Rajasekharan Parameswaran
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Rajasekharan Parameswaran | |
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 Parameswaran in 2013 | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) 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.
Personal life
[edit]Born in 1964, Parameswaran lives in Kaliyakkavilai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is married and has two daughters.[1]
Career
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Parameswaran has pursued a diverse career path, including roles as a statistics compiler, receptionist, medical representative, and teacher, before transitioning into the arts. Although he has no formal training, Parameswaran developed his own artistic style through self-instruction in pencil sketching and oil painting. He made his film industry debut as an assistant director in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 2002 film, Nizhalkuthu. His first project as an art director was the 2007 film Naalu Pennungal, also directed by Gopalakrishnan. Over the years, Parameswaran has served 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. 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
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| Year | Film | Notes |
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| 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, 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 |
| 2018 | Sukhantyam | art director |
| 2021 | Vazhakku | art director |
Selected exhibitions
[edit]- 2009 – Alshine Art Forum, group show, New Delhi
- 2010 – International Contemporary art Festival, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, organised by Ananda Vikatan
- 2015 – ART NOW The Artists Fair London[9]
- 2015 – Memoirs Journey – at Elegance Club, Malaysia
- 2016 – Oxford International Art Fair – representing Laksagi Art Gallery, Malaysia[10]
- 2016 – Symposium of Oil Painting Exhibition – 2016, Batu Gajah, Malaysia.
- 2017 – Oil Painting Demo of Abdul Kalam at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Trivandrum, India.
- 2018 – Oil painting Demo of Elamkulam Namboodiripad at "EMS-ntey Lokam" – national Seminar at Wandoor, Malappuram, Kerala.[11]
- 2019 – Oil painting Demo of Lokanath Behera drawing-life-to-a-painting – Band stand, Museum, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[12]
- 2019 – Chithra Sancharam-2019, the national level painting exhibition at Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Vyloppilli Samskrithi Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram.
- 2019 – Chithra Sancharam-II, the national level painting exhibition-2019 at Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery,Kozhicode.
- 2019 – Solo Show-2019, 14 Oct to 30 Dec, Palaces of the Golden Horses [1], Jalan Kuda Emas, Mines Wellness City, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
- 2021 – OVIYAM Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, Kovalam, Trivandrum. 20 January
- 2024 – Gefuhle-Solo oil painting exhibition, Dallas, Texas. 14 April[13]
Gallery
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, father of Indian constitution -
David Beckham, former football player -
Mohamed Salah, football player -
Richard Branson, English businessman -
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Vasavadatta, classical Sanskrit romantic tale -
M. Balamuralikrishna, Indian artist -
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Thilakan, Indian film and stage actor -
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "...BIG is beautiful". The Hindu. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Painting a world record". The Hindu. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Largest Easel". Guinness World Records. 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Record of expressions". The New Indian Express. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "'Edakoodam' enters Guinness record". The Times of India. 19 December 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Rajasekharan Parameswaran: 6th 2010 Showcase Winner". artslant.com. 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "'Memoirs Journey' art exhibition launch". Malaysia Tatler. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Melizarani T. Selva (28 October 2015). "Everlasting portrayal in oil". The Star. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Art Now, artists Fair London 2015. "Artists Fair London 2015".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oxford International Art Fair, Art Fair. "Oxford International Art Fair". Oxford International Art Fair. GAA.
- ^ "ഇ എം എസിന് ശ്രദ്ധാഞ്ജലി അർപ്പിക്കാൻ മാർത്താണ്ഡം രാജശേഖരൻ പരമേശ്വരൻ വണ്ടൂരിലെത്തി" [E M AC Shradhanjali to offer Marthandam Rajasekharan Parameswaran andouillette]. emsseminar.info (in Malayalam). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Drawing life to a painting". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "ആര്ട്ടിസ്റ്റ് രാജശേഖരൻ പരമേശ്വരന്റെ ചിത്ര പ്രദർശനം നടത്തുന്നു" [Artist Rajasekharan is holding an exhibition of Parameswaran's paintings]. emalayalee.com (in Malayalam). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links
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