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{{short description|Malayalam film producer, actor and TV producer}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
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| occupation = [[Film producer]], actor
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| yearsactive = 1989-present
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'''Dinesh Panicker''' is a [[Malayalam]] film [[Film producer|producer]], actor and [[Television producer|TV producer]]. He entered the film industry in 1989 by producing [[Kireedam (1989 film)|''Kireedam'']], a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mohanlal's 'Kireedam' Completes 31 Years; Fans Trend #Kireedam Along With Favourite Scenes |url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/mohanlals-kireedam-completes-31-years-fans-pour-love.html |date=7 July 2020}}</ref> He went on to produce different [[Film genre|genre]] films in [[Malayalam cinema|Mollywood]]. Later, he started acting in Malayalam films and serials, and is now the general secretary of ATMA (Association of Television Media Artistes).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sudhish|first=Navamy|date=2020-03-25|title=It’s long haul for TV shows, popular soaps|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/its-long-haul-for-tv-shows-popular-soaps/article31167470.ece|access-date=2020-09-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Career==

Panicker began his film career in 1989 by co-producing [[Kireedam (1989 film)|''Kireedam'']], which stars [[Mohanlal]] and was directed by [[Sibi Malayil]].<ref>{{cite news |title=6 ദിവസം കൊണ്ട് തിരക്കഥ; 25 ദിവസത്തെ ഷൂട്ട്;സേതുമാധവന്റെ മുള്‍ക്കിരീടത്തിന് മുപ്പത്തിയൊന്ന് വര്‍ഷം |url=https://www.thecue.in/filmy-features/2019/07/07/30-years-of-kireedam-mohanlal |date=7 July 2020}}</ref> The film's budget was {{INR|23 lakh}} and it was a commercial success.<ref name="Kireedam1">{{cite news |title="Kireedam" 29 years; Total cost Rs 23 lakh , Mohanlal's salary? |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2018/08/01/kireedam-lohithadas-siby-malayil-mohanlal-movie-29-years.html |publisher=manoramaonline.com|date=1 August 2018}}</ref> At first, Panicker wanted to play a small role as the husband of [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy's]] husband but he reconsidered it due to resistance from his wife. He later said he never dared to act in films he produced.<ref name="Kireedam">{{cite news|date=1 August 2018|title="Kireedam" 29 years; Total cost Rs 23 lakh, Mohanlal's salary?|publisher=manoramaonline.com|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2018/08/01/kireedam-lohithadas-siby-malayil-mohanlal-movie-29-years.html}}</ref>

Panicker's second movie was ''[[Cheppukilukkana Changathi]]'', a comedy-drama starring [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] and [[Jagadish]]. In 1995, he produced ''Boxer'', which stars [[Babu Antony]] as an action hero. His next film, ''[[Kaliveedu]]'', is a 1996 family drama. That year, he produced ''[[Rajaputhran]]'', an action-drama film and the directorial debut of [[Shajoon Kariyal]]. It was released in both Tamil and Telugu.<ref>{{cite news |title=10 Suresh Gopi films to watch before you die |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/10-suresh-gopi-films-to-watch-before-you-die/10-suresh-gopi-films-to-watch-before-you-die/photostory/52450639.cms|work=The Times of India}}</ref> ''[[Mayilpeelikkavu]]'', a [[Mystery film|mystery]]-[[thriller film]], was produced in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |title=Malayalam actor Jagannadha Varma dies at 77; celebs offer condolences |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/malayalam-actor-jagannadha-varma-dies-77-celebs-offer-condolences-709145|work=International Business Times}}</ref>

