Chandamama
Chandamama was a classic Indian monthly magazine for children, famous for its illustrations. It also published long-running mythological/magical stories that ran for years. Originally, "Chandamama" was started in Telugu by Chakrapani and Nagi Reddi, who later became noted Telugu film producers. It was edited by Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao, a very close friend of Chakrapani and a literary colossus in Telugu literature, who edited it for 28 years, till his death in August 1980.
The first Telugu issue of Chandamama (చందమామ) on 15 August 1947 on the occasion of Independence Day. | |
| Categories | Children's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founded | July 1947 |
| Final issue | March 2013 |
| Company | Geodesic Limited (formerly Geodesic Information Systems Limited) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu (as Chandamama/చందమామ) Tamil (as Ambulimama/அம்புலிமாமா) Kannada (as Chandamama/ಚಂದಮಾಮ) Sanskrit Assamese (as Chandmama/চান্দমামা) Hindi (as Chandamama/चन्दामामा) Odia (as Jahnamaamu/ଜହ୍ନମାମୁଁ) English Marathi (as Chandoba/चाँदवा) Malayalam (as Ambili Ammavan/ചന്ദാമാമ) Bengali (as Chadmama/চাঁদমামা) |
In 2007, Chandamama was bought by Geodesic, a Mumbai-based software services provider company. They planned to take the then 60-year-old magazine into the digital era. However, the magazine is currently defunct as Geodesic itself was found defaulting on outstanding loans and was ordered to be wound up by the Mumbai High Court.
As of July 2016, the current status of the magazine is unknown - as the parent company Geodesic is under the liquidation process and the Chandamama brand and IP is expected to be sold off in due course. The official website of the magazine was allowed to expire and drop by the magazine owners and the current website is not associated with the Chandamama magazine.