Iconic painter Raja Ravi Varma is known for his resplendent and showing women in new dimension in his paintings. Meanwhile, 12 women consisting of actors and dancers recreated Ravi Varma’s iconic paintings celebrating “the spirit of Indian womanhood” for a charitable trust – NAAM. The trust founded by actor-director Suhasini Maniratnam and pictures taken by G Venket Ram will go into NAAM calender. The actors featuring are Khushbu, Shruti Haasan, Ramya Krishnan, Aishwarya Rajesh, Samantha Akkineni, Nadhiya, Lissy and dancers Priyadarshini Govind and Chamundeshwari.
Shruti Haasan 1 – Radha in moonlight
Nadiya – This painting reflects the private lives of women from different social backgrounds
Samantha – An expectant mother holding a fruit symbolic of a new life
Ramya Krishnan – Damayanti listens in rapt attention to the tales of Nala from the swan
Khushbu – Portrait of a Maharashtrian lady after a temple visit
Shobana – ‘There comes papa’ portrait of Ravi Varma ‘s daughter Mahaprabha
Aishwarya Rajesh – Portrait of a high minded woman, the Rani of Pudukottai
Lissy Lakshmi – Portrait of a royal woman from Kerala inspired by Ravi Varma ‘s style
Shruti Haasan 2 – Portrait of Rani of Kurupam
Lakshmi Manchu – Portrait of Rani Chimnabai 1 after whom Lakshmi Vilas palace in Tanjore is named
Chamundeswari – Portrait of Maharani Lakshmi Bayi who became the senior rani of Travancore
Priyadarshini Govind – Kadambari, Portrait of a modern, intellectual Bengali lady
