Maniyanpilla Raju
Born
Sudheer Kumar

(1955-04-20) 20 April 1955[1][2]
Thycaud, Trivandrum, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materM.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute
Occupations
Years active1976–present
SpouseIndira
ChildrenSachin & Niranj[3]
Parents
  • Shekharan Nair
  • Saraswati Amma

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.[4][5] His debut film was Mohiniyaattam in 1976. He has played a variety of roles as a character actor, appearing in over 400 films.[6] His stage name was derived from the character he played in the film Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla (1981), his break-through role.[7]

Early life

Raju was born as the youngest among four in 1955 to Shekharan Nair and Saraswati Amma at Thycaud, Trivandrum. He has two sisters, Ramani and Radha, and a brother Surendran.[8] He had his primary education from Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Trivandrum. He did his pre-degree in Victory Tutorial College.[2] He learned diploma in acting course during 1973–1975 from Adyar Film Institute, Madras (now Chennai).[9]

Personal life

Maniyanpilla Raju married Indira in 1985, and the couple have two sons, Sachin and Niranj. The younger son, Niranj, made his debut in Renjith's Black Butterfly.[10] He wrote a book titled Chirichum Chirippichum containing his memoirs in 2012. In 2019, he opened a restaurant, Be@Kiwizo, in Kannur, which is Kerala's first restaurant to use robots to serve customers.[11]

Filmography

As an actor

1970s

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976MohiniyaattamJob hunter
Light HouseThankamma's brother
Chirikkudukka
1977Neethipeedam
Aval Oru Devaalayam
1978MudramothiramKuttappan
Jayikkaanaay JanichavanTharakan's sidekick
KanalkattakalMan at mental hospital
Kanyaka
Mattoru Karnan
Thiranottam
Aaravam
1979Maalika PaniyunnavarOuseph

1980s

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980TheenalangalAppu
ChamaramRaju
1981Chamayam
Theekkali
Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla Maniyan Pilla
TharattuViswanathan
1982FootballShivankutty
Ithu Njangalude KathaSanthosh
Ithiri Neram Othiri KaryamRaghu
Bheeman
Kattile PattuRaju
AashaSunil Kumar
Chiriyo ChiriSanthosh
1983Prem Nazirine KanmanillaKidnapper (II)
Prasnam GurutharamRaju
Oru Madapravinte Katha
MortuaryJacob
Sesham Kazhchayil
PinnilavuSreedharan
KoodevideShankar
1984Onnanu NammalHari
Thathamme Poocha Poocha
April 18
Theere Pratheekshikkathe
KoottinilamkiliGopan
Ivide ThudangunnuPeter
Itha Innu Muthal'Kailasam' Raju
AthirathramAnthony
Ariyaatha VeethikalSoman
Arante Mulla Kochu MullaRajappan
AdiyozhukkukalJayarajan
1985Akalathe AmbiliManiyan
Vannu Kandu KeezhadakkiSuresh
AngadikkappurathuVasu
Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum NattuAbdu
Jeevante JeevanPrakash
Boeing BoeingKuttappan
Aram + Aram = KinnaramSaravanan
Akkare Ninnoru MaranAchuthan
KarimpinpoovinakkareRaju
1986YuvajanotsavamBhagaval Das
NimishangalJoseph
IthramathramRajeevan
T. P. Balagopalan M. A.Narayankutty
Katturumbinum Kathu KuthuBabu
Ponnum Kudathinum PottuCollege student
ThalavattamJoseph
Hello My Dear Wrong NumberRamadasan
Dheem Tharikida ThomSiva Subrahmaniam
Ayalvasi Oru DaridravasiVidyadharan
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam KottunnuDamu
1987Ellavarkkum Nanmakal
SarvakalashalaChakkara
P.C. 369Damodaran Pillai
January Oru OrmaNarayana Swamy
Ithrayum KaalamUnni Nampoothiri
1988Vellanakalude NaduGopi
Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu
AyithamThankamani
Oru Muthassi KathaAbdu
ChithramMurugan
AryanAdv. Radhakrishnan
KudumbapuranamMurali
1989Mahayanam
KireedamNajeeb
AdhipanGopalakrishnan
VandanamHariharan Iyer
SeasonKanthi
Nair SaabCadet Chandran Pillai
NaduvazhikalRavi
Nocturne IndienRestaurant owner

