Aryadan Shoukath

Aryadan Shoukath is both an award-winning Indian film producer, [1] and an award-winning local state politician. He is the son of one of Kerala’s most senior Indian National Congress leaders, Aryadan Muhammed, (the former Kerala State Minister of Electricity). Shoukath is a powerful advocate of religious secularism, a fighter against religious intolerance, and an active social reformer initiating pioneering programmes in areas such as health and education. He is particularly concerned with improving the lives of tribal people.[2]

Aryadan Shoukath is the highest-profile cultural and political personality in Nilambur municipality (formerly, panchayat).[3] He was the president of the Nilambur panchayat when it won Kerala's best panchayat award from the state government, and is currently the chairman of the municipality.

His first film in 2003, Padam Onnu: 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 relates the story of a girl who flees the notorious anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat to come to Kerala.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Daughter:Odhimalai saga Aryadan Aryadan Shoukath - Dishant.com
  2. ↑ Profile- Aryadan Shoukath Archived May 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Aryadan Shoukath- Profile of Aryadan Shoukath
  4. ↑ Aryadan Shoukath: Cover Story : India Today
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