Moozhikkal Pankajakshi is an expert in Nokkuvidya pavakali a form of puppetry.
[1] She who learned Nokkuvidya at the age of eleven, later used to perform it with songs written by her husband after her marriage.
[7] Pankajakshi Amma married Shivarama Panicker of Monippally near Uzhavoor, Kottayam district, at the age of 20.
[5] She received several awards including Padmasri (2020), India's fourth highest civilian honour and fellowship from Kerala Folklore Academy (2012).
[10] Reshmi Radhakrishnan’s documentary film Nokkuvidya, The life of a lone string puppeteer, screened at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, is about Nokkuvidya and it's performer Pankajakshi.