Maniyanpilla Raju
Known for Acting · 249 credits
- Born
- 1955-04-20 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Thycaud, Kerala, India
- Also known as
- മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു · Sudheer Kumar · Manian Pillai Raju · Maniyan 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
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (247)
Malabar Wedding
2008
as Unni
Akalathe Ambili
1985
Collector
2011
as Sulaiman Mohammed
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
1983
as Kidnapper
Sesham Kazhchayil
1983
as Bhaskaran
Mohanlal
2018
as Himself
The Godman
1999
as Karippetti Marthandan
Aham
1992
My Story
2018
as Vishwan
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu
1986
as Damu
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu
1984
as Abdu
Sopanam
1993
as Manoharan Varma
Karimpin Poovinakkare
1985
Pinnilavu
1983
as Sreedharan
Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
1983
Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal
1986
as Alex
Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam
1997
as Mahadevan
Akkare Akkare Akkare
1990
as Gopi
Itha Innu Muthal
1984
as Raju
Koodevide?
1983
as Shankar
Koottinilamkili
1984
as Gopan
Naaduvazhikal
1989
as Ravi
Sarvakalasala
1987
as Chakkara
Spadikam
1995
as Kunju Mohammad
January Oru Orma
1987
as Narayana Swamy
Idukki Gold
2013
as Madan
Vishnulokam
1991
Vellanakalude Naadu
1988
as Gopi
Yuvajanotsavam
1986
as Bhagaval Das
Sachin
2019
as Viswanathan
Adayalam
1991
as Pappan
Adwaytham
1991
as Chithran Nampoothiri
Akkare Ninnoru Maran
1985
as Achuthan
Ponthan Mada
1994
Ithrayum Kalam
1987
as Unni Nampoothiri
Agnidevan
1995
as Potty
Kudumbasree Travels
2011
as Nettar
Paithrukam
1992
His Highness Abdullah
1990
as Rajaraja Varma
Pakal Nakshatrangal
2008
as Tharakan
Ganagandharvan
2019
as Kuttan
No. 20 Madras Mail
1990
as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
Janathipathyam
1997
as Abootty
Lokpal
2013
as Minister Anirudhan
Stalin Sivadas
1999
T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
1986
as Bala's friend
Nair Saab
1989
as Cadet Chandran Pillai
Butterflies
1993
as Krishnan Eradi
Shikkari Shambhu
2018
as Sudhakaran
Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan
1996
as Madhavan
Aryan
1988
as Advocate Radhakrishnan
Adhipan
1989
as Gopalakrishnan
Onnanu Nammal
1984
Radio
2013
as Priya's father
Mortuary
1983
as Jacob
Angadikkappurathu
1985
as Vasu
Dheem Tharikida Thom
1986
as Shivasubrahmaniam
Ivide Thudangunnu
1984
as Peter
Asuravamsam
1997
Kunjaliyan
2012
as Vikrama Kurup
Kudumbapuranam
1988
as Murali
Enkilum Chandrike
2023
Kurukkan Rajavayi
1987
as Rajendran Nair
Siamese Irattakal
1997
Maheshum Marutiyum
2023
as Padmanabhan
Tourist Home
2013
as Sathyanathan
Poovan
2023
Swayamvarapanthal
2000
Prathichaya
2026
as Ramakrishnan
Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran
1990
as Gangan Mash
Ullasappoonkattu
1997
as Kuriyachan
Ellarum Chollanu
1992
Panchavarnathatha
2018
as Abraham
Kudumba Visesham
1994
as Prasad
Kouthuka Varthakal
1990
as Murthy
Aakasha Kottayile Sultan
1991
as Murali
Thiranottam
1978
Dr. Patient
2009
as Shankaran
Sound of Boot
2008
as Antony
Football
1982
Jamnapyari
2015
as Ramachandran
Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha
2011
as Jose
Kerala Cafe
2009
as Driver of Island Express
Acha Dhin
2015
as S.I Soman
Lelam
1997
as Oommachan
Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam
2000
as Mathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)
Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu
1986
Shudharil Shudhan
2009
as Kanaran
Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu
1986
as College student
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty
2012
as Ayyapan
Premam
2015
as College Principal
Bangalore Days
2014
as Prakash
Udayam
Oru Muthassi Katha
1988
Monayi Angane Aanayi
2014
Karinkunnam 6's
2016
as Pillai
Harikrishnans
1998
as Kunjikuttan's Advocate
Aasha
1982
as Sunil Kumar
Twenty 20
2008
as SI Gopi
Aye Auto
1990
as Thangu
Thelivu
2019
as Pattalam Kurup
Big B
2007
as Dr. Venu
Mafia
1993
as Inspector Narayanan
Thudarum
2025
as Kuttichan
One Way Ticket
2008
Gu
2024
as Surendran
Ustad Hotel
2012
as Chef Babu
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
1988
as Surendran
Devasuram
1993
as Bharathan
Pathinettam Padi
2019
as Sudheer Kumar
Annan Thambi
2008
as Appu's and Achu's uncle
Varayan
2022
Narasimham
2000
as C.I Habeeb
CIA: Comrade In America
2017
as Babychayan
Ividam Swargamanu
2009
as Adv. Jayaraj
Bhaaratheeyam
1997
Yaadhavam
1993
Neelakurukkan
1992
as Fa.illikkoodan
Chithram
1988
as Murugan
Bha. Bha. Ba.
2025
as Ravindran Thillenkery
About Maniyanpilla Raju
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 With 249 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, Maniyanpilla Raju has appeared in 247 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maniyanpilla Raju Movies
- Malabar Wedding (2008) — as Unni
- Akalathe Ambili (1985)
- Collector (2011) — as Sulaiman Mohammed
- Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla (1983) — as Kidnapper
- Sesham Kazhchayil (1983) — as Bhaskaran
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