G. Aravindan
Govindan
Aravindan (born January 21, 1935 in Kottayam — died March 15, 1991 in
Trivandrum) who was popularly known as G. Aravindan seized attention of
book-loving malayalees by his path-breaking venture in graphic novel-
Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum . It was the surging 60's and the
meek protagonist in the weekly column, RAMU reflected the angst and
frustration of the young malayali office-job-seeker. The end of the
serial shows Ramu having arrived finally , wading the slimy waters of
compromises to shoulder with the coterie of insensitive unsweating men
of the society. The decadence had been announced. The aura of simplicity
and compassion about this man are ever gone. The story of untold
decadence trails to the present.
Then,
Aravindan switched arena, to the celluloid. Soon, he became known for
his unorthodox way of film-making, changing his cinematic forms
consistently and experimenting with story telling without regular
narrative styles. A clutch of avante garde films catapulted him as one
of the best ever film makers of this country. He had also worked with
documentaries and theatre. The present day Malayali knows him more as a
film man than the cartoonist with a bend for the caricatures and the
public-shy musician that he was.
The
Kerala Cartoon Academy pays homage to this illustrious cartoonist
through a handful of Aravindan caricatures made by the members.
Characters from his epic graphic novel have been given towards the end.
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