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Cartoonist Chellan, champion known for creating the comic quality Lolan, passed distant successful Kottayam connected Sunday astatine the property of 77. The ceremonial volition beryllium held astatine 3 p.m. connected Monday astatine Vadavathoor.
Born successful 1948 to Paulose and Martha, Chellan began his creator vocation successful 1970, coating signboards. He started drafting cartoons soon after, erstwhile helium launched the file Samuhyam Pappu Aashan in Janayugam weekly. Over the years, his cartoons appeared successful astir each large Malayalam publication, including comics magazines. He besides designed the screen creation for implicit a 100 books.
During the 1980’s, Lolan, a quality created by Chellan became a taste improvement crossed Kerala’s campuses. Introduced successful Mangalam weekly successful 1980, the quality went connected to entertain Malayali readers for much than a 4th century. With his bell-bottom pants, unsocial hairstyle and expressive mannerisms, Lolan embodied the carefree charm of youth. So fashionable was the quality that the sanction Lolan adjacent became synonymous with field romeos of the era.
Through a cartoon syndicate, Lolan adjacent reached audiences beyond Kerala, appearing for 2 years successful the Sunday variation of a Hindi daily, for 4 years successful Kannada and for 2 years successful Tamil. Lolan besides made his mode onto tv screens successful a amusement featuring actors Indrans and Naseer Sankranti successful pb roles.
Chellan retired from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) arsenic a creator successful 2002 and was surviving with his household astatine Vadavathoor. He is survived by his woman Maryamma Philip and lad Sareesh.
In honour of his publication to the creation form, Kerala Cartoon Academy made him a distinguished member.
