Dileep filmography

Dileep is an Indian actor, playback singer, and producer who predominantly works in the Malayalam films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam films.

Filmography

Actor

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Dileep acting credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Ennodishtam Koodamo	Dileep
1992	Aayushkalam	Ghost	Uncredited
1994	Sudhinam	Raghu
	Sainyam	Cadet Thomas ''Kokku' / Thomachan
	Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu	Kishore
	Sagaram Sakshi	Krishnakumar's Son	Uncredited
	Manathe Kottaram	Dileep
1995	Thirumanassu	Kuttan	Cameo appearance
	Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka	Sathyaraj / K G Nair
	Three Men Army	Muthukulam Madhukumar
	Ezharakkootam	Ara
	Alanchery Thambrakal	Unni
	Kakkakkum Poochakkum Kalyanam	Kunjananthan
	Kokkarakko	Prakashan
	Sindoora Rekha	Ambujakshan
1996	Kalyana Sowgandhikam	Jayadeva Sharma
	Padanayakan
	Kudumbakkodathi	Rameshan Nair
	Malayala Masam Chingam Onnu	Preman
	Manthrika Kuthira	Premgandhi (Josekutty)
	Saamoohyapadam	Vishnu
	Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran	Kesavankutty
	Thooval Kottaram	Rameshchandra Pothuval
	Sallaapam	Sasikumar
	Ee Puzhayum Kadannu	Gopi
1997	Ullasappoonkattu	Unni
	Manthramothiram	Kumaran
	Varnappakittu	Pullankunnel Paulachan
	Kudamaattam	Appukuttan
	Kalyanapittannu	E. Rajeev
	Maanasam	Solomon / Appu
	Kaliyoonjal	Venu
	Maayapponman	Prasad
	Nee Varuvolam	Hari
1998	Anuragakottaram	Charles Jr
	Kaikkudanna Nilavu	Kichamani
	Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham	Alex
	Meenathil Thalikettu	Omanakkuttan
	Ormacheppu	Radhakrishnan
	Punjabi House	Unnikrishnan
	Sundarakilladi	Premachandran / Sundarakilladi
	Vismayam	Dinakaran
	Kallu Kondoru Pennu	Venu
1999	Udayapuram Sulthan	Sulaiman
	Deepasthambham Mahascharyam	Mundoor Ramanandan Nambyar
	Chandranudikkunna Dikhil	Mukundan
	Megham	Manikantan
	Pranaya Nilavu	Kannan
2000	Mister Butler	Gopalakrishnan
	Varnakkazhchakal	Kunju
	Joker	Babu
	Darling Darling	Karthik
	Thenkasipattanam	Shathrughnan
2001	Dhosth	Ajith
	Ee Parakkum Thalika	Unnikrishnan / Thamarakshan Pilla
	Rakshasa Rajavu	Appu
	Ishtam	Pavan K. Menon
	Soothradharan	Rameshan
2002	Mazhathullikkilukkam	Solomon
	Kuberan	Siddharthan
	Raajjiyam	Surya	Tamil film
	Meesa Madhavan	Madhavan Nair
	Kunjikoonan	Vimal Kumar (Kunjan) and Prasad
	Kalyanaraman	Ramankutty
2003	Thilakkam	Unni / Vishnu
	Sadanandante Samayam	Sadanandan
	Gramaphone	Sachidanandan
	C.I.D. Moosa	Moolamkuzhiyil Sahadevan / CID Moosa	Also producer
	Mizhi Randilum	Krishnakumar
	War and Love	Captain Gopinath
	Pattanathil Sundaran	Sundareshan
2004	Runway	Unni Damodar / Valayar Paramashivam
	Thekkekkara Superfast	Benny Pukkattuparambil
	Vettam	Gopalakrishnan
	Kathavasheshan	Gopinath	Also producer
	Perumazhakkalam	Akbar	Extended cameo appearance
	Rasikan	Shivankutty
2005	Kochi Rajavu	Unni / Surya Narayana Varma
	Pandippada	Bhuvanachandran	Also producer
	Chanthupottu	Radhakrishnan
