In July 1949, the Kannada version was launched and it was published in Hindi in August 1949. In July 1947, Chandamama was published in Tamil and Telugu. In the year 2007, Chandamama was acquired by Geodesic Information Systems, which is a technology based company. In the year 1999, the publishing house was made a public limited company and Morgan Stanley acquired a sizable stake in the organisation. B Viswanatha Reddy is the publisher of the magazine at present and Prashant Mulekaris is the current editor of Chandamama. He was supported by his associate, Chakrapani, who was the driving force and chief visionary of the Indian comics magazine. Chandamama also released a series of mythological and magical stories through several years.Ĭhandamama was first published in July, 1947 by the founder editor B.Nagi Reddy, who was also a producer of South Indian films. But most popular series in the comics magazine were the stories of King Vikramaditya and Betal, adapted from ancient Sanskrit work titled Baital Pachisi. Chandamama provided edutainment in from of illustrated stories.
The main themes included epics, mythology, fables and folklore that appealed and excited the children. The comic book still consists of various mythological tales, like Vikram-Betal, which were popular from the beginning.Ĭhandamama published stories from various historical and modern Indian texts, as well as from other countries. It is now available in more regional Indian languages than earlier. Chandamama was refurbished in November 2008 and has enhanced the quality of content, artwork and presentation, in order to compete with other contemporary Indian comics. It was initially published in Tamil and Telugu, but other languages were also introduced later. He was also a producer in the south Indian film industry. The first issue of Chandamama was published in July, 1947, by B.Nagi Reddy, the founder editor of the comics magazine. The comics magazine caters solely to children and is popular for its artwork and illustrations. Chandamama is a renowned Indian comics magazine that is published on a monthly basis.
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