Hindu Artist, Chiranjeevi Malli Never Misses a Day of Painting

THE HINDU
By Neeraja Murthy

Chiranjeevi Malli's work at the gallery

INDIA---It was a proud moment for Malli Venkataramanaiah and Malli Sharadamma as they walked around Minaaz Art Gallery in Jubilee Hills. It was their son Chiranjeevi Malli’s solo show at the gallery and the couple, hailing from Yachavaram near Nellore. “Once my lecturer told me: ‘Man is not permanent. Art is permanent. Even if you cannot eat on a day that is okay but do not miss painting.’ I felt inspired and started painting and have not missed even a single day,” he says. There are a few images of Naga sadhus too in the exhibition. Chiranjeevi had gone to Kumbh mela in February and did his dissertation on Naga sadhus. The exhibition is on at the gallery till September 27. [link]