An artist named Ganesh from Tamil Nadu’s Kanchipuram drew a portrait of industrialist Anand Mahindra by using ancient Tamil letters. The artist’s intricate and creative work has garnered praise on the Internet. The video of his drawing on the artist’s Twitter handle even got a reaction from the industrialist Mr. Mahindra himself.
Ganesh took to Twitter and posted a video of him drawing the portrait of Anand Mahindra. His 24-second clip was tweeted on May 19, which went viral with has more than 1.75 lakh views. The video shows the artist using ancient Tamil letters (741) to create a mindblowing portrait of Anand Mahindra. Ganesh tagged the business tycoon in his Tweet and wrote:
“Hey, @anandmahindra. This is Ganesh, from Kanchipuram, I have drawn a pic of you with 741 Ancient Tamil letters. It’s one of the first drawings of this kind. Would love to hear your opinion on this”
Take a look at the video:
Hey, @anandmahindra This is Ganesh, from Kanchipuram, I have drawn a pic of you with 741 Ancient Tamil letters. It’s one of the first drawings of this kind.Would love to hear your opinion on this.@MahindraRacing@MahindraElctrc @MahindraRise pic.twitter.com/Of4C2nCbYB
— Ganesh (@SGaniiganesh) May 19, 2022
In response, Anand Mahindra was all praise for the artist and also expressed his desire to place the portrait in his house. He wrote the entire message in Tamil. When translated the tweet says, “For the sake of the grandeur of the Tamil language, I would like to place a portrait in my house in appreciation of the creator”
ஆஹா, என் உருப்படம் 741 பழமையான தமிழ் எழுத்துக்களால் வடிவானது , நான் வியக்கிறேன்.
தமிழ் மொழி பிரம்மாண்டத்தின் பொருட்டு, உருவாக்கியவரின் பாராட்டாக , உருவ படத்தை என் வீட்டில் வைக்க விருப்பபடுகிறேன்.. https://t.co/9nAyMAlUAK— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) May 23, 2022
The video received tons of reactions and was viewed over 142k times and people were stunned by the skills of the artist and the creativeness of the artwork. A few netizens also requested Ganesh to make more of such commissioned artworks.
After receiving the note of appreciation from the Anand Mahindra himself, Ganesh thanked him in Tamil. He said,
“Hello sir. Thank you, sir … I am so glad you set aside time for me in the midst of your workload and complimented me. It was the most memorable day of my life. I look forward to giving you this sketch”
வணக்கம் சார் 🙏♥️ நன்றி, நன்றி, சார்… உங்களின் வேலை பளுவிற்க்கு இடையில் எனக்கு நேரம் ஒதுக்கி என்னை பாராட்டியுள்ளது எனக்கு மிகவும் மகிழ்ச்சி. என் வாழ்நாளில் மறக்க முடியாத நாள். உங்களிடம் இந்த ஓவியத்தை கொடுக்க காத்திருக்கிறேன். @anandmahindra https://t.co/xMczdVrdvl
— Ganesh (@SGaniiganesh) May 23, 2022
Netizens responded and praised the work of the artist wholeheartedly and the response of Anand Mahindra. Take a look at their reactions:
Fantastic 👏
Sir
Your tweet in Tamil is also fantastic 👏— Rani D. I (@ImaculateRani) May 23, 2022
Wowww!! This is wonderful. ❤
Creativity at its best!! Hats off to you @SGaniiganesh 👏👏👏
Sir, you are one of the most loved persons in India @anandmahindra 🤗❤
— THE ROCKSTAR (@VivJonty) May 23, 2022
People of Tamilnadu have a special connection with you.❤..keep visiting here Sir
— Shalini (@shalini_rtweets) May 23, 2022
Wow just mesmerizing 🎋💐
— Jay Mohan (@Jaymohan_) May 23, 2022
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