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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
Born	Myriam Sophia Lakshmi Quinio (1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 30) Aix-en-Provence, France
Occupation	Dancer, actress
Spouse(s)	Pallippuram Sunil ​ (m. 2012)​

Biography

Paris Laxmi was born in Aix-en-Provence, France to Yves Quinio a drama artist and poet and Patricia Quinio, a sculptor.^{[citation needed]} Her younger brother Theo – Q.Narayan,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Dance career

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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Character	Language	Notes
2007	Big B	Dancer in the song "Oh January"	Malayalam	Cameo appearance
2014	Bangalore Days	Michelle	Malayalam	Debut
2015	Salt Mango Tree	Angela	Malayalam
2016	Bangalore Naatkal	Michelle	Tamil	Remake of Bangalore Days
	Olappeeppi	Unni's wife	Malayalam
2017	Tiyaan	Elen Richard	Malayalam
	Naval Enna Jewel	TBA	Malayalam
2018	Rahasya	Rama	Malayalam	Theatre
2020	Kalamandalam Hyderali	Hafsa	Malayalam

Television

Year	Program	Character	Language	Channel	Notes
2017	Manchester Vazhi Manjadimukku Vare	Catherine	Malayalam	Asianet	Telefilm
2017-2018	Dare the fear	Contestant	Malayalam	Asianet	Winner
2017	Lal Salam	Theme Dancer	Malayalam	Amrita TV	Talk Show
2018	Onnum Onnum Moonu	Arjuna in duet 'Krishna Mayam'	Malayalam	Mazhavil Manorama	Talk show
2019	Mahaguru	Laxmi	Malayalam	Kaumudy TV	TV Serial
2019	D5 Juniors	Judge	Malayalam	Mazhavil Manorama	Reality show
2020	Comedy stars season 2	Judge	Malayalam	Asianet	Reality show
2021	Star Singer	Performer	Malayalam	Asianet	Reality show
2021	Comedy stars Season 2	Performer	Malayalam	Asianet	Reality show
2021	Onam Ruchi Melam	Cook	Malayalam	Asianet
2022-Present	Seethapennu	Dancer Lakshmi	Malayalam	Flowers TV	TV series

References

External links

• Official Facebook Page
• Paris Laxmi Entralls Audience
• Paris Laxmi wins hearts at Kalabharathi Fest Kalbharathi Cultural Heritage India

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