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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Premam (2015) — David George
2. Charlie (2015) — Panicker Doctor
3. Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014) — Mathew
4. Archangel (1990) — Allied Soldier
5. 2018 (2023) — Anu's Father
6. Forensic (2020) — Abdul Wahab
7. Solo (2017) — Thomas Zachariah
8. Aadu (2015) — Thomas Paappan
9. Godha (2017) — Captain
10. Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven (2016) — Jacob Zachariah
11. Oppam (2016) — Padmakumar P. IPS
12. Anarkali (2015) — Pappan
13. Athiran (2019) — Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma
14. Love Action Drama (2019) — Swathi's Father
15. Munnariyippu (2014) — Mohan Das
16. Ramaleela (2017) — Helena's Father
17. Villain (2017) — K. Sreenivasan
18. Param Sundari (2025) — Bhargavan Nair
19. Abrahaminte Santhathikal (2018) — Shahul Muhammed IPS
20. Sakhavu (2017) — Kuriyachan
21. Role Models (2017) — Shekhara Menon
22. Pavada (2016) — Paul Scaria
23. Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019) — Venugopal, Pournami's father
24. Kaduva (2022) — Vigilance Court Judge
25. Loham (2015) — Albert
26. CBI 5: The Brain (2022) — Balagopal
27. Kooman (2022) — CI Somasekharan Pillai
28. Thoppil Joppan (2016) — Father Jacob Anakattil
29. Njaan (2014) — Kuttysankaran
30. Picket 43 (2015) — C.O. Vinay Chandran
31. Alamara (2017) — Pavithran
32. Captain (2018) — Coach Jaffer
33. Oru Yamandan Premakadha (2019) — John Kombanayil
34. Aaraattu (2022) — P. Jayamohan I.P.S.,
35. Ente Ummante Peru (2018) — Mohammed Haider Ali (voice)
36. Ennum Eppozhum (2015) — CEO of GM Builders
37. Gauthamante Radham (2020) — Ramachandran
38. Gold (2022)
39. Oru Muthassi Gadha (2016) — Mathai Doctor
40. Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel (2019) — K.E. Eapen

Directed

1. Bharathchandran I.P.S (2005) — Director
2. Roudram (2008) — Director
3. Judgment Day — Director
4. Untitled Renji Panikar - Fafa Movie — Director
5. Nari (2009) — Director