Studio portrait. Full length shot. Solo portrait of Muthiah Chidambaram Pethachi Chettiar (1889–1924). He was an Indian administrator who served as the second zamindar of Andipatti, succeeding his father S. Rm. M. Chidambaram Chettiar. He is standing against a studio backdrop wearing shirt,coat,pant,finger rings(modhiram),watch and spectacles. He is leaning over a table placing his left leg on the table's leg, holding a walking stick in his hands. There is a fancy studio backdrop at the background. The studio name is printed on the left side below corner of the mount as "Carnatic Studio,P.S.Sastri & co,Mount road, Madras".