While the dialogues he write are often action-packed, most of his film roles had a flavor of comedy, be it the heroine's father of Om Shanti Oshana or the money lender of Ennum Eppozhum. However, multi-tasker Renji Paniker says he isn’t sure whether he can handle humour well as an actor. When a publication recently queried him on picking such roles,
Renji Panicker said that it is just a co-incidence.
He also revealed that he is planning a film with Shaji Kailas and Renjith.