Gopinath Muthukad

Gopinath Muthukad
Born (1964-04-10) 10 April 1964 (age 60)[1]
Nilambur, Malappuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materN. S. S. College, Manjeri
Occupations
SpouseKavitha Muthukad
ChildrenVismay Muthukad
Parents
  • Kunhunni Nair
  • Devaki Amma
Websitewww.muthukad.com

Gopinath Muthukad (born 10 April 1964) is an Indian magician and motivational speaker from Kerala. He employs magic as a medium to convey his messages to public. Muthukad founded the world's first magic academy, The Academy of Magical Sciences, and first magic museum, Magic Planet at Thiruvananthapuram.[2]

In 1995, he became the first magician in the world to perform an escape act in the style of Harry Houdini's act of 1904.[3] In the same year, he was awarded the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award. Muthukad is the winner of the International Merlin Award instituted by the International Magicians' Society.[4]

Muthukad is the first Keralite to be honoured as the celebrity supporter by the UN agency UNICEF, for promoting child right activities in Kerala. Muthukad has announced his retirement from professional magic shows and now he has focused his area of work mainly on empowering the marginalized differently-abled community. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Sree Award, third highest civilian award given by the Government of Kerala.[5]

  1. ^ "Gopinath Muthukad Official Site". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Gopinath Muthukad bags the magicians' Oscar". The Hindu. PTI. 22 June 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Indian magician performs Houdini-like escape". Rediff.com. 14 February 1997. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "2011 Yearbook". International Magicians Society. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Kerala declares 1st-ever Padma-inspired awards; MT gets highest honour". The New Indian Express. November 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.