Soothran (

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

: സൂത്രൻ) is the titular protagonist of the Indian

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that appears regularly in the Malayalam children's magazine '' Balarama. ''The comics are conceptualized by Luis Fernandes (the editor of ''

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'') and N. M. Mohan, written by Madhavan Namboothiri and illustrated (currently) by Simi Muhamma.''Kids Cartoon Camp at Muhamma, Alleppy'' (Kerala Cartoon Academy) 15 May 2011
/ref> The story revolves around a smart jackal named Soothran who lives in a cave in the jungle. His best friend, Sheru, is a dumb and cowardly tiger. The strips depict the adventures of the two friends, and is noted for its funny

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s. The comic strip, launched in mid-2001 (July), was a huge success. Unlike other comics in

, it became widely popular among Kerala youth also and soon became a flagship strip of the magazine. More than 500 weekly strips of ''Soothran'' have been published so far, each one about 4 or 5 pages in length. "Soothran" was created by Luis Fernandes, the editor of the Tinkle magazine, and N. M. Mohan for ''Balarama'' in 2001. Simi Muhamma, an artist from

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in Alleppey, currently draws the comics and Madhavan Namboothiri prepares the script.

Trivia

* Soothran comics have also been published as special summer month collections, starting in 2003. * ''Akku and Ikku'' is a spin-off story from the Soothran universe and was appeared in "Balarama" magazine. * Soothran and Sheru appear in a series of

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comics known as ''All the Best''.

References

External links

''Soothran'' online at the Malayala Manorama website
Indian comics Malayalam comics Comics characters introduced in 2001 {{comic-stub