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Maniyanpilla Raju

Acting

Born April 20, 1955 · Thycaud, Kerala, India

Also known as മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു · Sudheer Kumar · Manian Pillai 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

Filmography41 titles

Stalin Sivadas

1999

Kudumbapuranam

1988as Murali

Kaalapani

1996as Nair

Kireedam

1989as Najeeb

#Home

2021as Producer Baby

Thudarum

2025as Kuttichan

Chenkol

1993as Najeeb

Rajamanikyam

2005as Advocate

Chandralekha

1997as Varghese

Spadikam

1995as Kunju Mohammad

Big B

2007as Dr. Venu

Anuraga Karikkin Vellam

2016as Elizabeth's Father

Devasuram

1993as Bharathan

Ayalathe Adheham

1992as Achuthan Singh

Season

1989as Kanthi

Akkare Akkare Akkare

1990as Gopi

Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu

1986as Damu

Aryan

1988as Advocate Radhakrishnan

January Oru Orma

1987as Narayana Swamy

Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal

1986as Alex

The Godman

1999as Karippetti Marthandan

Harikrishnans

1998as Kunjikuttan's Advocate

Aye Auto

1990as Thangu

No. 20 Madras Mail

1990as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi

Naran

2005as Krishnan

Twenty:20

2008as SI Gopi

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback

1983

Boeing Boeing

1985as Kuttappan

Swayamvarapanthal

2000

Johnnie Walker

1992as Professor

Paavada

2016as Advocate Gunasekaran

F.I.R.

1999as Inspector Gurumurthy

Ganagandharvan

2019as Kuttan

Pathinettam Padi

2019as Sudheer Kumar

Annan Thambi

2008as Appu's and Achu's uncle

Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi

1986as Vidyadharan

Nasrani

2007as Kunjachan

Chathurangam

2002as Alex

Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam

2019as Ananthapadmanabhan

Vamanapuram Bus Route

2004as Rajappan

Simhasanam

2012