Mani Nagappa (born 1925) is an Indian sculptor who is known for creating statues of prominent personalities and political leaders of Tamil Nadu.
[4] His first sculpture, a statue of Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, was eventually approved, thereby giving a start to his career.
[1] In the 1980s, he sculpted the statue of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, at the Kathipara Junction in Guindy, Chennai.
[1] However, the unveiling of the statue at the Halasuru Lake in Bangalore was delayed by 18 years due to political issues.
[1] Apart from sculpting, Mani Nagappa is also interested in collecting vintage and sports cars.