Maniyanpilla Raju

Acting

Maniyanpilla Raju

Born

1955-04-20 (71)

Place of birth

Thycaud, Kerala, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

76 titles

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

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

2010s · 12 titles

Premam poster
7.6

Three stages in George's life, and three girls he encounters in each stage.

Premam

2015

Bangalore Days poster
7.6

A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!

Bangalore Days

2014

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha poster
6.1

Madhavan Nair has over the years, finally managed to start leading a comfortable life in Abudhabi, when Meenakshi drops into his life from heaven. Love strikes, and in no time breaks, and a disheartened Nair finds himself lost in the desert along with Abdu, who spells disaster. The duo runs into Eliana , who has been kidnapped, and together they devise a new plan to mint some easy money.

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

2011

Achayans poster
4.9

Three cousins and their best friend leave for a road trip, hoping for one final hurrah before one of them gets married. Their path crosses with that of two girls who are on a getaway of their own. Their plans are derailed after a suspicious death. Who was the killer and why forms the plot.

Achayans

2017

Pathinettam Padi poster
5.3

Students of two schools in Thiruvananthapuram that cater to different economical classes are in a tussle. While one set struggles for survival, the other is busy finding joy in drugs. The two groups keep finding reasons to mess with each other. Will they find the purpose of their lives amid the chaos?

Pathinettam Padi

2019

Ustad Hotel poster
7.6

When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery.

Ustad Hotel

2012

Mohanlal poster
2.7

Meenukutty is an ardent Mohanlal fan, whereas her husband, Sethumadhavan, struggles with the usual family life due to Meenukutty's celebrity worship syndrome.

Mohanlal

2018

Sakhavu poster
4.8

Comrade Krishna Kumar wants to make it big in politics but lacks the ideals a sakhavu should possess. He is ruthless enough to even get rid of friends who might be possible hurdles on his way up. His paths cross with that of a veteran comrade, sakhavu Krishnan and the film depicts how his life influences Krishna Kumar.

Sakhavu

2017

Da Thadiya poster
6.3

Luke faces many embarrassments as he is obese. Will he be able to prove his talent in front of the people who teased him for obesity?

Da Thadiya

2012

Karinkunnam 6's poster
5.6

Vandana and Aby are outstanding volleyball players. An accident changed Aby's life forever. Aby is so disheartened that his dream will never come true. Vandana sets off to Central Jail to select efficient players to fulfill Aby's wish.

Karinkunnam 6's

2016

Finals poster
5.1

Supported by a devoted father, an ambitious coach and her best friend, cycling prodigy Alice Varghese struggles to maintain a handle on life as she journeys towards an Olympic medal.

Finals

2019

CIA: Comrade In America poster
6.0

A young Aji Mathew is a communist who goes the whole nine yards for the ideologies he believes in. When the girl he loves leaves to the US out of the blue and her parents fix her wedding, Aji is left with just a fortnight to reach the country albeit with no passport or visa. How far he is willing to go for love forms the plot.

CIA: Comrade In America

2017

2000s · 11 titles

Kerala Cafe poster
6.7

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Kerala Cafe

2009

Twenty 20 poster
6.1

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Twenty 20

2008

No artwork available
NR

After his mentor Viswanathan gets brutally murdered, Jitendra, an IPS officer, travels from London to investigate his death.

Udayam

2004

Anandabhadram poster
7.5

To honour his mother's final wish, Ananthan returns to his ancestral village from America and attempts to light a lamp at the family temple. However, his quest is thwarted by an evil magician named Digambaran who seeks to harness the temple's hidden powers.

Anandabhadram

2005

Evidam Swargamanu poster
6.6

Mathews has a farm which is the envy of everyone in the village. It catches the attention of a dirty land dealer who traps him in a vicious bureaucratic web to take it from him.

Evidam Swargamanu

2009

Big B poster
7.2

Four brothers try to find the mystery behind the murder of woman who raised them.

Big B

2007

Gulumaal: The Escape poster
5.9

Jerry is a con man whose actions have led to separation from his family. One day, he helps Ravi, an escaped convict, evade the law and soon teams up with him to carry out a big heist.

Gulumaal: The Escape

2009

Prajapathi poster
4.1

Narayanan, who gets convicted for killing his father, returns from prison to his village and works selflessly for its people. However, his vengeful relatives create obstacles for him.

Prajapathi

2006

Nasrani poster
4.2

Nasrani takes us to the Kottayam belt, where rich rubber planters and estate owners live. One such rich planter is David John Kottarathil, popularly known as DK. DK spends most of his time at the Cosmo Club, where he is the secretary too. He has his say over all spheres of human activity. He is respected and feared too.

Nasrani

2007

Naran poster
6.2

Velayudhan, an orphan, is loved by the people in his village, as he keeps it free from unsavoury people and practices. But the local moneylender and politician get jealous and try to get rid of him.

