I am curious to find out if the bronze statue depicted in the news article is indeed RRC. Does the bronze have an identifier? Would appreciate any info on that. I do have a nice photo of it harvested from the web. It is my impression that all kings had mustach, and rather a bold one. We have great statues of Krishandeva Rayar with a huge mustache, and of course that of later Nayak kings (Thirumalai not only had large mustache, but also an elephant-sized "thonthi").
I have posted below their pics side by side. As you can see KDR has a rather bold mustache, while RRR looks rather boyish (no offense meant). If the statue was made some 100+ years after he passed on, the remembrance is likely to be that of his later years rather than his adolescent times. In any case, would welcome comments on the "mustachio issue". Raj Mutharasan