Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju

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Nationality Indian
OccupationActor
Years active2013 – present
SpouseNiranjana Vinod paliath
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Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju or Niranj is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. [1] Niranj is the younger son of veteran Malayalam cinema actor and producer Maniyanpilla Raju. [2]

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Personal life

Niranj was born to actor and producer Maniyanpilla Raju and Indira, have an elder brother Sachin. [3]

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleRef.
2013 Black Butterfly Deepak
2017BobbyBobby [4]
2018 Drama Jomon John Chacko
Sakalakalashala Akbar Salaam/ Akku [5]
2019 Soothrakkaran Sreejith Prabhakaran / Sreekuttan
Finals Manuel [6]
2021 Oru Thathvika Avalokanam Nandakumar aka Nandu [7]
2022Vivaha AvahanamArun
KakkipadaAkshay [8]
2023 Dear Vaappi Riyaz [9]
Madhura Manohara Moham Disney James
Achan Oru Vazha VechuPrathyush
2024GuMitran [10]

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References

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  6. "'Finals' Review: Suraj, Rajisha and Niranjan shine in this sports drama". thenewsminute.com.
  7. "Joju George, Niranj Raju to star in a political satire". newindianexpress.com. 8 September 2020.
  8. "People with petty minds on Censor Board is destroying Malayalam cinema: 'Kakkipada' director". OnManorama. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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