November 14 had quite a few functions for children in Chennai but what seemed to be particularly interesting was the inauguration of some paintings by a 5-year-old girl, S Varuna.
But it was not Varuna's beautiful Ganpatis that were the cynosure of all eyes at the inauguration but a hazel-eyed young girl who inaugurates the painting.She was Akasharaa Haasan, the youngest daughter of Kamal Haasan.
Aksharaa came with her sister, Subhalaxmi, daughter of former actress Gowthami. Instead of lighting the lamp, she drew flames and inaugurated the exhibition as Varuna and Subhalaxmi looked on.
Everybody was amazed to see Aksharaa's striking resemblance to her mother, Sarika. She has taken an interest in fashion designing like her mother who used to design Kamal Haasan's wardrobe when they were together. She also is learning dance.But, of course, her dream is to join films.
The man who came in late but caught everyone's attention was actor Surya.
Surya made an entry with his sister, Brinda, and not his wife Jyothika which was a big disappointment to many.
Varuna may only be five but she loves the works of Picasso, Anjali Ela Menon and of course M F Husain, especially his Ganpatis.
She drew a Ganpati for Surya and gifted it to him.
Mangal Lakshmi
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