Suppandi
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Suppandi is a comic character who appears in Tinkle
comics. Suppandi, a village simpleton, is still considered the most famous among the characters appearing in Tinkle. Suppandi made his debut in Tinkle No.27 in January, 1983.
Ram Waeerkar carried on drawing for Suppandi till the early 2003, after which it is now being taken care by Ram Waeerkar’s talented daughter, Archana Amberkar.
As an example, in the very first story, where his mistress wants him to call a doctor as she has a fever, but instead of following orders as any other domestic help would, he gets a brainwave and decides to treat her himself. The consequences of course are, as expected, disastrous.
Suppandi was an instant success with Tinkle readers as they were able to relate him to every day common man found in their locality. Readers were amused and Tinkle’s editor Fernandes states that they started receiving a lot of story contributions from Suppandi fans and the editors realised that the simpleton with the funny rectangular head, had come to stay. Suppandi is loved across genre, by children's, teens, and adults.
Now, Tinkle has recently published two books on Suppandi that has the best stories taken from the past 25 years. And, even Suppandi can be emailed at suppandi@ack-media.com.
Some Suppandi tales: Suppandi's uncle was berating Suppandi on his laziness, in the garden.
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There are several hilarious Suppandi stories now on Youtube.http://wn.com/suppandi
Suppandi is a comic character who appears in Tinkle
Tinkle
Tinkle is an Indian monthly magazine, published mainly in India. Originally owned by the India Book House, the Tinkle brand was acquired by ACK Media in 2007. The Magazine contains comics, stories, puzzles, quizzes, contests and other features targeted at school children, although its readership...
comics. Suppandi, a village simpleton, is still considered the most famous among the characters appearing in Tinkle. Suppandi made his debut in Tinkle No.27 in January, 1983.
Origin
Suppandi made his debut in Tinkle No.27 in January 1983. Unlike other Tinkle characters, he was not originally conceptualized by the creators of the magazine. He was born out of 3 narrative stories sent by Sameer Salman from Trichy. The concept was rendered into comics format in Tinkle studios, with the illustrations by one of the famous yesteryear artists, Ram Waeerkar.Ram Waeerkar carried on drawing for Suppandi till the early 2003, after which it is now being taken care by Ram Waeerkar’s talented daughter, Archana Amberkar.
Popularity
Even though stories of dimwits have always had a universal appeal, Suppandi fans would not describe him as one. He is more of a simpleton who gets into troubles because he insists on thinking for himself, than being dictated by the orders of his master.As an example, in the very first story, where his mistress wants him to call a doctor as she has a fever, but instead of following orders as any other domestic help would, he gets a brainwave and decides to treat her himself. The consequences of course are, as expected, disastrous.
Suppandi was an instant success with Tinkle readers as they were able to relate him to every day common man found in their locality. Readers were amused and Tinkle’s editor Fernandes states that they started receiving a lot of story contributions from Suppandi fans and the editors realised that the simpleton with the funny rectangular head, had come to stay. Suppandi is loved across genre, by children's, teens, and adults.
Now, Tinkle has recently published two books on Suppandi that has the best stories taken from the past 25 years. And, even Suppandi can be emailed at suppandi@ack-media.com.
Some Suppandi tales: Suppandi's uncle was berating Suppandi on his laziness, in the garden.
Just th
There are several hilarious Suppandi stories now on Youtube.http://wn.com/suppandi