Her Journey
Most artists will tell you they were born with a brush in their hand. Sannutha wasn’t.
She was the creative kid yes! The one who showed up for every singing competition, every mehndi contest, every DIY craft session, every anchoring slot and went to creative classes. But painting came later.
Sannutha picked up a brush for the first time at 16, during the quiet and chaos of COVID-19. Then life happened, and she put it down. But something kept pulling her back and so in 2022, she listened. Instead of waiting until she was “good enough,” she made herself a deal to paint 100 paintings before judging herself. What started as a challenge became a revelation. With every painting, she wasn’t just ticking a box- she was finding something. A love she didn’t know was this deep. A devotion she couldn’t explain and by the time she reached 100, there was no question of stopping.
What she paints?
Sannutha paints Hindu deities, pets, landscapes, and anything that feels like it deserves to last. But more than subjects, she paints emotions -love, devotion, happiness, sadness, and the feelings that don’t have names yet. She also paints on objects, surfaces, anything that calls to her. Every painting teaches her something. About the craft. About life. About herself.
Motivation & Inspiration
Everything Sannutha does comes from love and devotion and to her, the two are the same thing.
When she takes up a new painting of a Hindu deity, she begins with an anushtana —a personal ritual of devotion before the first brushstroke. Because for Sannutha, these aren’t just paintings. They are acts of reverence. Each piece carries a prayer, an intention, a piece of her heart.
Sannutha is also deeply moved by the idea of making something last. Art, to her, is how we hold on to what matters whether it is emotions, moments, beings, or the divine. She paints because she believes some things are too precious to fade.
Philosophy
Art heals. Art belongs to everyone. And there is absolutely no age to start.
Sannutha also believes that being part of someone’s journey by creating a piece that lives in their home, their heart, their memory -is one of the greatest honours an artist can have. She doesn’t just make paintings. She makes something that lasts, for people she loves to love.
Beyond the canvas
Sannutha is also a lover of visual storytelling. On her YouTube channel, Sannutha Bharadwaj, she shares her creative journey. Videos of painting processes, life insights, reflections, films, and everything in between. Because art, for her, was always meant to be shared.
