Saturday night was a restless one for artist Rajendran Vadakkepadath. As news of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner broke, he could not shake off the excitement of Mohanlal’s monumental win.
The anticipation simmered, refusing to let him sleep. But as the creative juices took over, Mr. Rajendran found solace in his art. The night’s silence was filled with the gentle dance of brushes across the canvas. With mathematical precision and calculated strokes, he paid tribute to Mohanlal by bringing the actor’s anamorphic image to life in a kaleidoscope of acrylic colours.
He took 15 hours to complete the anamorphic tribute. “I wanted to do something unique to celebrate the occasion. I thought giving life to Mohanlal in the anamorphic art form will be apt,” said Mr. Rajendran.
This was not Mr. Rajendran’s first foray into anamorphic art featuring Mohanlal. He had previously brought to life the iconic Kunhali Marakkar character as well as Tamil stars like Suriya and Rajinikanth.
Mr. Rajendran had paid tribute to iconic figures through his distinctive leaf cutting art, skilfully crafting portraits of legends like Diego Maradona and Lata Mangeshkar on banyan tree leaves. His artistic versatility shines through in other mediums, too, as evident in his letter art tributes to Mohammed Rafi and Tovino Thomas.
