Ajayya Kumar

Ajayya Kumar
Born	Cherpu, Thrissur, Kerala
Education	Doctorate in Management
Alma mater	Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Institute of Management Accountants USA, American Academy of Financial Management
Occupations	Art curator, Author, COO

Ajayya Kumar is a COO, Author, Management Thinker & Art curator. ^{[1] [2]}

He is founder and chief curator of Sarvamangala Arts Initiative, Sarvamangala Trust and Sarvamangala Productions. ^[3]

Ajayya was the first to use a rescue code for children to protect them from domestic violence. His short film Rescue code on the subject was also chosen for the Canes Lions Festival. ^[4]

Early life and career

Kumar was born on January 26, 1970, in Cherpu, Thrissur, Kerala. He is the youngest of four children born to Hindi scholar A. M. N. Nair and maths teacher Bharathy Menon. He attended C. N. N. B. H. S. school in Thrissur, where his mother taught^{[ citation needed ]}. In 1993, his mother retired. He graduated from high school with a degree in mathematics. He also holds Doctorate in Management from ESC Clermont Business School.^{[ citation needed ]} In 1994, Ajay joined the technology giant ABB as Management Accountant.^{[ citation needed ]}

He has been conferred a fellowship from ICWAI and a Certified Management Accountant from IMA, USA, whose membership he has been holding since 1999. In addition, he is a ‘Master Financial Professional’ from the American Academy of Financial Management. ^[5] Ajayya joined Emircom, an ICT Integrator company based in the GCC. ^[6]

In 2025, Ajayya Kumar and Rajeev Menon produced a Malayalam language film Sarvam Maya under Firefly Productions. ^{[7] [8]}

Filmography

• Sarvam Maya (2025): The film has been well received by critics and audiences alike and has performed successfully at the box office, reflecting his ongoing commitment to meaningful, culturally rooted cinema. ^{[9] [10]}
• Burning: It received critical acclaim and was chosen for the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India 2018; it has since been screened at 40 film festivals worldwide. ^[11]
• Dammy (2021) ^[12]
• The Rescue Code ^[13]

Bibliography

• Lessons from 21 Films for the 21st Century Entrepreneurs, 9 November 2021, p:102, ISBN 9798763089547
• Business Gita, January 2023, p;136, ISBN 1739143302 ^[1]
• Mindful Parenting:The Art of Guiding Children to Success, 8 July 2022, p:196, ISBN 979-8886299052 ^[14]
• Formula-G : Scale Your Startup to a Growth Machine, 9 November 2021, p;166, ISBN 1685234542
• Nalla Amma Nalla Achan, January 2022, p;158, ISBN 9391293336
• Nethruthvavikasanam 21 Loka Cinemakaliloode, 1 January 2022, p;146, ISBN 978-9391293451

References

1. Gopinath, G. R. (12 May 2023). "Review of Ajayya Kumar's Business Gita: Management tips from the Bhagavad Gita". The Hindu.
2. "Multi-faceted Leader". Khaleej Times.
3. "Value for money: The changing dynamics of ethical investing". The Economic Times. 23 September 2021.
4. "Creative campaign, 'Rescue code' wins global accolades for fight against domestic child abuse". TimesNow. 29 June 2022.
5. "Ajayya Kumar gets candid, talks about his incredible journey". The Week.
6. "Ajayya-kumar - Emircom". emircom.com. 7 June 2018.
7. "Nivin Pauly's film with Akhil Sathyan titled Sarvam Maya, first look out". Cinema Express. 1 July 2025.
8. "Nivin Pauly's film with Akhil Sathyan titled 'Sarvam Maya'; first look out". The Hindu. 2 July 2025.
9. "Preity Mukhundhan is Saadhya in Nivin Pauly's Sarvam Maya". Cinema Express. 23 December 2025.
10. "'Sarvam Maya' review: Nivin Pauly returns with loads of charm in this perfect holiday movie- The Week". www.theweek.in.
11. "Movie Details of 28th Kolkata International Film Festival". kiff.in.
12. Anand, Shilpa Nair (27 July 2021). "Short film 'Dammy' premieres at the Indian Film Festival (Stuttgart)". The Hindu.
13. "Ajayya Kumar | Emircom: Leading Change Through Words | The Enterprise World". theenterpriseworld. 6 July 2023.
14. Berman, Marc (24 November 2022). "Creating a Better Future for Your Kid: Effective Parenting Tips from Ajayya Kumar". Programming Insider.

Read more

• Why more companies need to do business with mental health
• Profitable in India
• Kumar speaking at TEDx, Kalamassery, Kerala on YouTube