Renji Panicker

Renji Panicker

Known for
Acting
Born
January 21, 1958 (age 68)
Birthplace
Nedumudi, Kerala, India

Biography

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

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Filmography

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Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum

Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum

Movie

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Aayirathonnam Raavu

Aayirathonnam Raavu

Movie

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Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam poster

Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam

Movie

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Aaravam poster

Aaravam

Movie · as MLA Chandi

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The Police Story

The Police Story

Movie

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Charlie's Angel poster

Charlie's Angel

Movie

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Karate Chandran poster

Karate Chandran

Movie

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Tarantino

Tarantino

Movie

2026
Aadu 3 Part 1 poster

Aadu 3 Part 1

Movie · as Pannimattathil Thomas Pappan/ Narayanan Thampuran

2026
Dridam poster

Dridam

Movie · as DySP Rajeev Kumar (Voice)

2026
Khalifa: The Ruler poster

Khalifa: The Ruler

Movie · as Younus Ali

2026
Hi :) poster

Hi :)

Movie · as Daasan

2026
Secret Stories: Roslin poster

Secret Stories: Roslin

TV · as Ramdas Menon · 6 eps

2026
Glory poster

Glory

TV · as Kesava Panicker · 5 eps

2025
e Valayam poster

e Valayam

Movie

2025
Ennu Swantham Punyalan poster

Ennu Swantham Punyalan

Movie · as Nicholas

2025
Sweetheart! poster

Sweetheart!

Movie · as Manu's Father

2025
Padakkuthira poster

Padakkuthira

Movie · as Ravi Shankar

2025
Mehfil poster

Mehfil

Movie · as Dr. Shakeel

2025
Param Sundari poster

Param Sundari

Movie · as Bhargavan Nair

2025
The Pet Detective poster

The Pet Detective

Movie · as Jose Alula

2025
Dheeram poster

Dheeram

Movie · as Commissioner Ramdas

2025
Aghosham poster

Aghosham

Movie

2024
Kadha Innuvare poster

Kadha Innuvare

Movie · as Sivarajan

2024
Parakramam poster

Parakramam

Movie · as Major Sukumaran

2024
Little Hearts poster

Little Hearts

Movie · as Johnson

2024
Secret poster

Secret

Movie · as MLA

2024
Hunt poster

Hunt

Movie · as Padmanabha Ramaswamy

2024
DNA poster

DNA

Movie

2024
Manorathangal poster

Manorathangal

TV · as Pathmanabhan · 1 ep

2024
Soul Stories poster

Soul Stories

TV · 5 eps

2023
A Ranjith Cinema poster

A Ranjith Cinema

Movie

2023
2018 - Everyone Is a Hero poster

2018 - Everyone Is a Hero

Movie · as Anu's Father

2023
Bullet Diaries poster

Bullet Diaries

Movie · as Sadanandan

2023
Iru

Iru

Movie

2023
SECTION 306 IPC

SECTION 306 IPC

Movie

2023
Otta poster

Otta

Movie

2023
Queen Elizabeth poster

Queen Elizabeth

Movie · as Dr Vysakh

2023
Alone poster

Alone

Movie · as Colonel (voice)

