Paris Laxmi | |
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| Born | Myriam Sophia Lakshmi Quinio 16 July 1991 |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, actress |
| Spouse | Pallippuram Sunil (m. 2012) |
Myriam Sophia Lakshmi Quinio (born 16 July 1991), known professionally as Paris Laxmi is a dancer and actress born in France and settled in Kerala, India. With her husband Kathakali dancer Pallippuram Sunil, she runs the Kalashakti School of Arts in Vaikom, Kerala. [1]
Paris Laxmi was born in Aix-en-Provence, France to Yves Quinio, a drama artist and poet and Patricia Quinio, a sculptor. [2] Her younger brother Theo – Q.Narayan, [3] is a drummer in classical orchestra drums as well as Indian drums like Tabla and Mridangam. He trained under Mridangam Maestro Thiruvarur Bakthavathsalam, who gave his sister her stage name: 'Paris Laxmi'.[ citation needed ] Laxmi expressed her desire to dance even before she walked and never lost the passion for it.[ citation needed ] She visited India with her family annually since the age of 5. Due to their parents' attraction to India, Laxmi and her brother received a bi-cultural education, between France and India.
In France, she started training in Bharatanatyam with Armelle Choquard (disciple of Sri V.S. Muthuswami Pillai and Smt. Sucheta Chapekar) from the age of 9 and later from Dominique Delorme (disciple of Sri V.S. Muthuswami Pillai and Padma Subrahmanyam). She also trained under Smt. Sucheta Chapekar in Pune and at Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam's Nrithyodaya School of Dance in Chennai. [1]
On September 14, 2012, at Vaikom Mahadeva temple, she married Pallippuram Sunil, Kathakali dancer from Kerala. [4] Together they created in 2012 the Kalashakthi School Of Arts and inaugurated a theatre cum-class-room, the Kalashakthi Mandapam in 2014 in Vaikom, Kerala where they both teach their respective dance forms and organise Art performances and workshops. [5]
Paris Laxmi made her debut in Amal Neerad's Big B and then gained attention by her role in Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days as Kuttan's Michelle. [6]
Paris Laxmi has been trained in various dance styles: Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Flamenco and Hip-hop from the age of five; and Bharatanatyam from the age of nine. [7]
Laxmi is an active and well-known dancer who has performed throughout India and abroad as a Bharatanatyam soloist and with her husband Pallippuram Sunil.[ citation needed ]
Sunil and Laxmi created the duet 'Sangamam' in 2012 and in 2015 their first creation, Krishna Mayam, a classical dance fusion of Kathakali and Bharatanatyam showcasing stories and manifestations of Lord Krishna with compositions from the Kathakali and Bharatanatyam repertoires. 'Sangamam - Krishna Mayam' has toured all over India, Gulf countries and Europe since 2015 for various temples, theatres, associations and festivals like Soorya Festival. [8]
Laxmi has also presented a Contemporary dance creation called 'Seasons on Earth' in 2016 at Kalashakti Mandapam in Vaikom and the Kerala Museum in Kochi; and a Flamenco dance creation in 2017 at Kalashakti Mandapam and Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai. [9]
| Year | Film | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Big B | Dancer in the song "Oh January" | Cameo appearance |
| 2014 | Bangalore Days | Michelle | Debut |
| 2015 | Salt Mango Tree | Angela | |
| 2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Michelle | Tamil remake of Bangalore Days |
| Olappeeppi | Unni's wife | ||
| 2017 | Tiyaan | Elen Richard | |
| Naval Enna Jewel | TBA | ||
| 2018 | Rahasya | Rama | Theatre |
| 2020 | Kalamandalam Hyderali | Hafsa |
| Year | Program | Character | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Manchester Vazhi Manjadimukku Vare | Catherine | Asianet | Telefilm |
| 2017-2018 | Dare the fear | Contestant | Asianet | Winner |
| 2017 | Lal Salam | Theme Dancer | Amrita TV | Talk Show |
| 2018 | Onnum Onnum Moonu | Arjuna in duet 'Krishna Mayam' | Mazhavil Manorama | Talk show |
| 2019 | Mahaguru | Laxmi | Kaumudy TV | TV Serial |
| 2019 | D5 Juniors | Judge | Mazhavil Manorama | Reality show |
| 2020 | Comedy stars season 2 | Judge | Asianet | Reality show |
| 2021 | Star Singer | Performer | Asianet | Reality show |
| 2021 | Comedy stars Season 2 | Performer | Asianet | Reality show |
| 2021 | Onam Ruchi Melam | Cook | Asianet | |
| 2022 | Seethapennu | Dancer Lakshmi | Flowers TV | TV series |
| 2022 - Present | Dancing Stars | Contestant | Asianet | Reality show [10] |
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