Panicker reunited with Sibi Malayil for a [[romance film]] ''[[Pranayavarnangal]]'', starring [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Manju Warrier]], [[Divya Unni]] and [[Biju Menon]]. He produced [[Mammootty]]-starrer [[Political cinema|political]] [[Conspiracy fiction|conspiracy]] [[crime film]] ''[[Stalin Sivadas]]'', which was released in 1999. He tried a new formula in Malayalam films by casting [television presenter [[Koottickal Jayachandran]] in a lead role in his movie [[Chirikkudukka (2002 film)|''Chirikkudukka'']]. Panicker later started an acting venture in Malayalam films and television serials, and is now general secretary of the [[Association of Television Media Artistes]] (ATMA).<ref name="HD">{{cite news|date=25 March 2020|title=It’s long haul for TV shows, popular soaps|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/its-long-haul-for-tv-shows-popular-soaps/article31167470.ece}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Director
! scope="col"|Cast
! scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Kireedam (1989 film)|Kireedam]]''
| [[Sibi Malayil]]
| [[Mohanlal]], [[Thilakan]], [[Parvathy Jayaram|Parvathy]], [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]]
| <ref name="Kireedam1" /><ref name="FBeat">{{cite web|title=Dinesh Panicker|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/dinesh-panicker/filmography.html|publisher=filmibeat.com}}</ref>
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Cheppukilukkana Changathi]]''
| Kaladharan
| [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Jagadish]], [[Saranya Ponvannan|Saranya]]
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 1995
| ''Boxer''
| Baiju Kottarakkara
| [[Babu Antony]], Haritha, [[Jagathy Sreekumar|Jagathy]]
| <ref name="msidb">{{cite web|title=Dinesh Panicker|url=https://en.msidb.org/movies.php?tag=Search&producer=Dinesh%20Panicker&limit=9&alimit=2&sortorder=2&sorttype=1|website=en.msidb.org}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Kaliveedu]]''
| Sibi Malayil
| [[Jayaram]], [[Manju Warrier]], Jagadish, [[Sunitha (actress)|Sunitha]]
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Rajaputhran]]''
| [[Shajoon Kariyal]]
| [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Vijayaraghavan]], Murali, [[Shobana]]
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Mayilpeelikkavu]]''
| [[Anil (director)|Anil]] [[Babu Narayanan|Babu]]
| [[Kunchacko Boban]], [[Jomol]], Thilakan, [[Jagathy Sreekumar|Jagathy]], [[Cochin Haneefa]]
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Pranayavarnangal]]''
| Sibi Malayil
| Suresh Gopi, [[Manju Warrier]], [[Divyaa Unni]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Karamana Janardanan Nair|Karamana]]
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Stalin Sivadas]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
| [[Mammootty]], [[Khushbu]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], Jagadish
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Chirikkudukka (2002 film)|Chirikkudukka]]''
| T.S Saji
| [[Koottickal Jayachandran]], Deepthi Prasad, Jagadish, [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]
| <ref name="msidb" />
|-
|}