1990s

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Kadathanadan AmbadiKandasseri
Aye AutoThangu
MalayogomDr. Sudhakaran
Kouthuka VarthakalRamamoorthy
His Highness AbdullahRaja Raja Varma
Pavam Pavam RajakumaranGangadharan
Akkare Akkare AkkareGopi
No.20 Madras MailHitchcock Kanjikuzhi
1991GanamelaKannan
AdhwaythamChithran Nampoothiri
Aakasha Kottayile SultanMurali
Anaswaram
1992Kizhakkan PathroseMathai
KudumbasamethamSreedharan Kurup
Kallan Kappalil ThanneAdv. Jose Kurien
AhamMarfee Markose
Vasudha
Johnnie WalkerProfessor
Neelakurukkan
ThalastaanamNarendran Pillai
Ellarum ChollanuMani
Ayalathe AdhehamAchuthan Singh
1993Sthalathe Pradhana PayyansThankachan
EkalavyanChandran Vallappuzha
Kudumbasneham
ChenkolNajeeb
ButterfliesKrishnan Eradi
Paithrukam
Mafia
DevasuramBharathan
1994Ponthan Mada
RudrakshamAppu
Kudumba VisheshamPrasad M. Nair
CommissionerGopinathan
CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.Prem Shankar
Minnaram'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar
CabinetRazzak
1995Simhavalan MenonPatrick
SpadikamKunju Mohammad
RajakeeyamPushpangathan
AgnidevanPoojari Potti Kunju
Aadyathe KanmaniDineshan Unnithan
Oru Abhibhashakante Case DiaryUnni Thampuran
1996Sathyabhamakkoru PremalekhanamShambu
MahathmaAttorney Koshy
Kala PaniNair
Aayiram Naavulla AnanthanMadhavan
1997Sayaamees Irattakal
AsuravamsamInspector
Chandralekha
Oru Yathramozhi
Aaraam ThampuranSoman Pillai
Kannur
Bharatheeyam
UllasapoongattuKuriyachan
LelamUmman
Kottappurathe KoottukudumbamMahadevan
JanathipathyamSI Abootty
1998Aaraam Jaalakam
Poothiruvathira Ravil
Thirakalkkappuram
AnuragakottaramPrivate Detective Hentry
HarikrishnansKunjikuttan's Advocate
Kallu Kondoru PennuMohanachandran
1999F. I. R.CI Gurumoorthy
Kannezhuthi Pottum ThottuMulaku
Stalin SivadasMayor Anto
UstaadAdv. Abraham
Pallavur DevanarayananManavedathan Nampoothiri
The GodmanSI Karippetti Marthandan

2000s

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam
NarasimhamCI Habeeb
Swayamvara PanthalS.I Vijayan
Sathyameva JayatheSI George
PilotsVenkidi
2001Sharja To SharjaSethu
Naranathu ThampuranMohandas
RaavanaprabhuCameo
Suryachakram
NarimanMoytheen
2002ThandavamPushpakumar
ChathurangamAlex
2003Sahodaran SahadevanBalagopalan
LeaderSadasivan
2004Njan Salperu RamankuttySankaran
Kottaram VaidyanThirumukham Pillai
Vamanapuram Bus RouteRajappan
Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuPisharadi
Udayam
MayilattamSwaminathan
2005ChandrolsavamC.I. Sugathan
RajamanikyamAdv. Shivadaas Menon
AnandabhadramPolice Constable
2006PrajapathiKumaran
The DonAbdullah
Pothan VavaPaulachan
2007Pranayakalam
Chotta MumbaiAdv. Menon
Big BDr. Venu
NasraniKunjachan
Akkare Ninnoru Sultan
Janmam
2008Pakal NakshatrangalTharakan
One Way Ticket
Malabar WeddingUnni
Sound of BootAntony
Annan ThampiAppu's and Achu's uncle
Twenty:20SI Gopi
ThalappavuShivan Pillai
2009Red ChilliesSI Palaniswamy
Perumaal
Evidam SwargamanuAdv. Jayaraj
Shudharil ShudhanKanaran
Dr. PatientShankaran
CalendarFr. Thazhekkadan
DuplicateDevan
Kerala Cafe
Gulumaal: The EscapeRangaswami / Ahammedkutty

