An artist in India's Coimbatore, a city in Tamil Nadu, ties string around thousands of nails to form an impressive portrait of an actor.

Seevaga Vazhuthi is seen wrapping the string around the nails to create a unique portrait of actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan.

Vazhuthi said: "This is a tribute that I made for Mr Kamal Haasan for his birthday today. This form of art is known as string art is an unusual form of art rarely done by artist around the globe."

"It demanded a lot of endurance both physically and mentally. It took 28 days, 250 hours, 13,000 nails, 8 kilometres of string, and an 8-foot-long wooden board to complete this artwork.

"This is a step towards taking art to the next level."

This footage was filmed on November 5.

Seevaga Vazhuthi is an artist who hails from Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu. He is a legend in creating String art. He wanted is also a big fan of Actor Kamalahasan. On his birthday he shared this art to the actor as a special tribute to his contribution on the film industry.

Seevaga Vazhuthi said “Happy and proud to present my art work to all my beloved teachers, seniors and juniors. This is a tribute that I made for Mr.Kamal Haasan for his bday today. This form of art is known as String art is an unusual form of art rarely done by artist around the globe.

It demanded lot of endurance both physically and mentally. It took 28 days, 250 hours, 13000 Nails, 8Km long string and 8ft long wooden board to complete this art work. This is a step towards taking Art to the next level. Happy for all your support and I hope you will enjoy the work.”