Rajasekharan Parameswaran

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Rajasekharan Parameswaran
Artist Rajasekharan Parameswaran photo.jpg
Parameswaran in 2013
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Painter, art director
AwardsTwo Guinness World Records
Website rajasekharan.in

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.

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Personal life

Born in 1964, Parameswaran lives in Kaliyakkavilai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is married and has two daughters. [1]

Career

Painting of former Chief Minister of Kerala, Elamkulam Namboodiripad, which made it into the Guinness World Records book for the largest easel painting. EMS-LARGEST PAINTING.jpg
Painting of former Chief Minister of Kerala, Elamkulam Namboodiripad, which made it into the Guinness World Records book for the largest easel painting.

Parameswaran worked as a statistics compiler, receptionist, medical representative, and teacher, before becoming an artist. He has no formal training in the arts; he developed his own style and taught himself pencil sketching and oil painting. Parameswaran made his debut in films as an assistant director with Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film Nizhalkuthu. His first film as art director was the 2007 Naalu Pennungal, directed by Gopalakrishnan, for which he won a state award.[ citation needed ] Parameswaran has since worked as an art director on a number of other films including Oru Pennum Randaanum, Maestro's Memoirs, Mohiniyattam, Magizhchi, and Pinneyum. [1] [2]

In 2008, Parameswaran received a Guinness World Record for creating the largest easel painting. It is a portrait of former chief minister of Kerala Elamkulam Namboodiripad, measuring 25' height and 50' width, and is held by a 56.5' high and 31' wide easel on National Highway 47 near Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. [2] [3] Two years later, it was included in the Limca Book of Records. [4]

In 2017, Parameswaran built "The Largest Devil's Knot (Edaakoodam)", a type of Burr puzzle, with each piece of the puzzle measuring 24' x 2' x 2', unveiled on 27 December 2017 at The Ravis Hotels and Resorts, Kollam, Kerala. [5]

In 2010, he won the Bikhuram National Award for his painting of Mahatma Gandhi and the same year, for a painting of Fidel Castro, he won an online art contest organised by the ArtSlant International. [6] [1]

In 2015, his works were featured at Elegance Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and included a portrait of Adhiletchumy Natrajan, titled Bliss. Bliss had previously been featured at the Vienna International Exhibition (2013). [7] [8] One of his paintings, Bhayanakam, was featured at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, and sold. Parameswaran donated the proceeds to a relief fund for people affected by Cyclone Thane, which struck the Indian subcontinent in 2011. [4]

Parameswaran has made portraits of Mother Teresa, Abdul Kalam, Richard Branson, and Najib Razak, among many others. [2] [7]

Filmography

A self-portrait by Parameswaran. RAJASEKHARAN SELF PORTRAIT.jpg
A self-portrait by Parameswaran.
YearFilmNotes
2002 Nizhalkuthu assistant director
2005Maestro's Memoirsdocumentary based on the life of Ramankutty Nair
2006Mohiniyattamdocumentary based on Mohiniyattam
2007 Naalu Pennungal debut as art director, won best art director award
2008 Oru Pennum Randaanum art director
2010 Magizhchi art director
2013 Kanyaka Talkies art director
2016 Pinneyum art director
2016 Ayaal Sassi art director
2018Sukhantyamart director
2021 Vazhakku art director

Selected exhibitions

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