Kumar Pallana
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| Kumar Valavhadas Pallana | |
 Kumar Pallana (center) in 2006
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| Born | 23 December 1918 India |
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| Occupation | Actor |
Kumar Valavhadas Pallana (born 23 December 1918 in India) is an Indian character actor and vaudevillian.
He performed on the Mickey Mouse Club as a plate spinner and juggler. [1]
Pallana owned a coffee shop in Dallas, Texas where Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson frequented. Anderson cast Pallana in Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Darjeeling Limited. His son Dipak also appears in Rushmore.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
| 2007 | The Darjeeling Limited | Old man on train |
| 2006 | 10 Items or Less | Lee |
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes | Da Da Kumar |
| 2004 | The Terminal | Gupta Rajan |
| 2003 | Duplex | Indian Restaurant Owner |
| 2002 | Bomb the System | Kumar Baba |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Pagoda |
| 1998 | Rushmore | Mr. Littlejeans |
| 1996 | Bottle Rocket | Kumar |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.originalmmc.com/circusacts.html OriginalMMC.com]
