Aryadan Shoukath

Aryadan Shoukath is an Indian writer and film producer.^[1] He is the son of one of Kerala’s senior Indian National Congress leaders Aryadan Mohammed MLA, Shoukath is a powerful mouthpiece of secularism and a relentless fighter against religious obscurantism.^[2]

Aryadan Shoukath is one of the most vibrant cultural and political personalities in Kerala, with politics in blood and art in his heart^[3] He was the president of Nilambur Panchayath.Heading Nilambur, which won Kerala's best panchayat award from the state Government, 42-year-old Shoukath could be India's only panchayat president who has also won movie honours.

His first film in 2003, Patham Onn: Oru Vilapam, was an indictment of Muslim orthodoxy on girls' education. It won 15 awards, including the National Film Award for Family Welfare and the Best Asian Film Award at the Madrid Festival. His latest film Vilapangalkkappuram is about a girl who flees the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat to come to Kerala.^[4]

Reference

1. ^ Aryadan Shoukath - Dishant.com
2. ^ Profile- Aryadan Shoukath
3. ^ Aryadan Shoukath- Profile of Aryadan Shoukath
4. ^ Aryadan Shoukath: Cover Story : India Today

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