Industrialist Anand Mahindra has praised “determination and ingenuity” from a young artist who tried to improve his family life by sharpening his craft on the busy shopping area street in Chennai. Impressed with his expertise, Mr. Mahindra said that he planned to get his own portrait depicted by the artist.
“Another Braveheart follows the formula ‘Determination + ingenuity + success = success. I am entertaining him to stick to art, even though there is pressure to enter a more profitable profession. I plan to assign portraits by sending him a photo,” said the 66-year-old Mahindra group chief. , and add the “Monday motivation” hashtag.

A report in India Express about M Surendhar, the artist taught himself, triggered interest in Mr. Mahindra. According to the report, the last year’s visual communication students have recently started drawing a portrait of famous people and individuals on request to get livelihoods.

Sitting in the corner at the Pondy Bazaar Chennai, Surendhar has draw a portrait for about two weeks. It usually takes 10 minutes for black and white portraits and about 20 minutes for one color – fast enough for its customers to finish shopping them and gather their portraits.

He used the money he made from his portrait to pay his studies and take care of his personal fees. To support his family, he also did freelance work for short films. His parents were separated, he said, and he lived with his younger brother and father, daily wage worker.

The surendhar fee of ₹ 150 to ₹ 1,000 of its customers, depending on the size and color used. He has illustrated a portrait of Hollywood actor and former WWE Dwayne Johnson champion, known as “The Rock” and superstar Rajinikanth.

Mr. Mahindra is known for sharing these inspirational stories on social media. He recently used a unique photo to highlight the popularity of two wheels in India. He shared a photo on Twitter a man and a woman riding a motorcycle. On two wheels, they carry chairs and mats. Even though it might seem difficult to load a large amount of luggage to two-wheeled vehicles, the couple seems to do it easily. Mr. Mahindra reads a post, “Now you know why India makes two-wheeled vehicles in the world. We know how to bring the volume of cargo as high as a square inch … we just like that.”