Kolachi Venkatesh

Kolachi Venkatesh is a Chennai-based hair collector who has been in the industry for 20 years. He began his career as a hair picker, following in the footsteps of his parents, and now manages a team of 50 pickers. Venkatesh highlights the value of non-Remy hair, which is often discarded but holds significant worth in the global wig market, despite the meager earnings for individual pickers.