Undapakru

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name = Ajaykumar


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location = Kottayam, Kerala, India
notableroles = 'Albhuta Dweep' directed by Vinayan
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othername = Undapakru
yearsactive = 2002 - present
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awards=Kerala State Film Awards
special award - 2006
Guinness Book of Records

Ajaykumar, (known as Undapakru), is a popular Malayalam comedy actor. He has made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor (64.008 cm height) to play a full length character in a film. He played the lead role in 'Albhuta Dweep', a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan. The movie was later dubbed in Tamil also.

In the film 'Albutha Dweep', starring him as dwarf prince Gajendra of the kingdom Vamanapuri on a fantasy island, where the men were cursed to be dwarves and women were of normal size. Around 300 dwarfs also acted in that film. [cite web |url=http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/SouthCinema/SCGal_061207_1339.htm |title=Undapakru, shortest actor |publisher=MSN India] [cite web |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/14264/Undapakru-shortest-actor.html |title=Undapakru, shortest actor |publisher=Yahoo! Movies News]

Early/family life

He hails from Aymanam, Kerala in India. He is an economics graduate in BA and having diploma in computer science who 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 married to Gayatri Mohan (152.4 cm height) in March 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/archives/mar112006/national1845252006310.asp |title=Kerala’s dwarf hero weds tall princess |publisher=Deccan Herald] [cite web |url=http://www.my-kerala.com/n/a/arc2-2006.shtml |title=Short hero, Undapakru ties a tall knot |publisher=My-Kerala.com]

Honors & Awards

His accomplishment is cited in 167^th page of Guinness book 2008 edition. Apart from this world record, he was also presented with the special Kerala State Award and Tamil Nadu state award for his performance in the film ‘Dishyum' in 2006. [cite web |url=http://keralamax.com/news/fulldetail.php?t=8406&sid=60e158e8e525a40fb3c69760cd003f4b |title=UndaPakru’ enters Guinness book |publisher=keralamax] [cite web |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/news/undapakru_in_guinness_book.php |title=Undapakru in Guinness book |publisher=BizHat]

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