Chettiar Village Boys

NPC character concepts created for the game Antariksha Sanchar, depicting Ramanujan's childhood friends from a Chettiar community village in ancient Tamil Nadu. The Chettiar family connection was part of the original brief, grounding the characters in the cultural and historical context of Ramanujan's early life.

The concept explores the boys as a group — each with their own distinct look and personality — styled as if captured in an old village photograph. While they begin as childhood companions, they reappear at key points throughout the game to support the narrative, giving them more weight than typical background NPCs.

The work covers the full character design process, from sketches through to the final illustrated concepts.