20 Beautiful Tamilnadu Portrait Paintings by Famous artist Oviyar Maruthi

Maruti is an artist from Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. His Tamil Nadu paintings are mostly seen in the weekly magazines Aanandha Vikatan, Kumudham and other Tamil magazines. Most of his Tamil Nadu paintings are of women, nature, landscapes and others. His journey as an artist was filled with great struggles. He is a self-taught artist, and his passion for painting has gained him more than 54 years of experience. According to his biography, "Maruthi started painting when he was seven years old and continued to do so without his parents’ encouragement. However, the artist in him grew up along with him. His determination to make a mark for himself in the field of arts and prove to the world propelled him to come to Chennai when he was just 19. In his struggling years, Maruthi used to collect anything ranging from road side garbage to wall posters as reference material for his practice. He got a job in a poster designing firm and started his career painting film posters. Gradually, he went on to do freelancing for tamil magazines like Kumudam, Anada Vikatan". He is open for commissioned work, so interested art fanatics can reach out through his social media handles.