"TRAJASEKHARAN PARAMESWARAN
Rajasekharan is holding two individual Guinness World
Records.
"The Guinness World Records 'LARGEST EASEL' was
made by Rajasekharan
Parameswaran. It is 56.5 ft tall and 31 ft wide and
holds the painting of EMS of size 50 ft
width and 25 ft height and was measured on 19thApril
2008"
"The Guinness World Records 'LARGEST DEVIL’S KNOT
(EDAKOODAM)' measured
with each piece of the puzzle 7.30 m long, 0.60 m wide and 0.60 m high, and was
achieved by Rajasekharan Parameswaran, at the Raviz, Kollam, Kerala, India on
27 December 2017. This is the second successful attempt at setting this record.
Born in Vilavancode Taluk in Kanyakumari, Rajasekharan
is a self-taught artist with many accolades for his work. Inspired by the works
of Peter Paul Rubens and Rambrant, he started recreating his own world of
realist portraits. His portraits of the celebrities are highly praised and
features in many celebrated private collections now.
Rajasekharan experimented with the mass culture of
commercial art space of huge commercial hoardings all over Kerala and Tamilnadu
with the same ardent passion.
Saddened by the fast disappearing culture of hand
painted, eco-friendly hoardings and its
replacement by the massive manufacturing of flex
boards, he ventured into the unique project of painting the world’s largest
easel. The Guinness World Record and Limca Book of
Record acknowledged his success.
His Mathematical skill helped him to construct the
Largest Edakoodam(Devil’s Knot)
In December 2017. Guinness World Records and Limca
Book of Records acknowledged this also.
His other passion, auteur cinema made him one of the
most renowned art directors in the
country. He has worked with the renowned Indian
filmmaker, Adoor Gopalakrishnan for many films and won many awards for his work
as an art director.
