Kanth Risa

Kanth Risa is a well known sand artist who was keen on setting a Guinness Record for portrait sketching in 30 seconds till he came across sand animation two years ago over YouTube. Since then, there has been no looking back for this artist from Achampet in Mahabubnagar who has shared stage with maestros such as Hari Prasad Chaurasia, blending his sand art with dance and music. Risa, his original name being Rajnikanth, has designed sand animation presentations for Aditya Birla, Nagarjuna Construction Company, ISB, ONGC, Infosys and more. His recent work during the film promo for Prasad Productions' “Rushi” was critically acclaimed where he presented the biography of the doyen of Indian cinema through sand animation. His USP lies in sketching portraits using sand dust.