Pazhani Swami
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Occupation(s) | Irula dance Master , Actor ,Officer in Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department |
Spouse | Shobha |
Children | Anu Prashobhini , Adithyan |
Parent(s) | Subramanyan Kuppa |
Pazhani Swami is one of the master performers in Irula dance of Irula tribal comminity and an actor in Malayalam movie industry,.[1][2] He is the leader of Azad Kala Sangham, a prominent troupe from Attappadi which performs Irula dance of tribal community of Kerala,[3][4],.[5] One of this troupe member Nanjiyamma’s song 'Kalakkatha' in Malayalam movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum gone viral.[6]
Awards and Recognitions
Pazhani Swami is a popular Irula dance artist. He was honored by P. K. Jayalakshmi the Minister for Welfare of Backward Communities in the state Government of Kerala at the National Tribal Fest held at Valliyurkavu Mananthavady of Wayanad on 2012,.[7][8] He received the 'Young Pratibha Folklore Award' by the Kerala Folklore Academy on 2015.[9] He gets the Kerala Chief Minister's 'Distinguished Service Award' in 2018 as a worker in the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department. Azad Kala Sangham is performing the Irula dance in various cities of India like Mumbai and Delhi [10]
Filmography
No. | Year | Title | Language | Role | Director |
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1 | 2009 | Pazhassi Raja | Malayalam | Kurichiya Soldier | Hariharan |
2 | 2009 | Bhagyadevatha | Malayalam | Small Role | Sathyan Anthikad |
3 | 2013 | Poombattakalude Thazhvaram.[11] | Malayalam | Muthu | V.M. Akhilesh |
4 | 2020 | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam | Excise Sub-Inspector Faisal | Sachy |
Personal life
He is from Irula community and living in Choriyannoor tribal village in Attappadi of Palakkad district with wife Shobha and two children, Anu Prashobhini and Adithyan. He is an officer in Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department at Mannarghat division of Palghat district.
References
- ^ "Attappadi's popular folk music expert S Pazhaniswami -". www.thenewsminute.com.
- ^ "Pazhani Swami -". attakkalam.in.
- ^ "Pazhani Swami and team from Attappady-Threeday national tribal festival at Nilambur -". www.musafirnamah.com.
- ^ "Pazhani Swami and team from Attappady-VAJRA KERALAM FOLK FEST – IRULA DANCE -". iffk.in.
- ^ "Pazhani Swami -". attakkalam.in.
- ^ "Meet Nanjiyamma, the tribal artiste who is social media's darling -". english.manoramaonline.com.
- ^ "National Tribal Fest - Valliyurkavu, Mananthavady, Wayanad -2012 -". www.newindianexpress.com.
- ^ "National Tribal Fest - Valliyurkavu, Mananthavady, Wayanad -2012 -". www.ndtv.com.
- ^ "the Kerala Folklore Academy Award in 2015 -". www.deshabhimani.com.
- ^ "VAJRA KERALAM FOLK FEST – IRULA DANCE". iffk.in.
- ^ "Poombattakalude Thazhvaram-". www.quicklookfilms.com.