Kumar Pallana

Kumar Pallana
Kumar Pallana in 2006
Born Kumar Valavhadas Pallana
(1918-12-23)23 December 1918
Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India
(present-day Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died 10 October 2013(2013-10-10) (aged 94)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1952–2013

Kumar Valavhadas Pallana (23 December 1918 – 10 October 2013) was an Indian character actor and vaudevillian.[1] He performed on the Mickey Mouse Club as a plate spinner and juggler.[2]

Pallana owned an Indian restaurant, Cosmic Cup (now Cosmic Cafe) in Dallas, Texas which Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson frequented. Anderson cast Pallana in Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Darjeeling Limited. He has also worked in the 2010 Bollywood movie Anjaana Anjaani and the acclaimed independent 2011 film Another Earth.

A short documentary named KUMAR:MKE, which focused on his connection to the Milwaukee film scene, was released in 2015.[3]

He died on 10 October 2013 at his home in California, aged 94.[4]

Family

Pallana's daughter Sandhya Pallana worked with him on The Terminal and other productions. His son Dipak Pallana[4] is also an actor, who has appeared in films such as Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums.

Filmography

YearMovieRole
1952Viva Zapata!Soldier
1996Bottle RocketKumar
1998RushmoreMr. Littlejeans
2001The Royal TenenbaumsPagoda
2002Bomb the SystemKumar Baba
2003DuplexIndian Restaurant Owner
2004The TerminalGupta Rajan
2005Romance & CigarettesDa Da Kumar
2005RevoLOUtionKumar
200610 Items or LessLee
2007The Darjeeling LimitedOld man on train
2009Today's SpecialShah
2010Anjaana AnjaaniCoast guard
2011Campus RadioYogi
2011Another EarthPurdeep
2014Hamlet A.D.D.Kumar

References

  1. ↑ Modell, Josh. "R.I.P. Kumar Pallana, star of several Wes Anderson movies". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Profile at OriginalMMC.com
  3. ↑ Wild, Matt. "Watch a short film about Kumar Pallana and his unlikely ties to the Milwaukee film scene". The Milwaukee Record. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 Fox, Margalit. "Kumar Pallana, Who Went From Yoga to Film, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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