Renji Panicker
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
All Movies (128)
- Ananthan Kaadu2026
- Aadu 3 Part 12026 · as Pannimattathil Thomas Pappan/ Narayanan Thampuran
- Aghosham2025
- Dheeram2025 · as Commissioner Ramdas
- The Pet Detective2025 · as Jose Alula
- Param Sundari2025 · as Bhargavan Nair
- Mehfil2025 · as Dr. Shakeel
- e Valayam2025
- Padakkuthira2025 · as Ravi Shankar
- Sweetheart!2025 · as Manu's Father
- Ennu Swantham Punyalan2025 · as Nicholas
- Parakramam2024 · as Major Sukumaran
- Kadha Innuvare2024 · as Sivarajan
- Hunt2024 · as Padmanabha Ramaswamy
- Secret2024 · as MLA
- DNA2024
- Little Hearts2024 · as Johnson
- Queen Elizabeth2023 · as Dr Vysakh
- A Ranjith Cinema2023
- Thaal2023 · as Dr. Giri Shankar
- Bullet Diaries2023 · as Sadanandan
- Otta2023
- 20182023 · as Anu's Father
- Kolambi2023
- SECTION 306 IPC2023
- Alone2023 · as Colonel (voice)
- Iru2023
- Malikappuram2022 · as Head master
- Gold2022
- Kooman2022 · as CI Somasekharan Pillai
- Varaal2022
- Two Men2022
- Kaduva2022 · as Vigilance Court Judge
- Ullasam2022 · as Richard Menon
- Kochaal2022 · as Rajan
- CBI 5: The Brain2022 · as Balagopal
- Twenty One Grams2022 · as Dr. Alex Koshy
- Night Drive2022 · as Roy Mathew
- Naradan2022 · as Advocate Govindamenon
- Member Rameshan 9aam Ward2022 · as MLA
- Aaraattu2022 · as P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,
- Muddy2021 · as Noah
- Kaaval2021 · as Antony
- Backpackers2021
- Forensic2020 · as Abdul Wahab
- Gauthamante Radham2020 · as Ramachandran
- Kalamandalam Hyderali2020 · as Kalamandalam Hyderali
- Maarjaara Oru Kalluvacha Nuna2020 · as Narrator
- Ulta2019
- Roudram 20182019 · as Narayanan
- Thelivu2019 · as Ramesh Kumar I.P.S
- Love Action Drama2019 · as Swathi's Father
- Aniyankunjum Thannalayathu2019 · as Pappichayan
- Mohabbathin Kunjabdulla2019 · as Thangal
- Margamkali2019
- Sachin2019 · as Ramachandran
- Oru Yamandan Premakadha2019 · as John Kombanayil
- Athiran2019 · as Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma
- Childhood Friends2019 · as Rajmohan Thampi
- Sisterleaf2019 · as Koshy Mathew
- Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel2019 · as K.E. Eapen
- Ningal Camera Nireekshanathilaanu2019
- Sakalakalashala2019
- Vijay Superum Pournamiyum2019 · as Venugopal, Pournami's father
- Ente Ummante Peru2018 · as Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)
- Vallikudilile Vellakkaran2018 · as Award Presenter
- Drama2018 · as Kunjachayan
- Bhayanakam2018 · as The Postman
- Abrahaminte Santhathikal2018 · as Shahul Muhammed IPS
- Krishnam2018
- Naam2018 · as Fr. James Kottayil
- Captain2018 · as Coach Jaffer
- Aami2018 · as S.K Nair
- Kadha Paranja Kadha2018
- Masterpiece2017 · as Prof. Edward Livingstone
- Villain2017 · as K. Sreenivasan
- Solo2017 · as Thomas Zachariah
- Ramaleela2017 · as Helena's Father
- Clint2017 · as V K Nambiar
- Kadam Kadha2017
- Role Models2017 · as Shekhara Menon
- Oru Cinemakkaran2017 · as Fr. Vellani
- Viswasapoorvam Mansoor2017 · as Kalanthan Haji
- Godha2017 · as Captain
- Gemini2017 · as Prof. Gokuldas
- Sakhavu2017 · as Kuriyachan
- Puthan Panam2017 · as DGP Iqbal Rawther
- 1971: Beyond Borders2017 · as Janardhana
- Georgettan's Pooram2017 · as Mathews Vadakkan
- Alamara2017 · as Pavithran
- Samarppanam2017
- Veeram2017 · as Narrator (Voice)
- Ore Mukham2016 · as Prakashan (Senior)
- Thoppil Joppan2016 · as Father Jacob Anakattil
- Oru Muthassi Gadha2016 · as Mathai Doctor
- Welcome to Central Jail2016 · as Gopinath
- Oppam2016 · as Padmakumar P. IPS
- Pa.Va2016 · as Thampuran Johny
- Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti2016 · as Madhavan Nair
- Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven2016 · as Jacob Zachariah
- Mohavalayam2016
- Pavada2016 · as Paul Scaria
- Charlie2015 · as Panicker Doctor
- Rajamma @ Yahoo2015 · as Mayor Abraham Pothan
- Anarkali2015 · as Pappan
- Jamnapyari2015 · as Sridharan
- Loham2015 · as Albert
- Ayal Njanalla2015 · as Menon
- Acha Dhin2015 · as Thomas Chacko
- Premam2015 · as David George
- Ennum Eppozhum2015 · as CEO of GM Builders
- Haram2015 · as Isha's father
- Aadu2015 · as Thomas Paappan
- Picket 432015 · as C.O. Vinay Chandran
- Cousins2014 · as Doctor
- Njaan2014 · as Kuttysankaran
- Money Ratnam2014 · as Isaac Anakkadan
- Munnariyippu2014 · as Mohan Das
- Pakida2014 · as Sreekumar
- Ohm Shanthi Oshaana2014 · as Mathew
- Commissioner1994 · as Journalist
- Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans1993 · as Politician
- Archangel1990 · as Allied Soldier
- Raghavettante 16um Rameswara Yathrayum—
- Aayirathonnam Raavu—
- Namukku Kodathiyil Kaanam—
- Aaravam— · as MLA Chandi
- The Police Story—
All TV Shows (5)
- Glory2026 · as Kesava Panicker
- Secret Stories: Roslin2026 · as Ramdas Menon
- Soul Stories2024
- Manorathangal2024 · as Pathmanabhan
- Masterpeace2023 · as Chandichan