2010s

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Kanmazha Peyyum Munpe
Plus TwoAvarachan
Happy HusbandsPazhakutti Pavithran
Oru Naal VarumRamesh
Elsamma Enna AankuttyS.I. Sunandappan
2011Kudumbasree TravelsNettar
Ninnishtam Ennishtam 2
Oru MarubhoomikkadhaJose
RathinirvedamPattalam Maman
Innanu Aa KalyanamKuttichan
Vellaripravinte ChangathiPreman
Kunjettan
SevenesHabeebullah
2012Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttyAyyappan
Da ThadiyaJohn Prakash
Simhasanam
Diamond NecklaceV. K. Narayana Menon
Ustad HotelChef Babu
KunjaliyanVikrama Kurup
Cobra: Kottayam BrothersBalan
2013ArdhanaariJameela[12]
Black ButterflyMahadevan
RadioPriya's father
LokpalMinister Anirudhan
Second Innings
Tourist HomeSathyanathan
Idukki GoldMadan
Namboothiri Yuvavu @ 43Jayanthan Namboothiri
2014Samsaaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramPrabhakaran Thanchappuzha
My Dear Mummy
Thamarassery to Thailand
Bad Boys
Close Friends
Munnariyippu
Rosappookkaalam
Bangalore DaysPrakash
Tamaar Padaar
2015Thinkal Muthal Velli VareC. I. Dhanapalan
PremamCollege Principal
Acha DhinSI Soman
Oru Second Class YathraASI Johnson
Kanyaka TalkiesSadanandan
KukkiliyarRaveendran
2016PaavadaAdv. Gunasekharan Nair
Ore MukhamOlder Ayyappadas
Anuraga Karikkin VellamPrakash Kopara
Karinkunnam 6'sPillai
Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa CoelhoHimself
2017SakhavuRajan
Comrade in AmericaBabychan
Pullikkaran StaraaMurali Nambiar
Adam JoanAndrews
Lavakusha
2018Shikkari ShambhuSahadevan
MohanlalHimself
PanchavarnathathaAbraham
My StoryVishwan
2019Pathinettam PadiSudheer Kumar
FinalsSports Minister Siva Shankara Pillai
GanagandharvanKuttan
Thelivu

2020s

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022Viddikalude Maash
VarayanIsthaakki
2023Poovan[13]
Maheshum MarutiyumPadmanabhan 'Pappettan'[14]
Enkilum ChandrikeShambu
Corona PapersPillai[15]
Neymar[16]
2024 Iyer in ArabiaTBA[17]

As a producer

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Jai MahendranTBA[18]

Television

As judge

As host

As actor

References

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  2. 1 2 "Jeevitham Ithuvare Maniyanpilla Raju episode". jaihind.tv. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. "Maniyanpilla Raju's son gets married". mathrubhumi.com.
  4. മണിയന്‍പിള്ള എന്ന സുധീര്‍കുമാര്‍ | Webdunia Malayalam. Malayalam.webdunia.com. Retrieved on 10 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 മലയാളി ദര്‍ബാറിലെ മണിയന്‍ പിള്ള. mangalam.com. 3 June 2014
  6. maniyanpillaraju.com Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. അച്ചന്‍കുഞ്ഞ്. Cinidiary. Retrieved on 10 December 2015.
  9. "Jeevitham Ithuvare with Maniyanpilla Raju". jaihind.tv. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  10. Maniyanpilla Raju's son as hero in 'Black Butterfly'. Nowrunning.com (3 October 2012). Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  11. "Excuse Me, You Are On My Way: This Kerala Restaurant Has Robot Waitresses".
  12. "ManiyanPilla Raju in 'Ardhanari'. :News - Movie News , Film News , Cinema News - Malayalam Movie News". www.metromatinee.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  13. "Antony Varghese's Poovan set for OTT release". Cinema Express. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  14. "'Maheshum Maruthiyum' to release on March 10". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  15. "'Corona Papers' censored with a U/A certificate; Film to release on April 6". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  16. "Hit duo Mathew Thomas and Naslen K Gafoor set to return with Neymar". The Indian Express. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  17. "Makers Of Dhyan Sreenivasan-starrer Iyer In Arabia Lock Release Date". News18. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  18. "Saiju Kurup's Sony LIV series Jai Mahendran gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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