Rajasekharan Parameswaran | |
|---|---|
 Parameswaran in 2013 | |
| Born | 1964 (age 60–61) Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, art director |
| Awards | Two Guinness World Records |
| Website | rajasekharan |
Rajasekharan Parameswaran (born 1964), also known as Marthandam Rajasekharan, is an Indian art director and self-taught painter from Tamil Nadu. He holds two Guinness World Records.
Born in 1964, Parameswaran lives in Kaliyakkavilai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is married with two daughters. [1]
Parameswaran's career has spanned various fields and included working as a statistics compiler, receptionist, medical representative, and teacher, before he transitioned into the arts. He is a self-taught artist, having learned pencil sketching and oil painting without formal training. He began his film career as an assistant director for Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 2002 film, Nizhalkuthu . His first credit as art director was for the 2007 film Naalu Pennungal , also directed by Gopalakrishnan. He has since worked as an art director for several films, including Oru Pennum Randaanum (2008), Magizhchi (2010), and Pinneyum (2016). [1] [2]
In 2008, Parameswaran received a Guinness World Record for creating the largest easel painting, [3] a portrait of former Chief Minister of Kerala E. M. S. Namboodiripad, which measures 25' x 50' and is displayed on a 56.5' x 31' easel on National Highway 47, near Neyyattinkara, in Kerala. [2] In 2010, the painting was also included in the Limca Book of Records . [4]
He received a second Guinness World Record in 2017 for "The Largest Devil's Knot (Edaakoodam)", a type of Burr puzzle, unveiled on 27 December 2017 at the Ravis Hotels and Resorts, Kollam, Kerala. Each piece of the puzzle measures 24' x 2' x 2'. [5]
Parameswaran won the Bikhuram National Award in 2010 for his painting of Mahatma Gandhi. That same year, his painting of Fidel Castro won an online art contest organized by ArtSlant International. [6] [1]
His work was exhibited at Elegance Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2015. [7] [8] The exhibition included a portrait of Adhiletchumy Natrajan, titled Bliss, which was previously featured at the Vienna International Exhibition (2013). His painting Bhayanakam was exhibited and sold at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai, with the proceeds donated to a relief fund for victims of Cyclone Thane (2011). [4]
Parameswaran's portraits include depictions of Mother Teresa, Abdul Kalam, Richard Branson, and Najib Razak. [2] [7]
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nizhalkuthu | assistant director |
| 2005 | Maestro's Memoirs | documentary based on the life of Ramankutty Nair |
| 2006 | Mohiniyattam | documentary based on Mohiniyattam |
| 2007 | Naalu Pennungal | debut as art director |
| 2008 | Oru Pennum Randaanum | art director |
| 2010 | Magizhchi | art director |
| 2013 | Kanyaka Talkies | art director |
| 2016 | Pinneyum | art director |
| 2016 | Ayaal Sassi | art director |
| 2018 | Sukhantyam | art director |
| 2021 | Vazhakku | art director |
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