Gopinath Muthukad

Gopinath Muthukad
Gopinath Muthukad
	Magician Gopinath Muthukad
Born	April 10, 1964 (age 60); Nilambur, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)	Magician and illusionist
Spouse	Kavitha Muthukad
Children	Vismay Muthukad
Website	Gopinath Muthukad Official site

Gopinath Muthukad is a magician, escapologist, and stunt performer from Kerala, India. He employs magic as a medium to convey his messages to society. He was born on April 10, 1964 as the youngest son of Kunjunni Nair and Devaki Amma in Kavalamukkatta village near Nilambur. His passion for magic was so intense that he discontinued his lawyer's course to take up magic as a career.

Muthukad founded the first magic academy of Asia at Thiruvananthapuram. He won the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy award in 1995.

Biography

Magician hails from the agrarian ambience of Nilambur, the village renowned for plush teak forests in the Malappuram District of Kerala.

Motto

Muthukad has a unique motto, ‘Magic with a Mission’. Upholding this motto, he has been using magic as a successful tool to spread virtuous ideals among masses. Two national voyages he has undertaken include, Vismaya Bharatha Yathra (15th Aug. to 31st Oct. 2002) and Gandhi Mantra (2nd Oct. to 26th Jan. 05). The first one was to foster the sense of national integration from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, covering a distance of 22,500 km by road through 22 States in India. The second journey was to distribute seven prominent messages of Mahatma Gandhi in 22 States and one Union Territory. The distance traversed was 34,500 km. Gandhi Mantra’s worthiness was furthered owing to its foreign stages in countries including UK, France, U.A.E., Qatar, Oman, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Vismaya Swaraj Yatra

He has successfully completed Vismay Swaraj Yatra, a journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari with magic shows reliving the rousing stories of India's freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947. Lives and messages of freedom fighters including Mangal Pandey, Bhagat Singh and Tantia Tope were staged all over India travelling a distance of 24500 kilometers along the geographical, cultural and linguistic diversities of the great Indian sub continent. [1].

It was at 11a.m. on 5 November 2007 that Magician Muthukad and his team set a world record by performing the Indo-China friendship magic show at Nathu La Sikkim, a historic trade corridor 14,400 feet high in the Himalayas. The magic team set this shining record after battling climatic challenges of low pressure, deficient oxygen and freezing temperatures. His performances has earned him huge admiration from national leaders of India, including the President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Stage shows

Latest edition of his startling stage magical extravaganza titled, 'World of Illusions' is described as an Indian magic show with international dimension.

Magic Academy

Magic Academy described widely as the first of its kind in Asia, is established and run by him in Thiruvananthapuram, the cute capital city of Kerala. Magic Academy Research Centre (MARC) the only centre of excellence in magical art is situated in the government owned, KINFRA Film and Video Park [2] away from the hustle and bustle of the city. If Magic Academy is abode to many a number of modern magic, MARC is famous as a home to heritage magic of India including Great Indian Rope Trick, Green Mango Trick, Cups and Balls, Indian Basket and several hither to unexposed street magic routines.

His inclination towards innovation and showmanship has transformed him into an icon of imaginative magic. His readiness to break the conventional glass seal to come down from the ivory towers of popularity to use magic as a means for social service has also earned him the unique title: 'Man of Magic'. It was this quality that has prompted him to do more charity work while celebrating the 30th anniversary of his magical career. [3] His boldness to hand down his magical knowledge to discerning youngsters is yet another quality that has gifted him an admirable image - of course one major quality that has also turned a section of his conservationist counterparts envious.

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