Vajranabh Natraaj Maharshi aka Maha is an ardent torchbearer to art and culture. An established professional with extensive exposure in the field of Media for more than 26 years, he contributes his creative skills in making visual content. Vajranabh Natraaj Maharshi is an international award-winning artistic filmmaker and lensman. His latest achievement is the nationwide recognized NTR National Award in 2018 for the best photographer and filmmaker, and Doordarshan Hyderabad featuring a live interview to share his unique journey.
"I am the reflection of your reality"
As a self-taught photographer, his unique cinematic vision with the camera he tells stories and has created a rare identity for himself as a commercial photographer. He re-invents an approach to fashion, beauty, candid and cinematic photography catering to a versatile market.
"Our soul would not remain on this planet forever, but our creativity will"
Since a very young age, he decided he wanted to pursue storytelling through acting and films.
From being a village boy to receiving a Diploma in Method Acting (Gold Medalist) and Film Direction programme in India in the year 1996, he was keen to only head towards innovating with his approach to making films.
From being exposed to various mediums as a journalist to becoming an ad film director/writer, to being a filmmaker, and lensman; Vajranabh has a very diversely fabricated experience that he portrays in all his works through his co-founded banner “VaayuDhwani Productions.”
Some of his memorable film projects include Drawing Blood – A colourless, life of an artist and 1973 – An Untold Story which won him many awards, and multiple film festival screenings.
Achievements
- Honorary Doctorate of Photography & Filmmaking from Global Human Peace University in February 2020
National NTR Memorial Admirable Award – 2018 Best Artistic Filmmaker & Creative Photographer
Eyewin Photo Awards –Honorable Mention – Portrait & Monochrome
Solo shows
The Fourth Eye depicts the life of emotions. It’s beyond the third dimension of life so rare only to be experienced from the perspective of the very emotion. Which needs breaking through the contained walls of material utopia.
Dates: 2nd – 8th January 2019
Venue – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
Inaugurated by Oscar-winning American Visual Effects
Supervisor – Mr. Tim McGovern
Aksharathoranam – A first of it’s kind Telugu poetry art festival to bring the confluence of social values through poetic expressiom and artistic visual presence of portraits with quotes by Vajranabh Natraaj Maharshi.
Date: 26th August, 2018
Venue: Telugu Kala Samiti, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
Group Shows
Vajranabh‘s photographs are a true amalgamation of art and photography. As said by many he truly is a master of lighting, that reflects in his painting like pictures. For him, photography is like meditation where he encapsulates the subject in a state of soul discovery. His portraits display an extraordinary side of human emotions that are forgotten or highly go unnoticed. Seeing is believing as truly said, one needs to witness these artworks physically to experience the journey within. Each collection exhibits an impactful series that showcases his exuberant talent of telling stories through the subject in each frame with multiple emotions. The individual pieces surely are unique from one another but what is the highlight of the show is the series on display.
The ‘TUG OF WAR’ series is the one not to miss, a dedicated series visually describing the state of children in crisis faced in Kashmir, who are largely affected. You shall witness their displaced emotions through the subject of the series that truly does justice in representing the dilemma.
ARTIVAL
Where: Expo Center, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Mum- 400005
When: 29th Nov – 1st Dec 2019
Aksharathoranam – A first of it’s kind Telugu poetry art festival to bring the confluence of social values through poetic expressiom and artistic visual presence of portraits with quotes by Vajranabh Natraaj Maharshi.
Date: 26th August, 2018
Venue: Telugu Kala Samiti, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
