Rajasekharan Parameswaran

Rajasekharan Parameswaran
Born 1964
Occupation Painter, Art Director
Website laksagiartgallery.com

Rajasekharan Parameswaran (also known as Marthandam Rajasekharan) is an Indian art director and self taught painter from Tamil Nadu. He holds Guinness World Record (2008) for the largest easel painting. The easel is 56.5 feet tall and 31 feet wide and holds a 25 feet tall and 50 feet wide portrait of Elamkulam Namboodiripad. In 2010, the painting was also included in the Limca Book of Records. Parameswaran debuted into films as art director with Naalu Pennungal (2007), for which he won the best art director state award.

Personal life

Born in 1964, Parameswaran belongs to Kaliyikkavila, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. He is married to Valsamma and has two daughters.[1]

Career

painting of Elamkulam Namboodiripad which made to Guinness World Records

Parameswaran worked as a statistics compiler, receptionist, medical representative and a teacher before becoming an artist. He has no formal training in arts and originated and developed his own style. He self-taught himself pencil sketching and oil-painting. He debuted into films as assistant director with Adoor Gopalakrishnan's film Nizhalkuthu. His first film as art director was 2007-film Naalu Pennungal directed by Adoor, for which he also won a state award. After his debut with Adoor's film, Parameswaran has been working as art director for his all films. He has worked as art director for many films including, Oru Pennum Randaanum, Maestro's Memoirs, Mohiniyattam, Magizhchi and Pinneyum.[1][2]

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

In an arts contest organised by Tamil magazine, Ananda Vikatan, he was first shortlisted in the top seventy-five artists and later by public votes chosen first among them. In 2010, he won Bikhuram National Award for his painting of Mahatma Gandhi and the same year, for painting of Fidel Castro, he won an online art contest organised by the ArtSlant International.[5][1]

In 2015, his works were featured at Elegance Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which included a portrait of Adhiletchumy Natrajan, called, Bliss. The Bliss was previously featured at Vienna International Exhibition (2013).[6][7] One of his painting called, Bhayanakam, was featured at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai and sold for ₹25,000 which he donated to Thane relief fund for cyclone affected people.[4]

Parameswaran has made portraits of Mother Teresa, Abdul Kalam, Richard Branson, Najib Razak, among many others.[2][6]

Filmography

self-portrait by Parameswaran
Year Film Notes
2002 Nizhalkuthu assistant director
2005 Maestro's Memoirs documentary based on life of Ramankutty Nair
2006 Mohiniyattam documentary 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
2016 Pinneyum art director

Exhibitions

Parameswaran's paintings have been exhibited in multiple art exhibitions, including:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "...BIG is beautiful". The Hindu. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Painting a world record". The Hindu. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Largest Easel". GWR. GWR.
  4. 1 2 "Record of expressions". The New Indian Express. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. ↑ ArtSlant, online competition. "Fedal Castro Painting".
  6. 1 2 "'Memoirs Journey' art exhibition launch". Malaysia Tatler. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Melizarani T. Selva (28 October 2015). "Everlasting portrayal in oil". The Star. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Art Now, artists Fair London 2015. "Artists Fair London 2015".
  9. ↑ Oxford International Art Fair, Art Fair. "Oxford International Art Fair". Oxford International Art Fair. GAA.
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