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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.

Early life

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

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. 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.

Filmography

As an actor

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

As producer

• Hello My Dear Wrong Number (1985)
• Vellanakalude Nadu (1988)
• Aye Auto (1990)
• Anaswaram (1991)
• Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999)
• Anandabhadram (2005)
• Chotta Mumbai (2007)
• Oru Naal Varum (2010)
• Black Butterfly (2013)
• Pavada (2016)
• Panchavarnathatha (2018)
• Finals (2019)
• Maheshum Marutiyum (2023)
• Gu (2024)

Web series

Television

As judge

• Comedy Super Show (Flowers Tv)
• Comedy Stars Plus (Asianet Plus)
• Comedy Stars Season 2 (Asianet)
• Comedy Stars (Asianet)

As host

• Beautiful minds (YouTube)
• Laughing Villa (Surya TV)
• Malayali Durbar (Amrita TV)
• Jambanum Thumbanum (Asianet Plus)

As actor

• Ettu Sundarikalum Njanum (Surya TV) 2004-2005
• Mahatma Gandhi Colony (Surya TV) 2007-2008
• Kadamattathu Kathanar (Asianet)- 2004-2005
• Sthree (Asianet) 1998-2000
• Laksharchana (Doordarshan) 1995-1996
• Aarohanam (Kairali TV) 2013-2014
• Akshayapatram (Asianet)- 2001-2002

Controversy

Actress Minu Muneer Accused Maniyanpilla Raju for harassed her He Later Denied it and said if its true he will be ok with the investigations.

References

1. Maniyanpilla Raju. cinidiary.com
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. ^ 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". 17 July 2019.
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. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
14. ^ "'Maheshum Maruthiyum' to release on March 10". The New Indian Express. 28 February 2023. 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. Features, C. E. (6 May 2024). "Gu Trailer: Saiju Kurup's film blends folk art, myths, and reality in a village setting". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
19. "Dhyan Sreenivasan's comedy-drama 'Kudumbasthreeyum Kunjadum' gets a release date". The Times of India. 26 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
20. Features, C. E. (10 August 2024). "Meera Jasmine's Palum Pazhavum trailer out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
21. "Dileep's Bha Bha Ba goes on floors". Cinema Express. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
22. "Saiju Kurup's Sony LIV series Jai Mahendran gets a release date". Cinema Express. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
23. "Malayalam actress Minu Muneer claims she faced sexual abuse from 4 Mollywood heavyweights". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

External links

• Maniyanpilla Raju at MSI
• Maniyanpilla Raju at IMDb

• Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram
• Living people
• 1955 births
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• Malayalam film producers
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• Male actors in Malayalam television
• Indian male television actors
• Indian male film actors
• Film producers from Thiruvananthapuram