Luttapi’s kuntham was more attractive than Mayavi’s magic ‘vadi’. So dear co-passengers, buckle up as we ride through the lives of some of the cartoons and comic book characters we fell in love with and most importantly through the pages that probably taught us how to read Malayalam! Guess who’s taking a back seat here? Our very own first impression of a digital print? The very reason we started loving make-believe characters and considering them as one amongst us has to do with the dopehead of a Sheru, a little magic from Mayavi and so much more. Nowadays, all we talk about is how relatable it is to watch FRIENDS, how thrilling it is to watch ‘Money Heist’, etc. Balarama, Balabhumi, Poombaata, Balamangalam – which one was your favourite?
Yes! We are indeed talking about those little Malayalam comic books and comic book characters that made our Fridays even more ‘Friyay’ (let’s just ignore Saturday classes here!). Celebrated were those Fridays when we used to have an additional ‘shushkaanti’ because Fridays meant not just the end of a week but also signified the arrival of our weekly comic. As we grew so did this pile of love that has been our best friend throughout our school lives. We are pretty much a generation that has a stack of children’s comics that is taller than ourselves.
