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Renji Panicker

Renji Panicker

Acting

Born: January 21, 1958Nedumudi, Kerala, India

Renji Panicker is an Indian journalist, script writer, producer, actor, and director best known for his Malayalam films. He made his debut as a director with Bharatchandran IPS in 2005. A firebrand script-writer and director of Malayalam cinema, Renji Panicker, popularly known as Renji began his career as a journalist. After completing his master's degree in journalism from Kerala University, Renji started off as a reporter for several magazines and publications. It was during an interview, while working for Chithrabhumi, a film magazine, that he met director Shaji Kailas, which led him into the world of cinema and within a short time became one of the most guaranteed scriptwriters of Malayalam cinema. Renji scripted several commercially successful films for Shaji Kailas, including Dr. Pasupathy (1990), Thalastaanam (1992), Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans (1993), Ekalavyan (1993), Mafia (1993), Commissioner (1994), and The King (1995). It was the Renji Panicker-Shaji Kailas team that turned actor Suresh Gopi into a bankable lead actor during the early-1990s. He's also popular for his collaboration with director Joshiy, which includes the films Lelam (1997) and Pathram (1999). He later switched over as a film director and has directed two films. He is also one of the managing director of the Malayalam newspaper Metrovaartha. Renji has acted in several cameo roles for his own films. However, he gained popularity as an actor for his full-length role in the film Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014). He has gone on to act in other successful films, including Njaan (2014), Munnariyippu (2014), Aadu (2015), Premam (2015), Loham (2015), and Jacobinte Swargarajyam (2016).

Known For
Filmography
Patriot

Patriot

2026
Aadu 3

Aadu 3

2026
Aghosham

Aghosham

2025
Dheeram

Dheeram

Commissioner Ramdas

2025
The Pet Detective

The Pet Detective

Jose Alula

2025
Param Sundari

Param Sundari

Bhargavan Nair

2025
Mehfil

Mehfil

Dr. Shakeel

2025
e Valayam

e Valayam

2025
Padakkuthira

Padakkuthira

Ravi Shankar

2025
Sweetheart!

Sweetheart!

Manu's Father

2025
Ennu Swantham Punyalan

Ennu Swantham Punyalan

Nicholas

2025
Parakramam

Parakramam

Major Sukumaran

2024
Kadha Innuvare

Kadha Innuvare

Sivarajan

2024
Hunt

Hunt

Padmanabha Ramaswamy

2024
Secret

Secret

MLA

2024
DNA

DNA

2024
Little Hearts

Little Hearts

Johnson

2024
Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth

2023
Thaal

Thaal

Dr. Giri Shankar

2023
A Ranjith Cinema

A Ranjith Cinema

2023
Bullet Diaries

Bullet Diaries

Sadanandan

2023
Otta

Otta

2023
2018

2018

Anu's Father

2023
Kolambi

Kolambi

2023

SECTION 306 IPC

2023
Alone

Alone

Colonel (voice)

