Renji Panicker
- Acting
- January 21, 1958 · 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
Filmography
- Hi :) · Daasan
- Khalifa: The Ruler · Younus Ali
- Dridam · DySP Rajeev Kumar (Voice)
- Glory · Kesava Panicker
- Aadu 3 Part 1 · Pannimattathil Thomas Pappan/ Narayanan Thampuran
- Secret Stories: Roslin · Ramdas Menon
- Aghosham
- Dheeram · Commissioner Ramdas
- The Pet Detective · Jose Alula
- Param Sundari · Bhargavan Nair
- Mehfil · Dr. Shakeel
- e Valayam
- Padakkuthira · Ravi Shankar
- Sweetheart! · Manu's Father
- Ennu Swantham Punyalan · Nicholas
- Parakramam · Major Sukumaran
- Soul Stories
- Kadha Innuvare · Sivarajan
- Hunt · Padmanabha Ramaswamy
- Manorathangal · Pathmanabhan
- Secret · MLA
- DNA
- Little Hearts · Johnson
- Queen Elizabeth · Dr Vysakh
- A Ranjith Cinema
- Thaal · Dr. Giri Shankar
- Bullet Diaries · Sadanandan
- Otta
- Masterpeace · Chandichan
- 2018 · Anu's Father
- Kolambi
- SECTION 306 IPC
- Alone · Colonel (Voice)
- Iru
- Malikappuram · Head master
- Gold
- Kooman · CI Somasekharan Pillai
- Varaal
- Two Men
- Kaduva · Vigilance Court Judge
- Ullasam · Richard Menon
- Kochaal · Rajan
- CBI 5: The Brain · Balagopal
- Twenty One Grams · Dr. Alex Koshy
- Night Drive · Roy Mathew
- Naradan · Advocate Govindamenon
- Member Rameshan 9aam Ward · MLA
- Aaraattu · P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,
- Muddy · Noah
- Kaaval · Antony
- Backpackers
- Forensic · Abdul Wahab
- Gauthamante Radham · Ramachandran
- Kalamandalam Hyderali · Kalamandalam Hyderali
- Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna · Narrator
- Ulta
- Roudram 2018 · Narayanan
- Thelivu · Ramesh Kumar I.P.S
- Love Action Drama · Swathi's Father
- Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu · Pappichayan
- Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla · Thangal
- Margamkali
- Sachin · Ramachandran
- Oru Yamandan Premakadha · John Kombanayil
- Athiran · Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma
- Childhood Friends · Rajmohan Thampi
- Sisterleaf · Koshy Mathew
- Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel · K.E. Eapen
- Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu
- Sakalakalashala
- Vijay Superum Pournamiyum · Venugopal, Pournami's father
- Ente Ummante Peru · Mohammed Haider Ali (Voice)
- Vallikudilile Vellakkaran · Award Presenter
- Drama · Kunjachayan
- Bhayanakam · The Postman
- Abrahaminte Santhathikal · Shahul Muhammed IPS
- Krishnam
- Naam · Fr. James Kottayil
- Orayiram Kinakkalal · Producer
- Captain · Coach Jaffer