Renji Panicker
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).
Acting
Movie
Premam
as David George
2015
Movie
Charlie
as Panicker Doctor
2015
Movie
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
as Mathew
2014
Movie
Archangel
as Allied Soldier
1990
Movie
2018
as Anu's Father
2023
Movie
Forensic
as Abdul Wahab
2020
Movie
Solo
as Thomas Zachariah
2017
Movie
Aadu
as Thomas Paappan
2015
Movie
Jacob's Kingdom of Heaven
as Jacob Zachariah
2016
Movie
Oppam
as Padmakumar P. IPS
2016
Movie
Godha
as Captain
2017
Movie
Anarkali
as Pappan
2015
Movie
Athiran
as Nadakkal Kovilakatthu Jayanarayana Varma
2019
Movie
Love Action Drama
as Swathi's Father
2019
Movie
Munnariyippu
as Mohan Das
2014
Movie
Villain
as K. Sreenivasan
2017
Movie
Ramaleela
as Helena's Father
2017
Movie
Abrahaminte Santhathikal
as Shahul Muhammed IPS
2018
Movie
Param Sundari
as Bhargavan Nair
2025
Movie
Sakhavu
as Kuriyachan
2017
Movie
Pavada
as Paul Scaria
2016
Movie
Role Models
as Shekhara Menon
2017
Movie
Kaduva
as Vigilance Court Judge
2022
Movie
Vijay Superum Pournamiyum
as Venugopal, Pournami's father
2019
Crew
Movie
The King
Writer
1995
Movie
Lelam
Writer
1997
Movie
Pathram
Writer
1999
Movie
Commissioner
Writer
1994
Movie
Orayiram Kinakkalal
Producer
2018
Movie
Praja
Writer
2001
Movie
The King & The Commissioner
Writer
2012
Movie
Bharathchandran I.P.S
Writer
2005
Movie
Dubai
Writer
2001
Movie
Roudram
Director
2008
Movie
Dr. Pasupathy
Writer
1990
Movie
Ekalavyan
Writer
1993