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Renji Panicker
Actor, Writer, Producer, DirectorBorn January 21, 1958 (67 years)
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).
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
| 2025 | Ennu Swantham Punyalan · as Nicholas |
| 2024 | Parakramam · as Major Sukumaran |
| 2024 | Soul Stories (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Kadha Innuvare · as Sivarajan |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Manorathangal (TV Series) · as Pathmanabhan |
| 2024 | Secret · as Mla |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Little Hearts · as Johnson |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Bullet Diaries · as Sadanandan |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Thaal · as Cast |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Masterpeace (TV Series) · as Chandichan |
| 2023 | 2018 · as Anu's Father |
| 2023 | Section 306-IPC · as Cast |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Alone · as Colonel (voice) |
| 2022 | Malikappuram · as Head Master |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Kooman · as Ci Somasekharan Pillai |
| 2022 | 5il Oral Thaskaran · as Brigadier Rajasekhar Menon, Father |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Kaduva · as Vigilance Court Judge |
| 2022 | Ullasam · as Richard Menon |
| 2022 | Kochaal · as Rajan |
| 2022 | CBI 5: The Brain · as Balagopal |
| 2022 | Twenty One Grams · as Dr. Alex Koshy |
| 2022 | Night Drive · as Roy Mathew |
| 2022 | Naradan · as Advocate Govindamenon |
| 2022 | Member Rameshan 9am Ward · as Mla |
| 2022 | Aaraattu · as P. Jayamohan I.p.s., |
| 2021 | Muddy · as Noah |
| 2021 | Kaaval · as Antony |
| 2020 | Forensic · as Abdul Wahab |
| 2020 | Gauthamante Radham · as Ramachandran |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Thakkol · as Cast |
| 2019 | Thelivu · as Ramesh Kumar |
| 2019 | Love Action Drama · as Swathi's Father |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Sachin · as Ramachandran |
| 2019 | Oru Yamandan Premakadha · as John Kombanayil |
| 2019 | Anukoni Athidhi · as Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Pengalila · as Koshy Mathew |
| 2019 | Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel · as K.e. Eapen |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Vijay Superum Pournamiyum · as Venugopal, Pournami's Father |
| 2018 | Ente Ummante Peru · as Mohammed Haider Ali (voice) |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Drama · as Kunjachayan |
| 2018 | Bhayanakam · as The Postman |
| 2018 | Abhrahaminte Santhathikal · as Shahul Muhammed Ips |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Naam · as Fr. James Kottayil |
| 2018 | Keni · as Cast |
| 2018 | Captain · as Coach Jafer |
| 2018 | Aami · as Malayalanadu Editor |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Masterpiece · as Prof. Edward Livingstone |
| 2017 | Villain · as K. Sreenivasan |
| 2017 | Solo · as Thomas Zachariah |
| 2017 | Ramaleela · as Helena's Father |
| 2017 | Clint · as V K Nambiar |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Role Models · as Shekhara Menon |
| 2017 | Oru Cinemakkaran · as Fr. Vellani |
| 2017 | Viswasapoorvam Mansoor · as Kalanthan Haji |
| 2017 | Godha · as Captain |
| 2017 | Gemini · as Prof. Gokuldas |
| 2017 | Sakhavu · as Kuriyachan |
| 2017 | Puthan Panam · as Dgp Iqbal Rawther |
| 2017 | 1971: Beyond Borders · as Janardhana |
| 2017 | Georgettan's Pooram · as Mathews Vadakkan |
| 2017 | Alamaara · as Pavithran |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Veeram · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Ore Mukham · as Prakashan (senior) |
| 2016 | Aanandam · as Dia's Father (cameo) |
| 2016 | Thoppil Joppan · as Father Jacob Anakattil |
| 2016 | Oru Muthassi Gadha · as Mathai Doctor |
| 2016 | Welcome to Central Jail · as Gopinath |
| 2016 | Oppam · as Padmakumar P. Ips |
| 2016 | Pa.Va · as Thampuran Johny |
| 2016 | Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti · as Madhavan Nair |
| 2016 | Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven · as Jacob Zachariah |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Paavada · as Paul Scaria |
| 2015 | Charlie · as Panicker Doctor |
| 2015 | Rajamma @ Yahoo · as Mayor Abraham Pothan |
| 2015 | Anarkali · as Pappan |
| 2015 | Jamna Pyari · as Sridharan |
| 2015 | Loham · as Albert |
| 2015 | Ayal Njanalla · as Menon |
| 2015 | Acha Dhin · as Thomas Chacko |
| 2015 | Premam · as David |
| 2015 | Ennum Eppozhum · as Ceo Of Gm Builders |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Aadu · as Thomas Paappan |
| 2015 | Picket 43 · as C.o. Vinay Chandran |
| 2014 | Cousins · as Doctor |
| 2014 | Money Ratnam · as Isaac Anakkadan |
| 2014 | Njan · as Kuttysankaran |
| 2014 | Munnariyippu · as Mohan Das |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Ohm Shanthi Oshaana · as Mathew |
| 1994 | Commissioner · as Journalist |
| 1993 | Ekalavyan · as Man At The Airport |
| 1993 | Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans · as Politician |
| 1990 | Archangel · as Allied Soldier |