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Tamil Selvan

Tamil Selvan is an Indian fashion designer who is currently working in the Tamil cinema industry. Selvan belongs to a middle-class family where his father works as a tailor. Tamil Selvan did his schooling at Emmanuel Methodist Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai. Selvan knew that his interest lied in the world of fashion. So, Selvan took admission at the prestigious National School of Design where the youngster enrolled his name in the fashion course. After he had finished his higher education, Selvan decided to become an entrepreneur and launched “Gorgeous Me,” his boutique. Selvan started to participate in different fashion shows and events where he designed costumes of the models for a ramp walk display. His works got acclaimed from a couple of fashionistas, and Selvan received offers to prepare outfits for the celebrities. Finally, Selvan got his chance to work in his first Kollywood flick “Kappal” under S pictures. One of Shankar’s long-time assistants, Karthik G Krish directed this comedy feature. Vaibhav, Sonam Bajwa, and VTV Ganesh played important characters in this movie. Kappal released on 25th December 2014 in the festive season of Christmas, and it turned out to be an entertaining movie for the audience. Terming the flick as “enjoyable,” many critics praised Kappal for its simple script. Selvan who served as the film’s costume designer, suggested that working in Kappal was a delightful experience. In a press conference, Selvan told the reporters about the challenges faced during the preparation of attires for the film. Selvan considered the planning of a flower gown (made up of real florets) and chocolate dresses as the difficult part of the shoot. In fact, his family helped Tamil to design the required clothes for the sequence of Kadhal Casatta in this project. Selvan admitted that he got surprised to know that Shankar was the co-producer of Kappal. He felt happy about the fact that his debut big-screen venture would release under S pictures. Tamil Selvan acknowledged the team’s support to allow Selvan to work creatively. Sonam Bajwa praised the designer for his work and preferred his costumes to that of Bollywood ones. Selvan stated that his ancestors were tailors which helped him to learn the fundamentals of the art of tailoring. Selvan admitted to having fears of discrimination as he had a flawed command over English but everyone backed Selvan’s skills when he entered the industry. In 2015, Selvan joined the list of celebrities who helped the people living in the flood-affected areas.

Chaitanya Rao

Chaitanya Rao is an Indian fashion designer who primarily works in modeling and film industry. Based in Chennai since his childhood, he studied at Sishya School. After finishing his school-level education, Rao wished to undergo a course in the subject of fashion. However, due to lack of good colleges who provided training in the concerned field with NIFT Delhi being a recognized institute for aspiring designers, he had to settle with a course in tailoring at Bangalore-based Thai Designs. During his early days, he used to sketch portraits as one of his hobbies. As days passed on, Chaitanya decided to convert his hobby into ambition by working for ColorPlus. Interestingly, he also attended evening classes at Loyola College where he opted for Economics. While operating as a merchandiser, he learned various aspects of the fashion world such as fusions and trims. At ColorPlus, Rao got many chances to visit different parts of the country to study their customs. He sensed his biggest opportunity which led him to the universe of cinema. The young lad saw the increasing demand for fashion designers in the industry as one of the bright prospects. As the proverb goes by “Strike while The Iron is Hot,” he did not waste any time and joined AVM’s Priya Balasubramaniam as her assistant. He admits that working in the movies made him punctual to get the job done in time; it also prepared him to think out of the box and work with higher enthusiasm. Many actors, models, and producers consider Chaitanya’s efforts sincere which has helped him a lot. Principally, this Chennai-based celebrity works in the Tamil-Telugu movies. His projects include Kannathil Muthamittal, Ghajini, Raja Rani, Pokiri( Telugu version starring Mahesh Babu and Ileana D’Cruz), Ayutha Ezhuthu and many other flicks. He has regularly collaborated with actors like Nayantara, Shruti Haasan, Ajith, Dhanush, Trisha, Asin, and Surya. In fact, Rao has styled Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan, renowned Bollywood fashionistas for the cover of Vogue India. In his initial days, Surya gifted Chaitanya a pager for better communication at that time. He has been involved in famous fashion shows and calendar shoots (notably Kingfisher calendar) as well. He has tailored dresses for beauty pageants like Shweta Jaishankar, Maheshwari. He has also contributed to advertisements for Pepsi, Spinz, ICICI Bank, Gilbeys, etc. He assisted as a designer for elite magazines such as Vogue India, Elle, and Verve. Chaitanya regularly organizes workshops based on fashion trends which are useful for students interested in pursuing design course. In 2016, he has lent his support to Super Chef Chennai’s “Eat, Cook, and Give” campaign and urged his followers to back the noble idea. Chaitanya received a Vijay Award nomination for Best Costume Designer (2013) for Raja Rani and Endrendrum Punnagai.