# Suppandi

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| caption = Promotional art for<br />''Suppandi'' <br />by ACK Media
| character_name = Suppandi
|publisher=[ACK Comics](/source/Amar_Chitra_Katha)
| debut = [Tinkle](/source/Tinkle) No. 27, January 1983
| creators = [Ram Waeerkar](/source/Ram_Waeerkar)
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| powers = foolishness, stupidity
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'''Suppandi''' is a comic character who appears in [Tinkle](/source/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](/source/Trichy). The concept was rendered into a comic format in Tinkle studios, with illustrations by one of the famous yesteryear artists, [Ram Waeerkar](/source/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](/source/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](/source/internet_meme) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube).{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==References==
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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

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