Maniyanpilla Raju
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 April 1955 · Thycaud, Kerala, India
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
Acting 248
- 2026Bermuda
- 2026Thimingalavettah
- 2026Prathichaya as Ramakrishnan
- 2025Bha. Bha. Ba. as Ravindran Thillenkery
- 2025Thudarum as Kuttichan
- 2024Paalum Pazhavum as Thamarakshan
- 2024Kudumba Sthreeyum Kunjadum
- 2024Gu as Surendran
- 2024Iyer In Arabia as Rasheed
- 2023Rani: The Real Story as DSP Reghu
- 2023Madhura Manohara Moham
- 2023Neymar as Babu Pp
- 2023Corona Papers as CI Ayyappan Pillai
- 2023Maheshum Marutiyum as Padmanabhan
- 2023Enkilum Chandrike
- 2023Dear Vaappi
- 2023Poovan as Benny's Valyappachan (Cameo)
- 2022Viddikalude Maash
- 2022Varayan
- 2021#Home as Producer Baby
- 2019Thelivu as Pattalam Kurup
- 2019Finals as Minister
- 2019Ganagandharvan as Kuttan
- 2019Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam as Ananthapadmanabhan
- 2019Sachin as Viswanathan
- 2019Pathinettam Padi as Sudheer Kumar
- 2018My Story as Vishwan
- 2018Panchavarnathatha as Abraham
- 2018Mohanlal as Himself
- 2018Shikkari Shambhu as Sudhakaran
- 2017Adam Joan as Andrews
- 2017Pullikaran Stara as Murali Nambiar
- 2017Achayans as C.I
- 2017CIA: Comrade In America as Babychayan
- 2017Sakhavu as Labour Officer
- 2016Ore Mukham as Dass (Senior)
- 2016Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho as Maniyanpilla
- 2016Anuraga Karikkin Vellam as Elizabeth's Father
- 2016Karinkunnam 6's as Pillai
- 2016Pavada as Advocate Gunasekaran
- 2015Female Unnikrishnan
- 2015Jamnapyari as Ramachandran
- 2015Acha Dhin as S.I Soman
- 2015Kanyaka Talkies as Sadanandan
- 2015Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare as C. I. Dhanapalan
- 2015Premam as College Principal
- 2015Oru Second Class Yathra as ASI Johnson
- 2014Tamaar Padaar as I.G Joseph Alex
- 2014Monayi Angane Aanayi
- 2014Namboothiri Yuvavu At 43 as Jayanthan Namboothiri
- 2014Bangalore Days as Prakash
- 2013Idukki Gold as Madan
- 2013Tourist Home as Sathyanathan
- 2013Radio as Priya's father
- 2013Lokpal as Minister Anirudhan
- 2012Da Thadiya as John Prakash
- 2012Ardhanaari as Jameela
- 2012Simhasanam
- 2012Ustad Hotel as Chef Babu
- 2012Diamond Necklace as Narayana Menon
- 2012Cobra as Balan
- 2012Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty as Ayyapan
- 2012Kunjaliyan as Vikrama Kurup
- 2011Vellaripravinte Changathi as Preman
- 2011Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as Jose
- 2011Today is that Wedding as P.A
- 2011Sevenes as Habeebullah
- 2011Teja Bhai and Family
- 2011Collector as Sulaiman Mohammed
- 2011Rathinirvedam as Pattalam Maman
- 2011Payyans as Seema's Father
- 2011Kudumbasree Travels as Nettar
- 2010Elsamma Enna Aankutty as S.I. Sunandappan
- 2010Oru Naal Varum as Ramesh
- 2010Nallavan as Narayanan
- 2010Happy Husbands as Pazhakutti Pavithran
- 2009Ividam Swargamanu as Adv. Jayaraj
- 2009Kerala Cafe as Driver of Island Express
- 2009Duplicate as Sivankutty's brother-in-law
- 2009Dr. Patient as Shankaran
- 2009Calendar as priest
- 2009Shudharil Shudhan as Kanaran
- 2009Gulumaal: The Escape as Rangaswami / Ahammedkutty
- 2009Red Chillies as SI Palaniswamy
- 2008Pakal Nakshatrangal as Tharakan
- 2008Thalappavu as Shivan Pillai