=== Acting credits ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Title
! scope="col"|Role
! scope="col"|Director
! scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Rock n' Roll (2007 film)|Rock n' Roll]]''
| Sreenivas
| [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Mizhikal Sakshi]]''
| Devaswom Manager
| Ashok R. Nath
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam]]''
|
| Shyju, Shaji
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Chemistry (2009 film)|Chemistry]]''
| School Principal
| [[Viji Thampi]]
| <ref name="msidbACT">{{cite web |title=en.msidb.org Dinesh Panicker Actors |url=https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Dinesh%20Panicker |website=en.msidb.org}}</ref>
|-
|2009||''[[Puthiya Mukham]]''||Doctor||[[Diphan]]||
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Janakan]]''
| Kuttiyachan
| N. R. Sanjeev
| <ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2010
| ''[[April Fool (2010 film)|April Fool]]''
| Duttan
| Viji Thampi
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Annarakkannanum Thannalayathu]]''
|
| Prakash
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Thriller]]''
| Joseph Palathingal
| [[B. Unnikrishnan]]
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kanyakumari Express (film)|Kanyakumari Express]]''
| Adv. John
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Thathwamasi]]''
| SI Mathews
| S. V. Chaithanya
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kaaryasthan]]''
| Special Appearance
| T. K. Thomas
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Ee Adutha Kaalathu]]''
| Minister
| [[Arun Kumar Aravind|A. K. Aravind]]
| <ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty]]''
|
| [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]
| <ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Arike]]''
| Subramanya Pai
| [[Shyamaprasad]]
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Hero (2012 film)|Hero]]''
|
| [[Diphan]]
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi]]''
| Shekhar Pillan
| [[Martin Prakkat]]
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Left Right Left (film)|Left Right Left]]''
| Roy's Doctor
| A. K. Aravind
| <ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Bangles (film)|Bangles]]''
|
| Dr. Suvid Wilson
| <ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Vedivazhipadu]]''
|
| Shambhu Purushothaman
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Crocodile Love Story]]''
| S.P Anthony
| Anoop Ramesh
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Annum Innum Ennum]]''
|
| [[Rajesh Nair]]
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Angels (2014 film)|Angels]]''
| DIG Rajan Ponnose
| Jean Markose
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Villali Veeran]]''
|
|[[Sudheesh Sankar]]
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Ring Master]]''
| Interviewer
| [[Rafi Mecartin|Rafi]]
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Praise the Lord (film)|Praise the Lord]]''
| Cherian Varghese
| [[Shibu Gangadharan]]
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Female Unnikrishnan]]''
|
| K. B. Madhu
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Nirnnayakam]]''
|
| [[V. K. Prakash]]
| <ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi]]''
| Ananthu's Father-in-law
| [[Anil Radhakrishnan Menon|Anil]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Kali (2016 film)|Kali]]''
| Anjali's father
| [[Sameer Thahir]]
|
|-
| 2017
| ''Thank You Very Much''
|
|
| <ref name="TE">{{cite web|title=DINESH PANICKER MOVIES|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dinesh-Panicker/movies|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Ira (film)|Ira]]''
| Doctor
| Saiju S. S.
|
|-
| 2018
| ''21 Diamonds''
|
|
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel]]''
| Home Minister
| B. Unnikrishnan
|
|-
| 2019
| ''Chila NewGen Nattuvisheshangal''
|
|
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Brother's Day]]''
| Davis
| [[Kalabhavan Shajohn]]
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Janaadhipan]]''
| Governor
| Thanseer M A
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Pattabhiraman]]''
| Vasudevan
| [[Kannan Thamarakkulam|Kannan]]
| <ref name="FBeat" />
|-
| 2019
| ''Ormma''
|
|
| <ref name="FBeat" /><ref name="msidbACT" />
|-
| 2019
| ''Nalla Vishesham''
|
|
| <ref name="TE" />
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Big Brother (2020 film)|Big Brother]]''
| Mohanachandran
| [[Siddique (director)|Siddique]]
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Joshua (2020 film)|Joshua]]''
|
| [[Peter Sundardas (director)|Peter Sundardas]]
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[One (2021 film)|One]]''
| Ananthan IPS, senior superintendent of police
| Santhosh Viswanath
|
|-
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Serial!! Role !! Channel!! Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2003
|''Swapnam''
|
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Dinesh Panicker All Serials & Shows {{!}} Cast & Crew|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/tv-actor/dinesh-panicker/list-of-serial-and-shows|access-date=2020-10-29|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2004||[[Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)|Kadamattathu Kathanaar]]||Maharajan||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||||
|-
|2005||Kayamkulam Kochunni||Anantharamarao ||[[Surya TV]]||||
|-
|2006||''Suryaputhri''||||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||||
|-
|2006
|''Mandaram''
| Menon
|[[Kairali TV]]
|
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Ente Manasaputhri]]''
|
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|
|
|-
|2008-2009
|''Aa Amma''
| Mahadevan
|[[Kairali TV]]
|
|
|-
|2008-2009
|''Pakalmazha''
|
|[[Amrita TV]]
|
|
|-
|2010-2012
|''[[Harichandanam]]''
| Venkidi Swami
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2011-2012
|''kadhayile rajakumari''
|
|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2011-2012||''Manasaveena''||Shivanandan||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|2012-2014
|''[[Pattu Saree]]''
| Kochettan
|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2014-2017
|''Chandanamazha''
| Devettan
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2018
|''[[Makkal (TV series)|Makkal]]''
| Madhavan
|[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|2019
|''Mahaguru''
| Dr Prasad
|[[Kaumudy TV]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2020
|''[[Namukku Paarkkuvan Munthirithoppukal]]''
| Police Officer
|[[Surya TV]]
|
|
|-
|2020
|''Koodathayi ''
| Advocate
|[[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]
|
|
|-
|2020–Present
|''[[Padatha Painkili (TV series)|Padatha Painkili]] ''
| Ananda Varma
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|Replaced [[Prem Prakash]]
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links==
* {{imdb name|3480406}}

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