Yesudasan
Chackalethu John Yesudasan (1938- ), better known as Yesudasan, is a popular cartoonist from Kerala .
Born
on June 12, 1938, in Bharanikavu near Mavelikkara, Yesudasan published
his first cartoon in 1955 in a magazine called 'Asoka' published from
Kottayam. He entered the world of political cartoons in 1960, drawing
for Janayugom, the Malayalam daily of the Communist Party. He worked
there for three years, drawing a pocket cartoon with the character
'Kittumman', after which he joined Shankar's Weekly in Delhi. From 1969,
he was the editor of Balayugam, a children's magazine in Malayalam and
edited Asadha, Cut-Cut and Tuk-Tuk, popular satirical magazines on
politics and cinema. He joined the Malayala Manorama group in 1985 as
staff cartoonist, running cartoon columns in the paper and The Week
magazine[2] .
Yesudasan
has authored four books — 'Aniyara', 'Pradhama Dhrusti', 'Post Mortem'
and 'Varayile Nayanar'. He was cartoonist of the year award winner of
Thiruvananthapuram Press Club in 1990 and 1992. He is the founder
chairman of Kerala Cartoon Academy and Former President of the Kerala
Lalitakala Academy. He wrote the dialogues for the Malayalam film
'Panchavadi Palam' by director K.G.George.
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