Naran

2005

Thandavam poster
4.8

Brothers Kasinathan and Swaminathan strive for the good of their village. But after Swaminathan dies mysteriously, Kasi investigates and eventually becomes the new patriarch.

Thandavam

2002

1990s · 15 titles

Aaram Thamburan poster
6.5

Jagannadhan moves to Kanimangalam and wins over the locals, but falls into trouble with Appan Thamburan, a feudal lord. It starts after he organises a festival that has been banned by Appan himself.

Aaram Thamburan

1997

Anuragakottaram poster
6.8

Charles joins hands with Shobharaj to save his sister who is admitted to a hospital. Paulochan, a wealthy businessman, hires them to impress his daughter Anna who wants to become a nun.

Anuragakottaram

1998

Yaadhavam poster
8.0

Anjana, a journalist from Mumbai, arrives at Kozhikode in hopes of reuniting with her biological father who is also a minister. However, she soon finds herself in the middle of a darker conspiracy.

Yaadhavam

1993

Kaalapani poster
7.9

Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.

Kaalapani

1996

Harikrishnans poster
6.5

When Guptan, a college lecturer, gets killed, the police suspect Gabriel to be the murderer. A girl takes help from her brothers, who are famous lawyers, in proving his innocence.

Harikrishnans

1998

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu poster
6.2

When a series of murders of prominent people remain a mystery, Hariharan is assigned to capture the culprit. His investigations lead to a spiritual guru who is highly revered in society.

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu

1990

Devasuram poster
7.0

Neelakanthan squanders away the inheritance left by his father. However, his life turns upside down when his mother reveals a terrible secret on her deathbed that changes the course of his life.

Devasuram

1993

Aham poster
6.8

Ramya visits her aunt who is a nun in a mental asylum. There she meets Sidharthan (Mohanlal) who leads a spiritual life in the mental asylum. She gets intrigued by his unique personality and starts studying him. Sidharthan on the other hand gets reminded of his x-wife (Urvasi) while interacting with Ramya closely and starts falling in love with her. But when he comes to know that he was just a subject to her study, things get murky.

Aham

1992

Spadikam poster
7.3

Chacko Master, a school headmaster, is never happy with his son, Thomas, and always degrades him. Having had enough of his ill treatment, Thomas runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long.

Spadikam

1995

Vishnulokam poster
6.8

Vishnu is part of a local circus group. On one of their tours, Vishnu meets a girl and his life changes forever.

Vishnulokam

1991

Siamese Irattakal poster
10.0

Siamese Irattakal is a movie in Malayalam language released in the year 1997.

Siamese Irattakal

1997

Chandralekha poster
7.5

An unemployed man saves a rich woman and takes her to the hospital where her relatives mistake him as her husband. He plays along as he needs money to repay a loan.

Chandralekha

1997

Akkare Akkare Akkare poster
7.0

Ramdas and Vijayan are sent on a mission to the US to retrieve a priceless gold crown stolen from India. With a couple of clues, the comic duo embarks on the adventure.

Akkare Akkare Akkare

1990

Adwaytham poster
7.4

Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.

Adwaytham

1991

C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed poster
7.1

Unnikrishan wants to become a secret agent like his idol, Prem Nazir. His parents and his girlfriend support him but Unnikrishan still cannot find a job. He later gets selected as a trainee in a private detective agency called Secret Files. He is given the task of investigating a businessman's daughter's record. He faces two rivals, Premshankar who pretends to love Arundathi, and Oomen Koshy is a working as a gardener in her house. They are from the same detective agency investigating the same case. Things go wrong and the 3 decide to investigate the case as a group.

C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed

1994

1980s · 14 titles

Football poster
8.0

Sunny, a star college football player, gets a two-week suspension after he morphs a picture of Celine, his classmate, and puts it up on the notice board.

Football

1982

Kireedam poster
7.9

Sethu aspires to become a police officer to fulfil his father's dream. However, his life turns upside down when he intervenes in a scuffle with a criminal to save his father's life.

Kireedam

1989

Chithram poster
7.9

A young woman is dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding as she will not be inheriting any wealth from her father. When the girl's father pays her a visit, she hires a man to act like her husband.

Chithram

1988

Vellanakalude Naadu poster
7.9

Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988

Adhipan poster
7.0

Adhipan is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by K Madhu. The film stars Mohanlal, Parvathy Jayaram, Monisha and Devan in lead roles.

Adhipan

1989

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu poster
6.7

Mukundan loves Sumithra and starts building his career with a decent job. But when Viswanath, his old college classmate and a conman, comes to meet him, things start going downhill.

Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu

1988

T. P. Balagopalan M.A. poster
7.5

The film revolves around T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal), a middle class post-graduate salaried person, who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members. The film went over factors influencing Kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment, poverty, and the poor economy.

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

1986

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback poster
6.1

Lekha is an aspiring actress who becomes successful and very popular. One day, she commits suicide! Why?

Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback

1983

Hello My Dear Wrong Number poster
5.8

When Venugopal, a medical representative gives a girl who runs into his cab a ride; he unknowingly gets involved in a murder.

Hello My Dear Wrong Number

1986

Boeing Boeing poster
5.9

Shyam, a flirt, seeks his friend's help to date several girls at the same time. However, an unexpected turn of events changes their situation and, later, they get caught in their own web of lies.

Boeing Boeing

1985

Vandanam poster
7.3

Professor Kurian Fernandez escapes from jail with his cellmate Raghu. Inspectors, Unnikrishnan and K.Purushothaman Nair are sent to track him down. They follow Kurian Fernadez's daughter to track him.

Vandanam

1989

Aryan poster
6.9

Aryan movie is all about Devanarayan (Mohanlal) who is a Brahmin priest who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his village in Kerala. He moves to Bombay where he gets drawn into the underworld through an ageing don Kareem (Goga Kapoor). Some interesting comment initially on Brahmin priesthood in Kerala, but halfway through the film goes haywire.

Aryan

1988

Yuvajanotsavam poster
7.0

Three friends find themselves in a love triangle. Things get complicated with their friendship and they have to find a solution for their problem.

Yuvajanotsavam

1986

No artwork available
10.0

Ponnum Kudthinu Pottu is a 1986 Indian Malayalam film, directed by TS Suresh Babu and produced by M Mani. The film stars Nedumudi Venu, Shankar, Menaka and Jagathy Sreekumar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Shyam.

Ponnum Kudathinum Pottu

1986

Series credits

Behind the camera

Gu poster
3.0

Gu follows the fearless eight-year-old Minna on her first visit to her dads ancestral home where she becomes enthralled by the legend of Gulikan, a spectral presence rumored to appear anytime, day or night. When her cousin Paru falls under the grip of an evil entity, Minna and her cousins embark on a courageous mission to banish the malevolent force

Gu

2024

Vellanakalude Naadu poster
7.9

Vellanakalude Nadu movie which is a political satire based against municipal mafia in the form of Buildings

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Untitled Krishand - Mohanlal Movie

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Anandabhadram poster
7.5

To honour his mother's final wish, Ananthan returns to his ancestral village from America and attempts to light a lamp at the family temple. However, his quest is thwarted by an evil magician named Digambaran who seeks to harness the temple's hidden powers.

Anandabhadram

2005

Finals poster
5.1

Supported by a devoted father, an ambitious coach and her best friend, cycling prodigy Alice Varghese struggles to maintain a handle on life as she journeys towards an Olympic medal.

Finals

2019

Panchavarnathatha poster
6.1

The story of a bird charmer as he goes on to influence the lives of people while witnessing a change in his own.

Panchavarnathatha

2018

Chotta Mumbai poster
7.2

Vasco and his family witness a murder carried out by a local goon. Problems start brewing in their lives when this criminal starts plotting against him.

Chotta Mumbai

2007

Aye Auto poster
6.5

Sudhi, an autorickshaw driver, and Meenakshi, a girl from a rich family, are in love. Meenakshi's family members are strongly against this relationship, but her grandfather decides to help them unite.

Aye Auto

1990

Anaswaram poster
10.0

Daniel, a car mechanic, falls for his employer's daughter, Catherine, and they get married. However, Catherine is kidnapped by Rajesh, a local goon, who threatens to kill her.

Anaswaram

1991

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu poster
6.9

Bhadra seeks revenge against Natesan, a landlord, who killed her parents fifteen years ago and tries to seduce his son Uthaman, making Natesan jealous.

Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu

1999

Black Butterfly poster
5.0

The story of Black Butterfly focuses on how certain pranks played by plus two students, later turn out to be serious troubles in the life of many. The film portrays the theme of romantic love between two pairs of lovers. Reena enters the life of Benny who has lost his parents. The other pair is a plus two student Deepak and his lover Aarathi. The story revolves around these characters.

Black Butterfly

2013

Oru Naal Varum poster
5.1

Nandhakumar, an honest police officer, lays a trap to capture Gopi Krishnan, a corrupt town planner. Though his attempts fail, Nandhakumar is not ready to give up.

Oru Naal Varum

2010

Pavada poster
5.6

Joy a young man who leads a carefree life. Joy acquaintance Babu Joseph, an English professor, and they reminiscence some seemingly forgotten memories.

Pavada

2016

Maheshum Marutiyum poster
3.3

A man's attachment to his car gets tested when he falls in love with his childhood friend.

Maheshum Marutiyum

2023