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]
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Born | Sudheer Kumar (1955-04-20) 20 April 1955 (age 67)[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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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]
Maniyanpilla Raju married Indira in 1985, and the couple blessed with two sons, elder one is Sachin. 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 has Kerala's first robot servants.[11]
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