Pazhani Swami

Pazhani Swami
Born (1979-02-14) 14 February 1979 (age 45)
of Attappadi, Palakkad District, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)Irula dance Master, Actor, Officer in Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department
SpouseShobha
ChildrenAnu Prashobhini, Adithyan
Parent(s)Subramanyan
Kuppa

Pazhani Swami is one of the master performers in Irula dance of Irula tribal community 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.[7] 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.[8][9] He received the 'Young Pratibha Folklore Award' by the Kerala Folklore Academy on 2015.[10] 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.[11]

Filmography

No. Year Title Language Role Director
1 2009 Pazhassi Raja Malayalam Kurichiya Soldier Hariharan
2 2009 Bhagyadevatha Malayalam Small Role Sathyan Anthikad
3 2013 Poombattakalude Thazhvaram[12] Malayalam Muthu V.M. Akhilesh
4 2020 Ayyappanum Koshiyum Malayalam Excise Assistant Sub-Inspector Faisal Sachy

Personal life

He is from the Irula community and lives in Choriyannoor tribal village in Attappadi of Palakkad district with his 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

  1. ^ "Attappadi's popular folk music expert S Pazhaniswami -". www.thenewsminute.com. 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Pazhani Swami -". attakkalam.in.
  3. ^ "Pazhani Swami and team from Attappady-Threeday national tribal festival at Nilambur -". www.musafirnamah.com. 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Pazhani Swami and team from Attappady-VAJRA KERALAM FOLK FEST – IRULA DANCE -". iffk.in.
  5. ^ "Pazhani Swami -". attakkalam.in.
  6. ^ "Meet Nanjiyamma, the tribal artiste who is social media's darling -". english.manoramaonline.com.
  7. ^ "ഇനി പരിഹാസം വേണ്ട... അട്ടപ്പാടിയെ ഡിജിറ്റലാക്കാൻ പന്ത്രണ്ടാം ക്ലാസ്സുകാരൻ, വീഡിയോ കാണാം". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ "National Tribal Fest - Valliyurkavu, Mananthavady, Wayanad -2012 -". www.newindianexpress.com. 16 May 2012.
  9. ^ "National Tribal Fest - Valliyurkavu, Mananthavady, Wayanad -2012 -". www.ndtv.com.
  10. ^ "the Kerala Folklore Academy Award in 2015 -". www.deshabhimani.com.
  11. ^ "VAJRA KERALAM FOLK FEST – IRULA DANCE". iffk.in.
  12. ^ "Poombattakalude Thazhvaram-". www.quicklookfilms.com.


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