Athbhutha Dweepu

Albhutha Dweep
Directed byVinayan
Written byVinayan
Ashok and Shasi (dialogue)
Produced byT. K. Appukuttan
P. A. Philipos
Starring
CinematographyShaji Kumar
Edited byG. Murali
Music byM. Jayachandran
Release date
  • 25 March 2005 (2005-03-25)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Albhutha Dweep (transl. Wonder island) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy film directed by Vinayan. The plot is set on an otherworld island where all men are dwarfs and women are of normal height, and humans are considered monsters. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Guinness Pakru alongside Mallika Kapoor, Jagathy Sreekumar, Jagadish, Indrans, Kalpana, Ponnamma Babu and Bindu Panicker in supporting roles.

Ajayan who played prince Gajendran made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for being the shortest actor (76 cm height) to play a full-length character in a film.[1][2] It was also given an entry into the Guinness Book of Records for casting the most dwarves in a single film.[3]

  1. ^ "Undapakru, shortest actor". MSN India. 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Indian comedy star Ajay Kumar is world's smallest actor". The Daily Telegraph. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  3. ^ Sify review