Editing Ayyappan (section)

== Popular culture ==
A number of Indian films have been made about Ayyappan. These include: ''Sabarimala Ayyappan'' (1961) by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]], ''[[Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)|Swami Ayyappan]]'' (1975) by [[P. Subramaniam]], ''[[Saranam Ayyappa]]'' (1980) by Dasarathan, ''Arul Tharum Ayyappan'' (1987) by Dasarathan, ''Shiv Putra Swami Ayappa'' (1990) by P.S. Mani, ''[[Sabarimala Sri Ayyappan]]'' (1990) by Renuka Sharma, ''[[Engal Swamy Ayyappan]]'' (1990) by Dasarathan, ''Ayyappa Swamy Mahatyam'' (1991), ''Ayyappa Deeksha Mahimalu'' (1992) by Guda Rama Krishna, ''Swami Ayappa Shabarimalai'' (1993) by [[K. Shankar]], ''Jai Hari Hara Putra Ayyappa'' (1995), ''Bhagwaan Ayyappa'' (2007) by Irajaral Bhakhta and V. Swaminathan, ''[[Swami Ayyappan (2012 film)|Swami Ayyappan]]'' (2012) by Chetan Sharma and Mahesh Vettiyar, ''Om Sharanam Ayyappa'' (2015) by K. Sharath, ''Sri Omkara Ayyappane'' (2016) by [[Sai Prakash]], ''Ayyappa Kataksham'' (2019) by Rudrapatla Venugopal and ''[[Malikappuram]]'' (2023) by Vishnu Mohan.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|year=1999|publisher="Brit"tish Film Institute|isbn=9780851706696 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ayyappan now in toon avatar|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/ayyappan-now-in-toon-avatar/article3549553.ece|date=20 June 2012|access-date=21 June 2014|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531212951/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/ayyappan-now-in-toon-avatar/article3549553.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] launched a Malayalam series named [[Swami Ayyappan (TV series)|''Swami Ayyappan'']] in 2006. Other series include ''Swami Ayyappan Saram'' (2010), ''Sabarimala Shri Dharmashasta'' (2012), ''Sabarimala Swami Ayappan'' (2019) and ''[[Malikappuram: Apathbandhavan Ayyappan]]'' (2023). The story of Ayyappa is dictated by [[Parvati]] to [[Ganesha]] in the Indian TV show ''[[Vighnaharta Ganesha]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sonyliv.com/details/episodes/6117114715001/Ep.-608---Story-Time-For-The-Kids---Vighnaharta-Ganesh---19-December-2019|title=Story Time For The Kids - Vighnaharta Ganesh|work=[[Sony Liv]]|access-date=31 December 2019|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231085218/https://www.sonyliv.com/details/episodes/6117114715001/Ep.-608---Story-Time-For-The-Kids---Vighnaharta-Ganesh---19-December-2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The story of Ayyappan was adapted as a comic in the [[List of Amar Chitra Katha comics|673rd issue]] of the Indian comic book series, [[Amar Chitra Katha]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0mk-DgAAQBAJ|title=Ayyappan: The Lord of Shabarimala|author=Shyamala Mahadevan|year=1975|publisher=[[Amar Chitra Katha]]|isbn=978-8-184-82016-4|access-date=23 July 2024|archive-date=25 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725084533/https://books.google.com/books?id=0mk-DgAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.amarchitrakatha.com/id005835142/Ayyappan|title=Ayyappan|publisher=[[Amar Chitra Katha]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620064731/https://digital.amarchitrakatha.com/id005835142/Ayyappan|url-status=live}}</ref>