S. Jithesh

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Vice-Chairman of Kerala Cartoon Academy[1]. Caricaturist and Cartoon Critic. He has drawn cover illustrations and caricatures for more than thousand books in malayalam including Kamala Das' Collection of short stories 'Madhavikkuttiyude Unmakadhakal'. He has carved out his own niche of political sketches which have appeared in virtually every major Kerala publication. He has conducted many ‘On the spot Cartoon demonstrations’ of famous personalities. Jithesh is also an expert in anatomical illustrations. He is known for his grotesque yet hyper-realistic distortions of the facial features of celebrities, which he renders primarily with calligraphic pen. S.Jithesh is the chief pioneer of the literary genre, 'Cartoon Criticism' in Malayalam. He is the Editor - in - Chief of Chiricheppu Cartoon monthly. The hallmark of Jithesh's cartoon is their merciless attack upon the corruptions and other social evils prevailing in the society. Jithesh’s interests are not limited to cartooning alone since has also published his own collections of poems in Malayalam.


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  1. Nakshathrangale Pranayicha Oraal (Collection of Poems)
Library of Congress citation: Jitēṣ, Es. Nakṣatr̲aṅṅaḷe pr̲aṇayicca orāḷ : kavitakaḷ / Es. Jitēṣ. Nūr̲anāṭ : Uṇma Pabḷikkēṣans, 1999. 50 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. LC Control Number 99952122
  1. Kuttikkavitthakalum Cartoon Padanavum (Children's Literature)
  2. Cartoon-Caricature Varakkaan Padikkan (Cartoon Study)

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  1. Kerala Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Sahityakara Directory’.
  2. Samakalika Malayalam Weekly’s 2004 October 1- Issue, Page74 (Jeevitham Enne Enthu Padippichu column compiled by T.N.Jayachandran I.A.S
  3. Kavikalum Kavitha Charithravum- An Academic Encyclopedia , Published by Haritham Books , Kozhikkode.