Shamsudheen Cherpulassery | |
|---|---|
 Cherpulassery performing a magic trick in Kollam, April 2019 | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Known for | The green mango tree trick |
| Awards | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (2014) |
Shamsudheen Cherpulassery is an Indian magician from Kerala. He won the Kalasree award from Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi in 2014. [1] He is an expert in the "Mango Trick" magic. [2]
Shamsudheen's father Hassan Sahib was a street magician. He was the first guru for Shamsudheen in magic. [3] Shamudheen is maintaining his livelihood through street magic. The Time Magazine and The Hindu have reported about his Mango trick. [2] [4]
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