2023

Iru

2023
Malikappuram

Malikappuram

Head master

2022
Gold

Gold

2022
Kooman

Kooman

CI Somasekharan Pillai

2022
Varaal

Varaal

2022
Two Men

Two Men

2022
Kaduva

Kaduva

Vigilance Court Judge

2022
Ullasam

Ullasam

Richard Menon

2022
Kochaal

Kochaal

Rajan

2022
CBI 5: The Brain

CBI 5: The Brain

Balagopal

2022
Twenty One Grams

Twenty One Grams

Dr. Alex Koshy

2022
Night Drive

Night Drive

Roy Mathew

2022
Naradan

Naradan

Advocate Govindamenon

2022
Member Rameshan 9aam Ward

Member Rameshan 9aam Ward

MLA

2022
Aaraattu

Aaraattu

P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,

2022
Muddy

Muddy

Noah

2021
Kaaval

Kaaval

Antony

2021
Backpackers

Backpackers

2021
Forensic

Forensic

Abdul Wahab

2020
Gauthamante Radham

Gauthamante Radham

Ramachandran

2020
Kalamandalam Hyderali

Kalamandalam Hyderali

Kalamandalam Hyderali

2020
Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna

Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna

Narrator

2020
Ulta

Ulta

2019
Thelivu

Thelivu

Ramesh Kumar I.P.S

2019
Roudram 2018

Roudram 2018

Narayanan

2019
Love Action Drama

Love Action Drama

Swathi's Father

2019
Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu

Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu

Pappichayan

2019
Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla

Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla

Thangal

2019
Margamkali

Margamkali

2019
Sachin

Sachin

Ramachandran

2019
Oru Yamandan Premakadha

Oru Yamandan Premakadha

John Kombanayil

2019
Athiran

Athiran

Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma

2019
Sisterleaf

Sisterleaf

Koshy Mathew

2019
Childhood Friends

Childhood Friends

Rajmohan Thampi

2019
Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel

Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel

K.E. Eapen

2019
Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu

Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu

2019
Sakalakalashala

Sakalakalashala

2019
Vijay Superum Pournamiyum

Vijay Superum Pournamiyum

Venugopal, Pournami's father

2019
Ente Ummante Peru

Ente Ummante Peru

Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)

2018
Vallikudilile Vellakkaran

Vallikudilile Vellakkaran

Award Presenter

2018
Drama

Drama

Kunjachayan

2018
Bhayanakam

Bhayanakam

The Postman

2018
Abrahaminte Santhathikal

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

Shahul Muhammed IPS

2018
Krishnam

Krishnam

2018
Naam

Naam

Fr. James Kottayil

2018
Captain

Captain

Coach Jafer

2018
Kadha Paranja Kadha

Kadha Paranja Kadha

2018
Aami

Aami

Malayalanadu Editor

2018
Masterpiece

Masterpiece

Prof. Edward Livingstone

2017
Villain

Villain

K. Sreenivasan

2017
Solo

Solo

Thomas Zachariah

2017
Ramaleela

Ramaleela

Helena's Father

2017
Clint

Clint

V K Nambiar

2017
Kadam Kadha

Kadam Kadha

2017
Role Models

Role Models

Shekhara Menon

2017
Viswasapoorvam Mansoor

Viswasapoorvam Mansoor

Kalanthan Haji

2017
Oru Cinemakkaran

Oru Cinemakkaran

Fr. Vellani

2017
Godha

Godha

Captain

2017
Gemini

Gemini

Prof. Gokuldas

2017
Sakhavu

Sakhavu

Kuriyachan

2017
Puthan Panam

Puthan Panam

DGP Iqbal Rawther

2017
1971: Beyond Borders

1971: Beyond Borders

Janardhana

2017
Georgettan's Pooram

Georgettan's Pooram

Mathews Vadakkan

2017
Alamara

Alamara

Pavithran

2017
Samarppanam

Samarppanam

2017
Veeram

Veeram

Narrator (Voice)

2017
Ore Mukham

Ore Mukham

Prakashan (Senior)

2016
Thoppil Joppan

Thoppil Joppan

Father Jacob Anakattil

2016
Oru Muthassi Gadha

Oru Muthassi Gadha

Mathai Doctor

2016
Welcome to Central Jail

Welcome to Central Jail

Gopinath

2016
Oppam

Oppam

Padmakumar P. IPS

2016
Pa.Va

Pa.Va

Thampuran Johny

2016
Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti

Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti

Madhavan Nair

2016
Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven

Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven

Jacob Zachariah

2016
Mohavalayam

Mohavalayam

2016
Pavada

Pavada

Paul Scaria

2016
Charlie

Charlie

Panicker Doctor

2015
Rajamma @ Yahoo

Rajamma @ Yahoo

Mayor Abraham Pothan

2015
Anarkali

Anarkali

Pappan

2015
Jamnapyari

Jamnapyari

Sridharan

2015
Loham

Loham

Albert

2015
Ayal Njanalla

Ayal Njanalla

Menon

2015
Acha Dhin

Acha Dhin

Thomas Chacko

2015
Premam

Premam

David George

2015
Ennum Eppozhum

Ennum Eppozhum

CEO of GM Builders

2015
Haram

Haram

Isha's father

2015
Aadu

Aadu

Thomas Paappan

2015
Picket 43

Picket 43

C.O. Vinay Chandran

2015
Cousins

Cousins

Doctor

2014
Njaan

Njaan

Kuttysankaran

2014
Money Ratnam

Money Ratnam

Isaac Anakkadan

2014
Munnariyippu

Munnariyippu

Mohan Das

2014
Pakida

Pakida

Sreekumar

2014
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

Mathew

2014
Commissioner

Commissioner

Journalist

1994

Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans

Politician

1993
Archangel

Archangel

Allied Soldier

1990