Suppandi

{{more citations needed|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox comics character  | image = Suppandi character.png | converted = y | caption = Promotional art for<br />''Suppandi'' <br />by ACK Media | character_name = Suppandi |publisher=ACK Comics | debut = Tinkle No. 27, January 1983 | creators = Ram Waeerkar | alliances = | homeworld =

| aliases = | powers = foolishness, stupidity | cat = | subcat = | hero = | sortkey = }}

'''Suppandi''' is a comic character who appears in Tinkle comics. Suppandi is typically a village simpleton and is still considered the most famous and loved among the characters appearing in Tinkle.

Suppandi made his debut in Tinkle No. 27 in January 1983.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mazumder|first=Jayeeta|title=Suppandi gets his own magazine|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Books/Suppandi-gets-his-own-magazine/Article1-620298.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111135322/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/books/Suppandi-gets-his-own-magazine/Article1-620298.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2010|accessdate=10 May 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref> 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 P. Varadarajan from Trichy. The concept was rendered into a comic format in Tinkle studios, with illustrations by one of the famous yesteryear artists, Ram Waeerkar. Suppandi is also shown as an ignoramus but a faithful servant to his masters most of the time. His stupidity or his virtue of being an ignoramus has cost him many a job. Often Suppandi is shown living in big towns and cities.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

Ram Waeerkar carried on drawing for Suppandi till his death in February 2003, after which it is now being taken care of by Ram Waeerkar's daughter, Archana Amberkar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archana Amberkar|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/amberkar_archana.htm|access-date=2020-09-21|website=lambiek.net|language=en}}</ref> Between 1991 and 1993, and also between 2003 and 2004, Suppandi stories were also illustrated by Sanjiv Waeerkar, Ram Waaerkar's son. Suppandi is based on the Tamil folklore character Chappandi. Suppandi and Shikari Shambu have been featured on YouTube since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-popular-tinkle-characters-suppandi-and-shambu-are-now-online-2134356|title=Popular Tinkle characters Suppandi and Shambu are now online!|last=Srinivasan|first=Latha|date=2015-10-13|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>

Suppandi's popularity outside India grew steadily in the late 2010s as an internet meme on YouTube.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

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Category:Comics characters introduced in 1983 Category:Comic strips missing date information Category:Male characters in comics Category:Fictional Indian people Category:Indian comics Category:Humor comics Category:Comics set in India Category:Comics adapted into animated series Category:Hindu characters in comics