- 2008One Way Ticket
- 2008Twenty 20 as SI Gopi
- 2008Annan Thambi as Appu's and Achu's uncle
- 2008Malabar Wedding as Unni
- 2008Sound of Boot as Antony
- 2007Nasrani as Kunjachan
- 2007Big B as Dr. Venu
- 2007Chotta Mumbai as Advocate Menon
- 2006Baba Kalyani as SI Sundaram
- 2006Pothan Vava as Paulachan
- 2006The Don as MLA Abdullah Kutty
- 2006Prajapathi as Kumaran
- 2006Chinthamani Kolacase as CI Bava
- 2005Anandabhadram as Constable Panicker
- 2005Rajamanikyam as Advocate
- 2005Naran as Krishnan
- 2005Chandrolsavam as Sugathan
- 2004Mayilattam as Swaminathan
- 2004Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty as Shankaran
- 2004Udayam
- 2004Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku as Pisharadi
- 2004Vamanapuram Bus Route as Rajappan
- 2002Chathurangam as Alex
- 2002Thandavam as Pushpakumar
- 2001Sharjah to Sharjah as Sethu
- 2001Nariman as Moideen
- 2001Naranathu Thamburan as Mohandas
- 2001Sathyameva Jayathe
- 2000Swayamvarapanthal
- 2000Narasimham as C.I Habeeb
- 2000Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam as Mathachayan(Saji's Elder Brother)
- 2000Pilots as Venkidi
- 1999F.I.R. as Inspector Gurumurthy
- 1999Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu as Mulaku
- 1999Stalin Sivadas
- 1999Ustaad as Adv. Abraham
- 1999The Godman as Karippetti Marthandan
- 1999My Dear Karady as Nelson Fernadez
- 1998Poothiruvathira Raavil
- 1998Mayilpeelikkavu as Shekaran
- 1998Harikrishnans as Kunjikuttan's Advocate
- 1998Thirakalkkappuram
- 1998Anuragakottaram as Detective Henry
- 1997Aaram Thamburan as Soman Pillai
- 1997Siamese Irattakal
- 1997Asuravamsam
- 1997Chandralekha as Varghese
- 1997Janathipathyam as Abootty
- 1997Anubhoothi as Sub Inspector
- 1997Lelam as Oommachan
- 1997Kottapurathe Koottukudumbam as Mahadevan
- 1997Ullasappoonkattu as Kuriyachan
- 1997Masmaram
- 1997Bhaaratheeyam
- 1996Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan as Madhavan
- 1996Kaalapani as Nair
- 1996Mahathma
- 1995The King as Collector's assistant
- 1995Agnidevan as Potty
- 1995Aadyathe Kanmani as Dineshan Unnithan
- 1995Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary as Unni Thampuran
- 1995Spadikam as Kunju Mohammad
- 1995Simhavalan Menon as Patrick
- 1994Minnaram as 'Mazhuvan' Manikantan / Lassar
- 1994Rudraksham as Appu
- 1994Kudumba Visesham as Prasad
- 1994C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed as Premshankar
- 1994Commissioner as Constable Gopinathan
- 1994Ponthan Mada
- 1993Mafia as Inspector Narayanan
- 1993Butterflies as Krishnan Eradi
- 1993Chenkol as Najeeb
- 1993Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans as Thankachan
- 1993Devasuram as Bharathan
- 1993Yaadhavam as Palappuram
- 1993Sopanam as Manoharan Varma
- 1992Paithrukam
- 1992Neelakurukkan as Fa.illikkoodan
- 1992Kizhakkan Pathrose
- 1992Ayalathe Adheham as Achuthan Singh
- 1992Ellarum Chollanu
- 1992Aham
- 1992Kallan Kappalil Thanne as Adv. Jose Kurien
- 1992Johnnie Walker as Professor
- 1992Kauravar as Jaffer
- 1991Adwaytham as Chithran Nampoothiri
- 1991Anaswaram
- 1991Adayalam as Pappan
- 1991Vishnulokam
- 1991Ganamela as Kannan
- 1991Aakasha Kottayile Sultan as Murali
- 1990Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
- 1990Kouthuka Varthakal as Murthy
