MANIYANPPILLA RAJU

Maniyanpilla Raju was born on April 20, 1955, in Thycadu, Thiruvananthapuram. His real name is Sudhir Kumar. His parents are Saraswathiamma and Shekharan Nair. Indira is his spouse. Sachin and Niranj are his children. He lives in Kavadiyar, Thiruvananthapuram. He studied at Model High School, Thiruvananthapuram and Victory Tutorial. He completed his diploma in film acting from Adyar Film Institute in 1975. His first film was Sreekumaran Thampi’s “Mohiniyattam”. He became the hero through Balachandra Menon’s film “Maniyanpilla or Maniyanpilla”. His works include Chirichum Chiripichum. He acted in over four hundred films and produced ten films. He won the Adoorbhasiratna Award in 2011.