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| name = Ithikkara Pakki
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| birth_name = Muhammad Abdul Khader
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| birth_place = [[Umayanalloor]], [[Kollam]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]
| death_date = At age 45
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| resting_place = Kottumpuram [[Juma Masjid]], [[Mylakkadu]], [[Kollam district]]
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| occupation = {{hlist|Brigand|highwayman}}
| known_for = Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor
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'''Ithikkara Pakki''' (or '''Ithikkara Pakky''' / '''Ethikkara Pakki''' / '''Ethikkara Pakky''') was an Indian Muslim [[outlaw]] who lived in the [[Travancore|Travancore Kingdom]] in the 19th century. He is said to have plundered from the rich and distributed to the poor. Pakki, whose real name was Muhammad Abdul Khader, hails from [[Ithikkara]] village. He is said to have moved as swiftly as a bird or butterfly, meaning ''Pakki'' in [[Malayalam]], hence he was known by the name Ithikkara Pakki. He died of [[cancer]] at age 45.

Legends on him are part of the [[folklore]] of [[Kerala]] where he is represented as a heroic outlaw. Stories about him often include his friend and fellow bandit [[Kayamkulam Kochunni]]. Ithikkara Pakki is depicted in various films, television and literature.

==History==
Pakki was born to a fisherman, in [[Umayanalloor]], [[Kollam]] in [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]] (present-day [[Kerala]]), [[British India]]. He was raised in [[Ithikkara]] village on the shore of [[Ithikkara River]]. He was skilled in water sports from childhood and is said to have saved many from drowning. Pakki began stealing due to the prevailing social structure, as the country was under British rule. Farmers and the lower class were treated poorly. They were discriminated against, denied rightful wages and paid high taxes, levied by the landlords and ruling officials. Pakki stole from them and gave to the poor. It is said that the police never captured him. Pakki died of [[cancer]] at age 45. His remains were buried at the Kottumpuram [[Juma Masjid]] in [[Mylakkadu]], [[Kollam district]].<ref>{{cite news|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ|title=പ്രിയയും പോയി പാട്ടും പോയി; ഇനി ഇത്തിക്കരപക്കി തരംഗം|trans-title=Priya gone and so is the song; now Ithikkara Pakki wave|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2018/02/16/mohanlal-sithikkarapakki-look-trenidng.html|accessdate=15 October 2018|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=16 February 2018|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Web Desk|title=ഇത്തിക്കരപ്പക്കി: കഥയും കഥാപാത്രവും|trans-title=Ithikkara Pakki: Story and character|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/mohanlal-character-ithikarapakki-in-nivin-pauly-in-kayamkulam-kochunni/|accessdate=15 October 2018|work=[[Indian Express Malayalam]]|date=9 October 2018|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ഇത്തിക്കര പക്കി ആരായിരുന്നു ?|trans-title=Who was Ithikkara Pakki ?|url=https://ayyada.in/ithikkara-pakki/|publisher=Ayyada News magazine|accessdate=2 July 2019|language=ml|date=17 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=ചാത്തന്നൂർ|first=പ്രദീപ്|title=ഇത്തിക്കര പക്കിയുടെ കഥാകാരൻ|trans-title=Ithikkara Pakki's story-writer|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/kollam/nagaram/1.3114131|accessdate=2 July 2019|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=5 September 2018|language=ml}}</ref>

==Pop culture==
*''[[Vellayani Paramu]]'', a 1979 [[Malayalam]] film, [[M. G. Soman]] portrayed Pakki.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vellayani Paramu Full Movie, Watch Vellayani Paramu Film on Hotstar|url=https://www.hotstar.com/movies/vellayani-paramu/1000163620|publisher=[[Hotstar]]|accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref>
* Pakki was a character in the TV serial ''Kayamkulam Kochunni'' aired on [[Surya TV]].
* ''Ithikkara Pakki'', a graphic children's story book was published in April 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title='ഇത്തിക്കര പക്കി'യുടെ കഥ കടം കൊണ്ടു, കടപ്പാടുപോലുമില്ല|trans-title=Ithikkara Pakki's story adapted, without courtesy|url=https://janayugomonline.com/ethikkara-pakki-story-in-kayamkulam-kochubbi-film/|accessdate=2 July 2019|work=[[Janayugom]]|date=9 October 2018|language=ml}}</ref>
* Pakki was portrayed by [[Mohanlal]] in the 2018 Malayalam film ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018 film)|Kayamkulam Kochunni]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=George|first=Anjana|title=Mohanlal's Ithikkara Pakki is a well-travelled thief, hence the eclectic costume: Sanjay|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlals-ithikkara-pakki-is-a-well-travelled-thief-hence-the-eclectic-costume-sanjay/articleshow/62999161.cms|accessdate=2 July 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 February 2018}}</ref>
*TV series of the same title was aired on Surya TV in 2020.

==See also==
* [[Robin Hood]]
* [[Kayamkulam Kochunni]]
* [[Mulamoottil Adima]]
* [[Vellayani Paramu]]
* [[Jambulingam Nadar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==


[[Category:Indian outlaws]]
[[Category:Indian robbers]]
[[Category:People of the Kingdom of Travancore]]

[[Category:Kerala folklore]]
[[Category:Indian highwaymen]]

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