Preeth's blasting magic in the semi finals

Here is the baffling, comical magical act by the Magic Academy product, P. Preeth during the semi finals of the ongoing Super Talent Show on Amrita TV. This show has got the doors opened for him to the final battle ground. The finals would require him to do a live performance before a public audience. In this video you find him shining along with his master and the Director of the Academy, R. Raja Moorthy who appears as Prof. Kulkarni, a magician who doesn't want his student to supersede on the magic stage.

‘Computer, the magician’ fascinates children

P. Preeth, second from left, conducts Computer Magic Camp at the Magic Academy.

Thiruvananthapuram: When the computing machine turned into a magician, kids found no limit for their enthusiasm. The Computer Magic camp held for children on 16th Aug. at the Magic Academy, has re-established a different kind of might the PCs possess. Blooming at the click of a mouse were bunches bafflement.

The teacher for the occasion was young magician P. Preeth who has been an animator with a Technopark-based institution. Suffering from a congenital disability in speech and hearing, Mr. Preeth has adopted the comfort of a laptop and screen for easy communication with his students.

When computer took the centre stage, youngsters found even the complex rope routines palatable. Limitations of human sight was exploited well to display some of the optical illusions on the screen. Many children easily learned a trick or two using coins, cards or ropes.

At the end of the class, when the director of the Academy, R. Raja Moorthy presented a memento to Mr. Preeth, it was indeed a recognition for this youth's deftness that helps him stand over disabilities. A darling disciple of Gopinath Muthukad, Mr. Preeth was one among the finalists in the Best Entertainer category competitions in the recently-held international magic festival, Vismayam 2008.

A silent ride with a vociferous cause

With his versatile dexterity dominating over deformity, magician Preeth triumphs with a blindfold motorbike riding.

Preeth, getting his blindfold motorbike ride started,as Gopinath Muthukad, his master clears the way.

Thiruvananthapuram: It was a vociferous blindfold act from the valley of silence to open the eyes of the society. When 26-year-old magician Preeth bearing a congenital hearing impairment readied for the trick, many eyebrows raised in disbelief. Yet stubborn, were his masters from the Magic Academy, including Gopinath Muthukad.
The show meant for making city dwellers sensitize on traffic rules, was held under the aegis of the City Traffic Police.
At 12 noon on 7th February, as the city stood sweltered in sunlight, its chief artery in front of the Government Secretariat was made a starting point for the magical ride. The Minister of Home, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan; M.L.A., V. Sivankutty; Inspector General of Police, Arunkumar Sinha; City Police Commissioner, Ravada Chandrashekhar; Traffic Assistant Commissioner, Mohanan Nair and a number of other officials were present at the shade of a wayside tree.


Minister of Home, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan checking to his satisfaction, thick pad used for blindfolding.

At first it was the master's magic on Minister's hand. To establish that if you uphold traffic rules, road accidents will not occur to hurt your limbs, Mr. Muthukad tried a chopping magic on the hands of the Minister. Minister's hand, holding a traffic awareness placard was placed beneath a Chinese sword. The sword though it was so sharp to cut a cucumber into many pieces in a single sway, could do little harm to the VIP's hand. "See if you uphold traffic rules, there is no harm", was the message given by the magic number.
The air getting charged in magic, it was now the Minister's turn to inspect the thick dark clothe used for blindfolding Mr. Preeth's eyes. Mr. Balakrishnan placed the dark rag over his own eyes and said, "Nothing is seen". The dark mask was now wrapped around the face of the young magician throwing him into a state of immobilizing sightlessness. To prove that there was no magic to protect your head, a helmet was then duly fitted on the blind magician's head. With the help of his aides, chiefly his masters, Mr. Preeth managed to sit over his bike. Now as the Minister waved a green flag, the blindfolded motorist put his two-wheeler on its gears. The magical ride began with a host of journalists, escorting policemen and laymen escorting it from both sides and at time from in front.
Not with a great speed, but without getting the heavy traffic restricted, the blindfold motorbike riding progressed smoothly. People thronged on two sides of the main road with many of them getting their jaws down at the awesome sight. At Gandhi Park, hardly 1.5 kilometers away from the starting point, the magical trip came to a successful close. Mr. Preeth was then given a trophy by the Police Commissioner. In the following hours, the act became a talk of the town. The question, 'if a blindfolded Preeth can do it safely, why can't you ride vehicle safely on the city roads?' became an inspiring question to many.

Animated moments: Preeth along with father Dr. K.N. Pavithran (right)soon after the magic feat.

Preeth, who is already a diploma holder in Electronics, now works as a multimedia animator at Sherston Educations Software Pvt. Ltd. at the Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram. During his spare time, he uses to wear the coat of a magic teacher at the Magic Academy.