2006	Lion	B.Krishnakumar
	Pachakuthira	Anandakuttan Menon / Anand and Akash Menon
	Chess	Vijayakrishnan
	The Don	Unnikrishnan (Salaam)
	Chakkara Muthu	Aravindan
2007	Inspector Garud	Madhavankutty
	Speed Track	Arjun
	Vinodayathra	Vinod
	July 4	Gokul Das
	Romeo	Manukrishnan, Manual, Supramani
2008	Calcutta News	Ajith Thomas
	Mulla	Mulla
	Twenty:20	Karthik Varma	Cameo appearance; Also producer
	Crazy Gopalan	Gopalan
	Naale		Unreleased film
2009	Colours	Sanjay Nath
	Moz & Cat	Moz.D.Samuel
	Passenger	Nandan Menon
	Kerala Cafe	Johnykutty	Anthology film; Segment: Nostalgia
	Swantham Lekhakan	Unni Madhavan
2010	Body Guard	Jayakrishnan
	Aagathan	Gautham Menon
	Paappi Appacha	Nirappel Paappi
	Toofan	Charan Laathi	Hindi film; completed in 1999
	Kaaryasthan	Krishnanunni
	Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	Kunjadu Solomon
2011	The Metro	Narrator / Himself	Cameo appearance; Also producer
	Christian Brothers	Joji Varghese Mapilla	Extended cameo appearance
	China Town	Binoy
	The Filmstaar	Nandagopan
	Orma Mathram	Ajay
	Vellaripravinte Changathi	Mukkom Shajahan / Ravi	Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
2012	Spanish Masala	Charlie
	Mayamohini	Mayamohini / Mohanakrishnan
	Arike	Shanthanu
	Mr. Marumakan	Advocate Ashok Raj / Ashok Chakravarthy
	My Boss	Manu Varma
2013	Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath	Deva Raja Kammath
	Sound Thoma	Plapparambil Thoma
	Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty	Himself	Cameo appearance
	Sringaravelan	Kannan
	Nadodimannan	Padmanabhan
	Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal	Aby Mathews
2014	Ring Master	Prince	^[1]
	Avatharam	Madhavan Mahadevan
	Villali Veeran	Sidharthan
2015	Ivan Maryadaraman	Raman
	Chandrettan Evideya	Chandramohan, Velkozhukottuvan	Dual role
	Love 24x7	Roopesh Nambiar	Also producer
	Life of Josutty	Josutty
	Vajrakaya	Hanuman devotee	Kannada film; Special appearance in the song "Vajrakaya"
	Two Countries	Ullas
2016	King Liar	Sathyanarayanan
	Pinneyum	Purushothaman (Based on Sukumara Kurup)
	Welcome to Central Jail	Unnikuttan
2017	Georgettan's Pooram	George
	Ramaleela	Ramanunni	^[2]
	Aana Alaralodalaral	Sekharankutty / Kunjikhadar	Voiceover
2018	Kammara Sambhavam	Kammaran Nambiar and Himself	Dual role
2018	Savaari	Himself	Cameo appearance
2019	Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel	Adv. Balakrishnan
	Subharathri	Krishnan
	Jack & Daniel	Jack	^[3]
	My Santa	Santa Claus (Abel Abraham Thekkan)	^[4]
2021	Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan	Keshavan (Keshu), himself and Keshavan (Keshu's father)	Disney+ Hotstar release^[5]
2022	Thattassery Koottam	Iqbal	Cameo appearance; Also producer^[6]
2023	Voice Of Sathyanathan	Sathyanathan
2023	Bandra	Alan "Ala" Alexander Dominic
2024	Thankamani	Abel Joshua Maathan	^[7]
2024	Pavi Caretaker	Pavithran	Also producer^[8]^[9]
2025	Prince and Family	Prince	^[10]^[11]
2025	Bha Bha Ba	Ram Damodar "Radar"	^[12]
2026	Neekkam †	TBA	^[13]