2023
Kolambi poster

Kolambi

Movie

2023
Thaal poster

Thaal

Movie · as Dr. Giri Shankar

2023
Masterpeace poster

Masterpeace

TV · as Chandichan · 5 eps

2022
Varaal poster

Varaal

Movie

2022
Night Drive poster

Night Drive

Movie · as Roy Mathew

2022
Kooman poster

Kooman

Movie · as CI Somasekharan Pillai

2022
Aaraattu poster

Aaraattu

Movie · as P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,

2022
Kochaal poster

Kochaal

Movie · as Rajan

2022
Two Men poster

Two Men

Movie

2022
Kaduva poster

Kaduva

Movie · as Vigilance Court Judge

2022
Gold poster

Gold

Movie

2022
Malikappuram poster

Malikappuram

Movie · as Head master

2022
Ullasam poster

Ullasam

Movie · as Richard Menon

2022
Naradan poster

Naradan

Movie · as Advocate Govindamenon

2022
CBI 5: The Brain poster

CBI 5: The Brain

Movie · as Balagopal

2022
Twenty One Grams poster

Twenty One Grams

Movie · as Dr. Alex Koshy

2022
Member Rameshan 9aam Ward poster

Member Rameshan 9aam Ward

Movie · as MLA

2021
Muddy poster

Muddy

Movie · as Noah

2021
Backpackers poster

Backpackers

Movie

2021
Kaaval poster

Kaaval

Movie · as Antony

2020
Gauthamante Radham poster

Gauthamante Radham

Movie · as Ramachandran

2020
Forensic poster

Forensic

Movie · as Abdul Wahab

2020
Kalamandalam Hyderali poster

Kalamandalam Hyderali

Movie · as Kalamandalam Hyderali

2020
Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna poster

Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna

Movie · as Narrator

2019
Sakalakalashala poster

Sakalakalashala

Movie

2019
Vijay Superum Pournamiyum poster

Vijay Superum Pournamiyum

Movie · as Venugopal, Pournami's father

2019
Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu poster

Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu

Movie

2019
Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel poster

Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel

Movie · as K.E. Eapen

2019
Oru Yamandan Premakadha poster

Oru Yamandan Premakadha

Movie · as John Kombanayil

2019
Athiran poster

Athiran

Movie · as Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma

2019
Childhood Friends poster

Childhood Friends

Movie · as Rajmohan Thampi

2019
Sisterleaf poster

Sisterleaf

Movie · as Koshy Mathew

2019
Sachin poster

Sachin

Movie · as Ramachandran

2019
Margamkali poster

Margamkali

Movie

2019
Love Action Drama poster

Love Action Drama

Movie · as Swathi's Father

2019
Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu poster

Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu

Movie · as Pappichayan

2019
Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla poster

Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla

Movie · as Thangal

2019
Ulta poster

Ulta

Movie

2019
Roudram 2018 poster

Roudram 2018

Movie · as Narayanan

2019
Thelivu poster

Thelivu

Movie · as Ramesh Kumar I.P.S

2018
Captain poster

Captain

Movie · as Coach Jaffer

2018
Aami poster

Aami

Movie · as S.K Nair

2018
Kadha Paranja Kadha poster

Kadha Paranja Kadha

Movie

2018
Naam poster

Naam

Movie · as Fr. James Kottayil

2018
Abrahaminte Santhathikal poster

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

Movie · as Shahul Muhammed IPS

2018
Krishnam poster

Krishnam

Movie

2018
Bhayanakam poster

Bhayanakam

Movie · as The Postman

2018
Drama poster

Drama

Movie · as Kunjachayan

2018
Vallikudilile Vellakkaran poster

Vallikudilile Vellakkaran

Movie · as Award Presenter

2018
Ente Ummante Peru poster

Ente Ummante Peru

Movie · as Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)

2017
1971: Beyond Borders poster

1971: Beyond Borders

Movie · as Lt. Col. Janardanan

2017
Godha poster

Godha

Movie · as Captain

2017
Georgettan's Pooram poster

Georgettan's Pooram

Movie · as Mathews Vadakkan

2017
Sakhavu poster

Sakhavu

Movie · as Kuriyachan

2017
Alamara poster

Alamara

Movie · as Pavithran

2017
Puthan Panam poster

Puthan Panam

Movie · as DGP Iqbal Rawther

2017
Villain poster

Villain

Movie · as K. Sreenivasan

2017
Gemini poster

Gemini

Movie · as Prof. Gokuldas

2017
Veeram poster

Veeram

Movie · as Narrator (Voice)

2017
Role Models poster

Role Models

Movie · as Shekhara Menon

2017
Oru Cinemakkaran poster

Oru Cinemakkaran

Movie · as Fr. Vellani

2017
Viswasapoorvam Mansoor poster

Viswasapoorvam Mansoor

Movie · as Kalanthan Haji

2017
Samarppanam poster

Samarppanam

Movie

2017
Kadam Kadha poster

Kadam Kadha

Movie · as Sreekumar

2017
Clint poster

Clint

Movie · as V K Nambiar

2017
Ramaleela poster

Ramaleela

Movie · as Helena's Father

2017
Solo poster

Solo

Movie · as Thomas Zachariah

2017
Masterpiece poster

Masterpiece

Movie · as Prof. Edward Livingstone

2017
Pullikaran Stara poster

Pullikaran Stara

Movie · as Narrator

2016
Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven poster

Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven

Movie · as Jacob Zachariah

2016
Oppam poster

Oppam

Movie · as Padmakumar P. IPS

2016
Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti poster

Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti

Movie · as Madhavan Nair

2016
Pa.Va poster

Pa.Va

Movie · as Thampuran Johny

2016
Oru Muthassi Gadha poster

Oru Muthassi Gadha

Movie · as Mathai Doctor

2016
Welcome to Central Jail poster

Welcome to Central Jail

Movie · as Gopinath

2016
Thoppil Joppan poster

Thoppil Joppan

Movie · as Father Jacob Anakattil

2016
Pavada poster

Pavada

Movie · as Paul Scaria

2016
Ore Mukham poster

Ore Mukham

Movie · as Prakashan (Senior)

2016
Mohavalayam poster

Mohavalayam

Movie

2015
Picket 43 poster

Picket 43

Movie · as C.O. Vinay Chandran

2015
Loham poster

Loham

Movie · as Albert

2015
Aadu poster

Aadu

Movie · as Thomas Paappan

2015
Premam poster

Premam

Movie · as David George

2015
Ennum Eppozhum poster

Ennum Eppozhum

Movie · as CEO of GM Builders

2015
Ayal Njanalla poster

Ayal Njanalla

Movie · as Menon

2015
Acha Dhin poster

Acha Dhin

Movie · as Thomas Chacko

2015
Jamnapyari poster

Jamnapyari

Movie · as Sridharan

2015
Anarkali poster

Anarkali

Movie · as Pappan

2015
Rajamma @ Yahoo poster

Rajamma @ Yahoo

Movie · as Mayor Abraham Pothan

2015
Charlie poster

Charlie

Movie · as Panicker Doctor

2015
Haram poster

Haram

Movie · as Isha's father

2014
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana poster

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

Movie · as Mathew

2014
Njaan poster

Njaan

Movie · as Kuttysankaran

2014
Money Ratnam poster

Money Ratnam

Movie · as Isaac Anakkadan

2014
Munnariyippu poster

Munnariyippu

Movie · as Mohan Das

2014
Cousins poster

Cousins

Movie · as Doctor

2014
Pakida poster

Pakida

Movie · as Sreekumar

1994
Commissioner poster

Commissioner

Movie · as Journalist

1993
Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans

Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans

Movie · as Politician

1990
Archangel poster

Archangel

Movie · as Allied Soldier