Actor · Producer
Maniyanpilla Raju
77 credited titles on WatchWise
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
Maniyanpilla Raju in one minute
Commercial performance
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5.1x return · 69% of films profitable · trending up. Weighted toward recent releases (a film counts half as much every 6 years) and toward titles they actually carried.
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