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{{Infobox person
| name = Paris Laxmi
| image = Paris Laxmi.jpeg
| caption =
| birth_name = Myriam Sophia Lakshmi Quinio
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|07|16}}
| birth_place = [[Aix-en-Provence]], [[France]]
| occupation = Dancer, actress
| children =
| yearsactive =
| spouse = {{marriage|Pallippuram Sunil|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.<ref name="fwdlife.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.fwdlife.in/paris-laxmi-the-french-malayali|title=Paris Laxmi: The French Malayali - FWD Life - The Premium Lifestyle Magazine -|date=25 November 2014|work=fwdlife.in|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref>

== 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|date= February 2020}} Her younger brother Theo – Q.Narayan,<ref>{{cite news|title=Creativity across cultures|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/creativity-across-cultures/article7430040.ece|date=16 July 2015 | first=Shyamhari | last=Chakra | newspaper=The Hindu|language=en | accessdate=13 May 2018}}</ref> 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|date= February 2020}} Laxmi expressed her desire to dance even before she walked and never lost the passion for it.{{Citation needed|date= February 2020}} 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.<ref name="fwdlife.in"/>

On September 14, 2012 at Vaikom Mahadeva temple, she married Pallippuram Sunil, Kathakali dancer from Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weddingstreet.in/wedding-articles/my-wedding-tale-paris-lakshmi-278|title=My wedding tale: Paris Lakshmi|work=weddingstreet.in|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalashaktiarts.com/|title=Kalashakti School of Arts directed by Pallippuram Sunil & Paris Laxmi|work=kalashaktiarts.com|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref>

Paris Laxmi made her debut in [[Amal Neerad]]'s [[Big B (film)|Big B]] and then gained attention by her role in [[Anjali Menon]]'s [[Bangalore Days]] as Kuttan's Michelle.<ref>{{cite web|last1=George|first1=Liza|title=Dance sans borders|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/dance-sans-borders/article7101922.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalashakti School of Arts directed by Pallippuram Sunil & Paris Laxmi|url=http://www.kalashaktiarts.com/paris-laxmi|website=Kalashakti School of Arts directed by Pallippuram Sunil & Paris Laxmi}}</ref>

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|date= February 2020}}

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kochi: Dancers Pallipuram Sunil and Paris Laxmi perform Jugalbandi Kathakali and Bharatanatyam during Soorya Festival in Kochi on Nov 6, 2016. {{!}} Yash News|url=http://yashnews.com/kochi-dancers-pallipuram-sunil-and-paris-laxmi-perform-jugalbandi-kathakali-and-bharatanatyam-during-soorya-festival-in-kochi-on-nov-6-2016/|website=Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News - YashNews.com|date=6 November 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paris Laxmi|url=https://www.kalaghodaassociation.com/event/paris-laxmi|website=www.kalaghodaassociation.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Film!!Character!!Language!!Notes
|-
|2007||[[Big B (film)|''Big B'']]||Dancer in the song "Oh January"||Malayalam||Cameo appearance
|-
|2014||''[[Bangalore Days]]''||Michelle|| Malayalam||Debut
|-
|2015||''[[Salt Mango Tree]]''||Angela|| Malayalam||
|-
|rowspan=2|2016||''[[Bangalore Naatkal]]''||Michelle||Tamil||Remake of [[Bangalore Days]]
|-
|''[[Olappeeppi]]''||Unni's wife||Malayalam||
|-
|rowspan=2|2017||''[[Tiyaan]]''||Elen Richard||Malayalam||
|-
|''[[Naval Enna Jewel]]''||TBA||Malayalam ||
|-
|2018||''Rahasya''||Rama||Malayalam||Theatre
|-
|2020|| ''[[Kalamandalam Hyderali (film)|Kalamandalam Hyderali]]''||Hafsa||Malayalam||
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Program!!Character!!Language!!Channel!! Notes
|-
|2017||Manchester Vazhi Manjadimukku Vare||Catherine ||Malayalam ||Asianet||Telefilm
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|2017-2018||Dare the fear||Contestant||Malayalam||Asianet||Reality show <br>{{Won|Winner}}
|-
|2017||[[Lal Salam (talk show)|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||[[D 4 Dance|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||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/ParisLaxmi Official Facebook Page]
*[http://www.yentha.com/news/view/news/paris-laxmi-entralls-audience Paris Laxmi Entralls Audience]
*[http://kalabharathi.in/paris-laxmi-wins-hearts-at-kalabharathi-fest/ Paris Laxmi wins hearts at Kalabharathi Fest Kalbharathi Cultural Heritage India]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:French emigrants to India]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam television]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:French film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kerala]]
[[Category:People from Vaikom]]
[[Category:People from Aix-en-Provence]]

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