C. J. Yesudass | |
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| Born | June 12, 1938 |
| Occupation | cartoonist, writer |
| Known for | Various cartoon characters in news papers like Malayala Manorama and magazines. |
| Spouse(s) | Mercy |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | yesudasan |
Chackalethu John Yesudass (born 1938), popularly known as Yesudasan, is a popular cartoonist from Kerala.[1] He is the founder chairman of the Kerala Cartoon Academy[2] and former chairman of the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi.[3]
Career
Born on June 12, 1938, in Bharanikkavu 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 of India. 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.[4]
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 wrote the dialogues for the Malayalam film Panchavadi Palam by director K. G. George.[5] Yesudasan lives with his wife Mercy and their three sons in Kochi.
Awards
In 2001, he was felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Institute of Cartoonists.[6] In 2021, he won the Swadeshabimani-Kesari award, the highest honor given by the Government of Kerala for media persons, for his contributions to the cartoon and media sector.[3]
References
- ↑ "C. J. Yesudasan". Indian Institute of Cartoonists.
- ↑ "Five-day caricature and cartoon festival begins". The Times of India. 5 May 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cartoonist Yesudasan bags Swadeshabhiman-Kesari award". Mathrubhumi. 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Life and Times of Cartoonist Yesudasan".
- ↑ "'Panchavadi Palam': KG George's political satire that never gets old". The News Minute. 10 October 2020.
- ↑ Govind, Ranjani (6 February 2019). "Housing telling lines". The Hindu.
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