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Maniyanpilla Raju | |
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| Born | Sudheer Kumar 20 April 1955[1][2] Thycaud, Trivandrum, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Indira |
| Children | Sachin & Niranj[3] |
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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.[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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | Mohiniyaattam | Job hunter | |
| Light House | Thankamma's brother | ||
| Chirikkudukka | |||
| 1977 | Neethipeedam | ||
| Aval Oru Devaalayam | |||
| 1978 | Mudramothiram | Kuttappan | |
| Jayikkaanaay Janichavan | Tharakan's sidekick | ||
| Kanalkattakal | Man at mental hospital | ||
| Kanyaka | |||
| Mattoru Karnan | |||
| Thiranottam | |||
| Aaravam | |||
| 1979 | Maalika Paniyunnavar | Ouseph |