Thota Tharani
Thota Tharani is an Indian film art director and production designer who has predominantly worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema and Bollywood. As of 2013, he has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. His work consists of paintings, murals, paper collages, wooden montages, and installations and so on. Film career. Thota Tharani has been involved in the art of set design since he was just twelve when he helped his father. His work in the films "Nayakan" and "Indian" earned him National Film Awards. His works include  construction of a huge set replica of the Madurai Meenakshi Temple for the Telugu movie "Arjun", "Dasavathaaram", "Kanthaswamy" and "Leader". He has worked in more than 100 feature films as a production designer, including three foreign productions: "Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes" (French), "Hanuman" (French) and "Branchie" (Italian). In addition to being an art director, Thota Tharani has worked as a Production designer and in the art department of various films. Background. Thota Tharani completed his Graduate Diploma in Mural Painting in 1971 and subsequently was offered a Fellowship from the Government of France to study print-making. Additionally, he  completed print making courses from the Royal College of Art in London and New Delhi. Awards. Tiltles and honours National Film Award for Best Art Direction Nandi Award for Best Art Director Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director Vijay Award for Best Art Director