GUINNESS PAKRU

Guinness Pakru – Film Actor

Ajay Kumar, known as Undapakru or Guinness Pakru hails from Aymanam, Kerala in India. He is a BA graduate with economics and has a diploma in computer science. He started his career as a mimicry artist and later moved to films. He debuted through the children’s film Ambili Ammavan (The Moon) in 1984. He now also acts in TV serials.

He played the lead role in Albhutha Dweep, a Malayalam movie directed by Vinayan. The movie was later dubbed in Tamil.The film starred him as dwarf prince Gajendra of the kingdom Vamanapuri on a fantasy island, where the men were cursed to be dwarfs and women were of normal height. Around 300 dwarves acted in that film. In 2013, Guninness Pakru has also made his directorial debut through his film Kutteem Kolum.

Pakru also turned into director with the 2013 Malayalam movie Kutteem Kolum. He also played the lead role in the movie. He could well be the shortest director in filmdom as well. The film had Aditya, Sanusha, Laya, Munna, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Vijayaraghavan and Ponnamma Babu. Camera was handled by Vinod Bharathi and music by Bijibal.

He had made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest lead actor (2 ft 6 in (76 cm)) to play a character in a full-length film. His accomplishment is cited on the 167th page of the 2008 edition of the Guinness Book of Records. Apart from this world record, he was also presented with a Kerala State Film Award and a special Tamil Nadu State Film Award for his performance in the film Dishyum in 2006.

He married Gayathri Mohan in March 2006. They have a daughter Deeptha Keerthi born in April 14th 2009.

As actor

Malayalam

• Abhiyum Njanum (2013)
• Immanuel (2013) - ....as Kannadi Kavi Shivan
• Kutteem Kolum (2013) - ....as Vinayakan
• Housefull (2013)
• My Fan Ramu (2013)
• Perinoru Makan (2012)
• Snake & Ladder (2012)
• Killadi Raman (2011)
• Rathinirvedam (2011)
• Venicile Vyapari (2011)
• Payyans(2011)
• Note Out(2011)
• Swantham Bharya Zindabad (2010)....as Vettoor Sivankutty
• My Big Father (2010)......as Kunjumon
• Bodyguard (2010).....as Kudamaloor Balaji
• Loudspeaker (2009)....as an agent
• Puthiya Mukham (2009)
• Sivapuram (2009)
• Ee Pattanathil Bhootham (2009)....as Balan
• Twenty:20 (2008)....as a worker in Tea shop
• Mulla (2008)
• Athisayan (2007)
• Kilukkam Kilukilukkam (2006)
• Athbhutha Dweepu (2005)....as Prince Gajendran (got Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award) in 2005)
• Malsaram(2003).... Induchoodan
• Meesha Madhavan (2002)
• Kunjikoonan (2002).....as Suhasini
• Joker (2000)....as Joker
• Ambili Ammavan....as Undapakru (1985)

Tamil

• Ariyaan (2012)
• 7aum Arivu (2011)
• Kaavalan (2011)
• Arputha Theevu (2007)....as Kajendran
• Dishyum (2006) ....as Amitabh- Tamil Nadu State Film Award (Special Prizes)

As director

• Kuttiyum Kolum (2013)