Murali Narayanan from Thalikkulam in Thrissur district attempted to break the official record for longest flute marathon set by Katherine Brookes of United Kingdom in February, 2012.
Brooke had played the flute for 25 hours and 48 minutes to achieve the record.
Nattika MLA Geetha Gopi, who attended the event, claimed that Murali today set the record for the longest flute marathon by an individual by playing it for 27 hours 20 minutes and 50 seconds.
The programme, held at a Government High School ground in Thalikkulam, was attended by several dignitaries including T N Prathapan, MLA, Soorya Krishnamoorthy, Chairman of Sangeetha Nataka Academy, Guinness representative Sunil Joseph, it said.
Murali was felicitated at a programme organised at the venue for his achievement.
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