M. Palanisamy Sthapati
Son of Sri. S. Manickam Achari, a sculptor, Mr. Palanisamy Sthapati inspired by his father’s works entered into the field of traditional architecture at a young age. After completing the Bachelor’s degree in Temple Architecture from “The college of Architecture and Sculpture”, Mamallapuram in the year 1983, he joined as an executive sthapati in our organization -“V. Ganapati Sthapati & Associates”. Under the tutelage of Dr. Sthapati, Mr. Palanisamy Sthapati has worked on many projects within India and abroad. He is well known for his expertise in execution and work extraction from shilpis at work site. Best of his works are listed below.

Sthapati P. MallaiRajan
Youngest Sthapati of our team, Sthapati P. MallaiRajan was born to a highly artistic sculptor and a National award winner Sri. Perumal Sthapati. His interest in the Traditional art developed from childhood as he watched his Father sculpting in the work yard. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in Traditional Architecture from “The college of Architecture and Sculpture”, Mamallapuram in the year 2002. His creative skills in sculpting and architecture were recognized by Dr. Sthapati who eventually appointed Mr. Mallai rajan as an assistant Sthapati. He assists his father in sculpting and one of his major contributions was during the creation of the master piece statues for handicrafts board.
His exceptional talents in designing of Temples using AUTOCAD have been very helpful for the senior Sthapatis to get timely scaled drawings that work out meticulously during the execution. He is gradually gaining site experience as well.