Studio portrait. Handpainted image. Full length shot. Solo portrait of Annamalai Chettiar standing wearing shirt,trouser,chain,shoes,customary symbol on the forehead(pottu) and bangles(valayal). There is a ribbon tied towards the right side of the forehead. There is a studio backdrop at the background of a house's interior. The name of the studio is present on the left side of the mount as "Photo National,Kanadukathan". The image is taken in the year 1928.