Prakash Kopara, Eli's father)Malayalam
2016Karinkunnam 6SActor (Pillai)Malayalam
2016Kochauvva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoActor (Maniyanpillai)Malayalam
2016Ore MughamActor (Ayyappadas a.k.a Das)Malayalam
2016PavadaProducer · Actor (Advocate Gunasekharan Nair, Babu's Friend)Malayalam
2015Acha DhinActor (SI Soman)Malayalam
2015Jamna PyariActor (Ajayan, Parvathy's father)Malayalam
2015Oru Second Class YathraActor (ASI Johnson)Malayalam
2015Thinkal Muthal Velli VareActor (C. I. Dhanapalan)Malayalam
2014Bengaluru DaysActor (Prakash)Malayalam
2014NakshatrangalActorMalayalam
2014Vaayai Moodi PesavumActorTamil
2013Black ButterflyProducerMalayalam
2013Idukki GoldActor (Madhan Mohan)Malayalam
2013Kanyaka TalkiesActor (Sadanandan)Malayalam
2013LokpalActor (Minister Anirudhan)Malayalam
2013Namboothiri Yuvavu @43ActorMalayalam
2013RadioActor (Priya's father)Malayalam
2013Tourist HomeActor (Sathyanathan)Malayalam
2012ArdhanaariActor (Jameela)Malayalam
2012CobraActor (Bralan)Malayalam
2012Da ThadiyaActor (John Prakash)Malayalam
2012Diamond NecklaceActor (V. K. Narayana Menon, Rajasree's maternal uncle)Malayalam
2012KunjaliyanActor (Vikrama Kurup, Jayaraman's uncle with two wives Kanakabaram and Mallika)Malayalam
2012SimhasanamActorMalayalam
2012Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttyActor (Ayyappan, Manju's father)Malayalam
2012Ustad HotelActor (Chef Babu)Malayalam
2011CollectorActor (Sulaiman Mohammed)Malayalam
2011Innanu Aa KalyanamActor (Kuttichan, Sulochanan's secretary)Malayalam
2011Kudumbasree TravelsActor (Nettar, the astrologist)Malayalam
2011Oru MarubhoomikkadhaActor (Jose, Thomas's brother-in-law)Malayalam
2011RathinirvedamActor (Pattalam Maman)Malayalam
2011SevenesActor (Habeebullah)Malayalam
2011Vellaripravinte ChangathiActor (Preman)Malayalam
2010A Boy Called ElsammaActor (S.I. Sunandhppan)Malayalam
2010Happy HusbandsActor (Minister Pazhakutti Pavithran)Malayalam
2010NallavanActor (Narayanan)Malayalam
2010Oru Naal VarumActor (Ramesh) · ProducerMalayalam
2010Plus TwoActor (Avarachan)Malayalam
2009CalendarActor (Fa. Thazhekkadan)Malayalam
2009Dr. PatientActor (Shankaran)Malayalam
2009DuplicateActor (Sivankutty's brother-in-law)Malayalam
2009Evidam SwargamanuActor (Adv. Jayaraj)Malayalam
2009Gulumaal: The EscapeActor (Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty)Malayalam
2009Red ChilliesActor (SI Aaruchamy)Malayalam
2009Shudharil ShudhanActor (Kanaran)Malayalam
2008Annan ThambiActor (Rajashekharan, Appu's and Achu's uncle at Pollachi)Malayalam
2008Malabar WeddingActor (Unni)Malayalam
2008One Way TicketActorMalayalam
2008Pakal NakshatrangalActor (Tharakan)Malayalam
2008Sound of BootActor (Antony)Malayalam
2008ThalappavuActor (Shivan Pillai)Malayalam
2008Twenty:20Actor (SI Gopi)Malayalam
2007Big BActor (Dr. Venu)Malayalam
2007Chotta MumbaiProducer · Actor (Advocate Pradeep Menon)Malayalam
2007NasraniActor (Kunjachan, DK's friend and clubmate)Malayalam
2006Baba KalyaniActor (SI Sundaram)Malayalam
2006Pothan VavaActor (Paulachan)Malayalam
2006PrajapathiActor (Kumaran)Malayalam
2006The DonActor (MLA Abdullah Kutty)Malayalam
2005AnandabhadramProducerMalayalam
2005NaranActorMalayalam
2003Kalari VikramanActorMalayalam
2003The King Maker LeaderActorMalayalam
1999Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuProducerMalayalam
1998HarthaalActorMalayalam
1998Poothiruvathira RavilActorMalayalam
1997Kottappurathe KoottukudumbamActorMalayalam
1997MasmaramActorMalayalam
1997Siamese IrattakalActorMalayalam
1996Sathyabhamakkoru PremalekhanamActorMalayalam
1995Aadyathe KanmaniActorMalayalam
1995SpadikamActor (Kunju Mohammad)Malayalam
1994CID Unnikrishnan B.A.ActorMalayalam
1994Ponthan MadaActorMalayalam
1993DevasuramActor (Bharathan)Malayalam
1993PravachakanActorMalayalam
1991Aakasha Kottayile SultanActorMalayalam
1991AnaswaramProducerMalayalam
1990Aye AutoProducerMalayalam
1990His Highness AbdullahActorMalayalam
1990No.20 Madras MailActorMalayalam
1990Pavam Pavam RajakumaranActorMalayalam
1989KireedamActorMalayalam
1989NaduvazhikalActorMalayalam
1989SeasonActorMalayalam
1989VandanamActorMalayalam
1988ChithramActorMalayalam
1988Vellanakalude NaduProducerMalayalam
1987Kurukkan RajavayiActorMalayalam
1986Ayalvasi Oru DaridravasiActorMalayalam
1986Dheem Tharikida ThomActorMalayalam
1986Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam KottunnuActorMalayalam
1986T. P. Balagopalan M.A.ActorMalayalam
1985Akkare Ninnoru MaranActorMalayalam
1985Aram + Aram = KinnaramActorMalayalam
1985Boeing BoeingActorMalayalam
1984Prem Nazirine KanmanillaActorMalayalam
1981Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan PillaActorMalayalam
1978ThiranottamActorMalayalam

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