In Photos: Sand Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik’s Portraits Of Rajinikanth, Vijay And Ajith

At the Elliots Beach in Besant Nagar, Chennai, Padma Shri awardee, the famous sand sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik got to work, celebrating Kollywood. Here are some photos from the master sculptor’s work.

A crowd shuffles in to watch the artiste with his work. Earlier this month, Zee announced the first Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 to honour talent that has revolutionised the Tamil Cinema industry

The humble tools of a renowned artiste. Zee Cine Tamil Awards will take place on 4 January 2020 at Nehru Grounds in Chennai. As a precursor, Zee Tamil unveiled a sand sculpture in Besant Nagar Beach as an ode to Kollywood.

Rajinikanth’s sculpture as part of the sand mural made by Sudarsan in Besant Nagar, Chennai. “The sculpture of icons who transformed the industry was put together by Sudarsan Pattnaik who began working on it in the early hours of Saturday, 21st December,” a statement from Zee said.