Shamsudheen Cherpulassery
{{short description|Indian magician}}
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| name = Shamsudheen Cherpulassery
| image = Sherefudeen cherpulasery.jpg
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| caption = Shamsudheen performing a magic trick in Kollam, April 2019
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| nationality = Indian
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| occupation = Magician
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| known_for = The green mango tree trick
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| awards = Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (2014)
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Shamsudheen Cherpulassery is an Indian magician from Kerala. He won the Kalasree award from Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi in 2014.{{cite web|title=കേരള സംഗീതനാടക അക്കാദമിയുടെ കലാശ്രീ പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/3281647/2014-11-30/kerala|publisher=www.mathrubhumi.com|accessdate=30 November 2014}} He is an expert in the "Mango Trick"{{Explain|date=April 2024}} magic.{{cite news |title=Magician Shamsudheen casts a spell on Kochiites |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2013/jul/29/magician-shamsudheen-casts-a-spell-on-kochiites-501402.html |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |publisher=The New Indian Express}}
Biography
Shamsudheen's father Hassan Sahib was a street magician. He was the first guru for Shamsudheen in magic.{{cite web|title=Green mango tree trick|url=http://www.puzha.com/puzha/cgi-bin/generate-article.cgi?channel=magazine&article_xml=gramakazhcha6.xml&gen_type=printer&work_type=serialize|accessdate=3 December 2014}} Shamudheen is maintaining his livelihood through street magic. The Time Magazine and The Hindu have reported about his Mango trick.{{cite news |last1=Praveen |first1=S. r |title=The magic tastes like mangoes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/the-magic-tastes-like-mangoes/article7145523.ece |accessdate=28 April 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 April 2015 |language=en-IN}}
Awards
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