[1][2] In 2017, Yayu played Amang in Night Bus, directed by Emil Heradi.

[3] Yayu played a thief in Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts, which has good reviews.

[4] He also played Ayah Lala in Posesif, directed by Edwin.

[6][7] Yayu Unru married Nita on 23 February 1998.

[8] Yayu Unru died from a heart attack on 8 December 2023, at the age of 61.