Many celebrities in Indian cinema have died due to cancer and many have won the battle against this disease. Celebrities like Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan have died of cancer in the industry while famous faces like Yuvraj Singh Sanjay Dutt Sonali Bendre Manisha Koirala and Lisa Ray have defeated this deadly disease. These days Hina Khan is recovering from cancer and meanwhile news is coming from the South cinema where an actor is battling a deadly disease. Famous Malayalam cinema actor Maniyanpilla Raju is suffering from cancer. Recently he played the lead role in the super duper hit film Thudaram starring Mohanlal. During the shooting of the same film Maniyanpilla Raju suddenly got severe pain in his ear. When he went to the hospital for a scan he was shocked because the doctor saw symptoms of a deadly disease in him. The scan revealed that he had cancer (throat cancer) in the lower part of his tongue. The hero was shocked to hear the name of the disease Maniyanpilla Raju who is suffering from cancer was shocked to hear the doctor say that his life is over now. But when he told Mammootty about this he encouraged him to undergo treatment. Talking about this Maniyanpilla Raju said I thought the cancer was gone. Thats when I told Mammootty about it. Mammoottys encouragement You have to fight and come back. Mammootty has inspired him to undergo chemotherapy. Worked with Mammootty Dileep and Mohanlal Maniyanpilla Raju entered the cinema by acting in stage plays. Later he became a leading actor of Malayalam cinema. He used to play any kind of role like hero villain comedian or character actor. He has acted with major heroes like Mohanlal Mammootty and Dileep. In total he has acted in 380 films in 50 years. Maniyanpilla Raju who has been undergoing treatment for cancer for the last year has undergone chemotherapy five times and now his health is fine and he has also started participating in shooting.