What is "pigman"

n. A farm worker who looks after pigs

n. a herder or swine [syn: swineherd]

Pigman may refer to:

• William Ward Pigman, carbohydrate chemist
• The Pigman, a book by Paul Zindel
• Peter-Paul Pigmans (1961-2003), a Dutch gabber music producer best known for his production under the pseudonym 3 Steps Ahead
• Pigman (film), a 2012 Indian Malayalam film
• "PigMan", a song by Mondo Generator on their album Cocaine Rodeo
• "The Pig Man", a song by Amon Düül II on their album Vive la Trance
• Pigman, a character played by Jody Racicot in the film PCU
• Pigman, a 1994 story by N. Prabhakaran on which the 2011 film is based on
• Pigman: A Comedy in Three Acts, a play by Robert Chesley
• Pigman, a fictional hospital patient that Seinfeld character Cosmo Kramer saw in the episode " The Bris"
• Pigman, a creature found within the game Minecraft.
• Pigman, a character in Bosch Fawstin's graphic novel, The Infidel

Pigman is a 2013 Malayalam film directed by Avira Rebecca and written by N. Prabhakaran based on his own short story of the same name. The film features Jayasurya and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles while Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Salim Kumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu and K. P. A. C. Lalitha play the rest of supporting cast. It is the second directorial venture of Avira Rebecca whose previous film Thakarachenda was critically well acclaimed. The film tells the story of a young man who dreams of securing high jobs by completing his doctorate, but is forced to spend his days in a pig farm.

Pigman was scripted by N. Prabhakaran, who had earlier written the much acclaimed film Pulijanmam. The story of the film was written by N. Prabhakaran in 1994, which won him the Katha Award for Best Story that year. Vinod Illampilly cranked the camera and the film was produced by T. R. Sreeraj under the banner of Sree Surya Films.