Director Bharathiraja struggles while Elayaraja does it with ease

In the first of the two-part interview, realistic artist S Elayaraja talks to our presenter Kulasegaram Sanchayan on his background and childhood, the school teacher who encouraged him to become an artist, his artistic mentor at fine arts college, his college life, how his outlook expanded, how he found his own style, about the series on paintings on Dravidian women, Director Bharathiraja's opinion about his paintings, and his relationship with Isaignani Ilayaraja.

S Elayaraja with one of his paintings of Dravidian Women

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