Vazhakkunnam
Vazhakkunnam was born in Thiruvegappura, Kerala, India on February 8th, 1903 and is the Indian Magician. At the age of 80, Vazhakkunnam biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Vazhakkunnam, though he used to perform mesmerism and hypnotism occasionally, was more keen on performing impromptu magic such as Cheppum Panthum, a trick using small cups and balls. He was one of the first performing magicians in Kerala and his contribution in developing the art form earned him the title, the Father of Magic in Kerala. His early performances were amidst small gatherings at homes and his first public performance on a stage was in 1940.
One of the main contributions of Vazhakunnam is his students; he taught several of which students such as R. K. Malayath, who would later tutor Paryanampatta Kunchunny Nambudiripad, Joy Oliver, K. P. Krishnan Bhattathiripad, Kuttiyadi Nanu, K. S. Manoharan, K. J. Nair and Vadakkeppad Parameswaran, Raghavan went on to become known magicians in their own rights. The Magic Academy set up by Gopinath Muthukad, together with Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi holds annual magic competition at Thalassery, which has been named Vazhakunnam Memorial State-level Magic Competitions after Vazhakunnam. Several poets such as Vallathol Narayana Menon, Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer and Kunjunni Mash have written poems, praising him. Ramana, the dutch magician and mentalist, has established a school of magic named after Vazhakunnam under the name, The Vazhakunnam Namboothiri Academy of Magical Sciences. Vazhakunnam Yugami is an all India annual magic competition organized in memory of Vazhakunnam.