- 1990Aye Auto as Thangu
- 1990His Highness Abdullah as Rajaraja Varma
- 1990Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran as Gangan Mash
- 1990No. 20 Madras Mail as Hitchcock Kanjikkuzhi
- 1990Akkare Akkare Akkare as Gopi
- 1989Nair Saab as Cadet Chandran Pillai
- 1989Kireedam as Najeeb
- 1989Adhipan as Gopalakrishnan
- 1989Nocturne Indien as Les enfants - Le serveur du restaurant de Madras
- 1989Vandanam as Harihar Iyer
- 1989Naaduvazhikal as Ravi
- 1989Season as Kanthi
- 1988Chithram as Murugan
- 1988Vellanakalude Naadu as Gopi
- 1988Aryan as Advocate Radhakrishnan
- 1988Kudumbapuranam as Murali
- 1988Ayitham as Thankamani
- 1988Oru Muthassi Katha
- 1988Sanghunadam
- 1988Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu as Surendran
- 1987January Oru Orma as Narayana Swamy
- 1987P.C. 369 as Damodharan Pilla
- 1987Sarvakalashala as Chakkara
- 1987Ithrayum Kalam as Unni Nampoothiri
- 1987Kurukkan Rajavayi as Rajendran Nair
- 1986Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi as Vidyadharan
- 1986Nimishangal
- 1986Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Alex
- 1986Yuvajanotsavam as Bhagaval Das
- 1986T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Bala's friend
- 1986Hello My Dear Wrong Number as Ramadas
- 1986Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu as College student
- 1986Katturumbinum Kathu Kuthu
- 1986Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as Damu
- 1986Dheem Tharikida Thom as Shivasubrahmaniam
- 1985Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki
- 1985Karimpin Poovinakkare
- 1985Akkare Ninnoru Maran as Achuthan
- 1985Boeing Boeing as Kuttappan
- 1985Angadikkappurathu as Vasu
- 1985Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
- 1985Jeevante Jeevan as Prakash
- 1985Akalathe Ambili
- 1984Onnanu Nammal as Hari
- 1984Enganeyundashaane as Sundarapandiyan / Thomasukutty
- 1984Itha Innu Muthal as Raju
- 1984Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Abdu
- 1984Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla as Rajappan
- 1984Ivide Thudangunnu as Peter
- 1984Adiyozhukkukal as Jayarajan
- 1984Athirathram as Anthony
- 1984Ariyaatha Veethikal as Soman
- 1984Koottinilamkili as Gopan
- 1983Prasnam Gurutharam
- 1983Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla as Kidnapper
- 1983Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback
- 1983Mortuary as Jacob
- 1983Koodevide? as Shankar
- 1983Sesham Kazhchayil as Bhaskaran
- 1983Pinnilavu as Sreedharan
- 1983Oru Madapravinte Katha
- 1982Chiriyo Chiri
- 1982Aasha as Sunil Kumar
- 1982Ithu Njangalude Katha as Santhosh
- 1982Football
- 1981Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla as Maniyanpilla
- 1980Chamaram
- 1978Thiranottam
- 1978Uthrada Rathri
Production 14
- 2026Untitled Krishand - Mohanlal Movie · producer
- 2024Gu · producer
- 2023Maheshum Marutiyum · producer
- 2019Finals · producer
- 2018Panchavarnathatha · producer
- 2016Pavada · producer
- 2013Black Butterfly · producer
- 2010Oru Naal Varum · producer
- 2007Chotta Mumbai · producer
- 2005Anandabhadram · producer
- 1999Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu · producer
- 1991Anaswaram · producer
- 1990Aye Auto · producer
- 1988Vellanakalude Naadu · producer