Other Works

Assistant director

Pookkalam Varavayi (1991)
Vishnu Lokam (1991)
Ulladakkam (1991)
Champakulam Thachan (1992)
Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992)
Ghazal (1993)
Bhoomi Geetham (1993)
Mazhayethum Munpe (1995)
Ee Puzhayum Kadannu (1996)
Manthramothiram (1997)

Producer

C.I.D. Moosa (2003)
Kadhavasheshan (2004)
Pandippada (2005)
Twenty:20 (2008)
Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010)
The Metro (2011)
Love 24x7 (2015)
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan (2016)
Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan (2021)
Thattassery Koottam (2022)
Voice of Sathyanathan (2023)
Pavi Caretaker (2024)^[8]
Parakkum Pappan (TBA)

Television

Comicola (Asianet) Lead role
Cinemala (Asianet) as Lead role
Dhe Chef (Mazhavil Manorama) as Guest
Comedy Mamankam (Asianet) as Himself in 2 episodes
Aram + Aram - Kinnaram (Surya TV) as Guest
Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 6) (Asianet) as Guest
Super Show (Zee Keralam) as Anchor
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale as Himself

Playback singing

List of film playback singing credits
Song	Film	Year	Lyrics	Composer
"Theme Music"	Chandranudikkunna Dikhil	1999	S. Ramesan Nair	Vidyasagar
"Onnaam Malakerii"	Kalyanaraman	2002	Kaithapram Damodaran	Berny-Ignatius
"Saare Saare"	Thilakkam	2003	Kaithapram Damodaran	Kaithapram Damodaran
"Kandaal Njaanoru"	Sound Thoma	2013	Nadirshah	Gopi Sunder
"Ashakoshale Pennundo"	Sringaravelan	2013		Berny-Ignatius
"Naranga Mittayi"	Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan	2021		Nadirshah

References

↑ Mathew, Riya (24 December 2013). "A Circus of Fun and Frolic". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
↑ Suresh, Meera. "'Dileep and his character Ramanunni MLA share a lot of similarities'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
↑ Krishna, Keerthi (12 November 2019). "Dileep Exclusive interview, Jack and Daniel special". News Portal. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
↑ "'My Santa', a sweet Xmas gift for kids as well as grownups". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
↑ "WATCH | Dileep's Keshu Ee Veedinte Nathan to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar, drops trailer". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
↑ "Thattassery Koottam | വീണ്ടും യുവാക്കളുടെ കൈപിടിച്ച് ദിലീപ്; തട്ടാശ്ശേരി കൂട്ടം 'ട്രെയ്‌ലർ' ഇതാ". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
↑ "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out". Cinema Express. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
1 2 "Dileep-starrer Pavi Care Taker to release on this date". Cinema Express. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
↑ "'Pavi Caretaker' teaser: Dileep starrer is a light-hearted entertainer". The Times of India. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
↑ "ദിലീപ്- ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസൻ കോമ്പോ; ടൈറ്റിൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു - dileep 150th movie title is Prince And Family, First - Asianet News Malayalam". www.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
↑ "Prince And Family Movie Review: A relevant issue marred by old-fashioned treatment". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
↑ "Dileep's Bha Bha Ba, co-starring Mohanlal, gets OTT release". Cinema Express. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
↑ "Dileep's D 152 is now Neekkam, first look unveiled". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 April 2026.

[1] Mathew, Riya (24 December 2013). "A Circus of Fun and Frolic". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[2] Suresh, Meera. "'Dileep and his character Ramanunni MLA share a lot of similarities'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[3] Krishna, Keerthi (12 November 2019). "Dileep Exclusive interview, Jack and Daniel special". News Portal. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[4] "'My Santa', a sweet Xmas gift for kids as well as grownups". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[5] "WATCH | Dileep's Keshu Ee Veedinte Nathan to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar, drops trailer". The New Indian Express. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[6] "Thattassery Koottam | വീണ്ടും യുവാക്കളുടെ കൈപിടിച്ച് ദിലീപ്; തട്ടാശ്ശേരി കൂട്ടം 'ട്രെയ്‌ലർ' ഇതാ". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[7] "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out". Cinema Express. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

[pavi-8] 1 2 "Dileep-starrer Pavi Care Taker to release on this date". Cinema Express. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

[9] "'Pavi Caretaker' teaser: Dileep starrer is a light-hearted entertainer". The Times of India. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

[10] "ദിലീപ്- ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസൻ കോമ്പോ; ടൈറ്റിൽ റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു - dileep 150th movie title is Prince And Family, First - Asianet News Malayalam". www.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2025.

[11] "Prince And Family Movie Review: A relevant issue marred by old-fashioned treatment". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[12] "Dileep's Bha Bha Ba, co-starring Mohanlal, gets OTT release". Cinema Express. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

[13] "Dileep's D 152 is now Neekkam, first look unveiled". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 April 2026.

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