Maniyan pilla raju biography
Maniyan pilla raju biography in english.
Maniyan pilla raju biography
Maniyanpilla Raju
Indian actor and producer
Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage nameManiyanpilla 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]
Early life
Raju was born as the youngest among four in 1955 to Shekharan Nair and Saraswati Amma at Thycaud, Thiruvanathapuram.
He has two sisters, Ramani and Radha, and a brother Surendran.[8] He had his primary education from Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvanathapuram. He did his pre-degree in Victory Tutorial College.[2] He learned diploma in acting course during 1973–1975 from Adyar Film Insti