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{{Short description|Indian sculptor}}
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| birth_date = c. 1925
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| known_for = sculpting statues of political leaders and famous personalities of [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| occupation = sculptor, choreographer, film producer
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| children = Chitra Amritraj
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'''Mani Nagappa''' (born 1925) is an Indian sculptor who is known for creating statues of prominent personalities and political leaders of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="deccanherald">{{cite news|title='I never thought I would live to see unveiling of statue'|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/18255/i-never-thought-would-live.html|first=S.|last=Lalitha}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Nagappa was born in 1925 in [[Madras]], one of the five sons<ref name="thehindu_20010205">{{cite news|title=Chiselling history|first=Lalitha|last=Sridhar|date=February 5, 2001|url=http://hindu.com/2001/02/05/stories/13050074.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005005451/http://hindu.com/2001/02/05/stories/13050074.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=October 5, 2012}}</ref> of well-known Indian sculptor [[M. S. Nagappa]].<ref name="thehindu_20090506">{{cite news|title=Memories of Madras: Giving shape to the past|work=[[The Hindu]]|first=Prince|last=Frederick|date=May 6, 2009|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/06/stories/2009050650180100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509185714/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/05/06/stories/2009050650180100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2009}}</ref> M. S. Nagappa sculpted the statues of British governors, lawyers and administrators<ref name="thehindu_20010205" /> and was awarded a "[[Rao Bahadur]]" title for his sculpture of [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]].<ref name="asiantribune_20090914">{{cite journal|title=Sunday Celebrity:Mani Nagappa: sculpturing and vintage cars his love|work=Asian Tribune|volume=11|issue=133|date=November 14, 2009|url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/09/13/sunday-celebritymani-nagappa-sculpturing-and-vintage-cars-his-love}}</ref>

Mani Nagappa had his early education in [[Madras]] and was working as a [[choreographer]] in Tamil films when M. S. Nagappa's death in 1942, compelled him to take over his father's business.<ref name="asiantribune_20090914" /> His first sculpture, a statue of [[Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar]], was eventually approved, thereby giving a start to his career.<ref name="asiantribune_20090914" /> Mani was the only son of M. S. Nagappa who took on sculpting as a profession.

== Career ==

Nagappa has sculpted a total of 600 statues in his career.<ref name="outlook_20080707">{{cite journal|title=Bronze Age Booming|first=Omair|last=Ahmed|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|The Outlook]]|date=July 7, 2008|volume=48|issue=27|page=92}}</ref> some of them being those of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[U. Muthuramalingam Thevar]] and [[R. Venkataraman]].<ref name="deccanherald"/> In the 1980s, he sculpted the statue of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, at the [[Kathipara Junction]] in [[Guindy]], [[Chennai]].<ref name="thehindu_20010205" />

In 1991, he sculpted a statue of the Tamil poet [[Thiruvalluvar]] commissioned at the rate of Rs. 1.15 lakhs by the Bangalore Tamil Sangham.<ref name="deccanherald" /> However, the unveiling of the statue at the [[Halasuru]] Lake in [[Bangalore]] was delayed by 18 years due to political issues. The statue was eventually unveiled on August 9, 2009 amidst controversy.<ref name="deccanherald" />

== Other activities ==

Apart from sculpting, Mani Nagappa is also interested in collecting vintage and sports cars.<ref name="asiantribune_20090914" />

== Family ==

Mani Nagappa's has three daughters the first is Niranjali second Gitanjali and third daughter Chitra is married to [[tennis player]] and [[film producer]] [[Ashok Amritraj]].<ref name="outlook_20080707" />

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