An incomparable painter

 

An incomparable painter

If God created man! "Raja Ravi Varma" is the great artist who created the image of God for the world who did not know what God was like.

He was an artist who imagined the deities and their shapes in the mythological texts he read and gave life to the forms of gods and goddesses through his brush with a wonderful idea. It is needless to say that the idols of the gods that we worship all the time are based on his paintings. He not only spread the art of Indian painting to the world but also brought a rare respect to that art.

The pictures slipped from the brush of the Anabattis have gained continental fame. Even though his profession is teaching, "Anabattula Venkanna" who is innovating works of art with a passion for painting since his childhood and tireless practice as a great painter at the world level, "Anabattula Venkanna" is a great thing to be proud to be from Telangana.

KVS National Incentive Award” in 2012 by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India.

2021 Gold Medal awarded by International Art Society, Fine Arts, Assam.

Awarded the highest Honorary Doctorate Award by Magic Book of Records, Faridabad, New Delhi in the year 2022.

Received "Diamond Award" by Lalit Kala Kendra, Guwahati, Assam in the year 2022.

Awarded "Kala Ratna" in the year 2021.

In 2005, the African country honored him with the country's highest "Artist in Botswana" award for his talent.

Childhood and Education:

He was born on 08.03.1969 to Anabattula Narayana and Nagalakshmi, a handloom worker of a poor family in Maddirala mandal, Gummadavelli village, a remote village of Suryapet district. Narayana continued his profession as a handloom weaver and supported his family. Venkanna studied from 1st to 7th standard in a government school in the same village. He got interested in art along with studies in 7th standard. Even parents are happy and appreciative of Venkanna's small drawings. With the encouragement of his parents, he was able to sharpen his art with more enthusiasm. At that time there was no facility to study 8th standard in Gummadavelli  village, so Venkanna Chinnamma settled in Nellikuduru village and completed her education from 8th to 12th standard in junior college there. During his 8th grade, he was able to learn and master the skills of his teacher, Akkera Karuna Sagar, who was an expert in painting. Venkanna was trained in Daggera Graphics by Mr. T. Sudhakar Reddy in Fine Arts degree. Gurus are the reason and Gurus are ideals to reach this level. Venkanna continued to pursue both education and painting without abandoning his art despite facing financial difficulties from childhood. After education in Nellikuduru. He completed his degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting and Diploma in Theater Arts (Acting and Directing) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Later M.S. MA in University, Baroda. Graphics are done. Venkannachadu came from a poor family and gained fame as a great painter. If the father is a weaving artist, it is a great thing that the son is getting awards as a great painter.

Job Status:

·         In 1995, he joined the KV2 Air Force Academy, Hyderabad as a TG T art teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

·         From 2000 to 2004 he worked at KV1 Golconda, Langar House and in February 2004 he went on deputation to Botswana (Africa) on behalf of the Government of India and taught the art of painting to the students there for five years. Venkanna was honored with the highest African country award "Artist in Botswana" for her painting skills.

·         In 2009 he joined KV1 Uppal Hyderabad.

·         Since 2011, KV has been serving as an art teacher in Warangal.

Awards won by Venkanna:

• First prize in 1987 on the occasion of Inter College Youth Festival.
• 1988 Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli South Zone Inter University Youth Festival second prize.
• First Prize in Andhra University Poster Making Competition in 1989.
• 1990 Calicut University - Kerala, South Zone Inter University Youth Festival second prize.
• 1990 REC, Warangal All India Intercollegiate Cultural Festival first prize.
• In 1991, Madurai Kamaraj University second prize on the occasion of All India Inter University Youth Festival.
• Awarded Highly Commendable certificate in 1992, by Hyderabad Art Society Andhra Pradesh.
• In 1993, he was awarded "Dasari Narayana Rao - "Gold Medal" from Andhra University in Diploma in Acting category.
• Awarded Highly Commendable certificate in 1997, by Hyderabad Art Society Andhra Pradesh.
• 2011 Awarded by Lions Clubs International District 324C 2 Acharya Seva Puraskar” Hyderabad.
• 2011 KVS Regional Incentive Award” highest award by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Ministry of HRD, Govt of India.
• Received “Best Teacher award” by Rotary Club Hanmakonda, Warangal - Telangana State in 2015
• Received “Active Teacher award” in 2016 by Kalabharati Child Art Institute, Aurangabad.
• Awarded “Best Artist” Kala Vaibhav Art Exhibition - Warangal in 2017.
• In 2017 Telangana State Rs. 51,116 cash along with “District Artist Award” was received by Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Kadiam Srihari.
• In 2019, he was awarded the Bapuji Smriti Puraskar by Young Employees International Hyderabad.
• Awarded Golden Frame Award by Graphic Design- New Delhi in 2021.

Venkanna, who has won many awards, drew the film "Telangana Vimukti" and spread the cause of Telangana. Also, there is no one who does not see the image of Bhadrachalam, which is consecrated from the brush of Anabattis, during the Godavari Pushkara. Many celebrities were attracted to his paintings on nature and environmental protection.

Let's hope to draw more pictures from Anabattula Kunche in the coming days..