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12 december 2012 pradeep sathe m. mohandas simi muhamma 150 indian 31 october 1949 comics writer comic magazine designer * n.m. mohan.jpg n.m. mohan
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n.m. mohan

n.m. mohan -lrb- 1949-2012 -rrb- was an indian comics writer , editor , magazine and advertisement designer , visualiser and architectural consultant .
he is one of the pioneers of comic magazine publication in malayalam and creator of a number of popular comics characters in kerala .
he served as the editor of the malayalam comics `` poompatta '' and `` balarama '' .
in collaboration with several artists and comics creators , most notably pradeep sathe , he prepared mayavi , luttappi and many other fictional characters , introducing simple , naturalistic themes and played a major role in rise of both `` poompatta '' and `` balarama '' comics .
mohan was born to n.g. bhaskaran nair , a businessmen from pala , in 1949 .
he studied at st. thomas college , pala and nss college , changanassery .
he was married to latha , daughter of vaikom chandrasekharan nair , and their children are currently working in some of the prestigious dailies in india .
he lived at palamundakkal house , cherunarakam road , nattasserry , kottayam .
mohan started his career in the general interest magazine `` chithrakarthika '' -lrb- published from trivandrum by vaikom chandrasekharan nair -rrb- .
he later shifted to `` poompatta '' , one of the pioneering comic magazines in malayalam , and served as the editor-in-charge of `` balarama '' from 1983 to 2012 .
he played major role in the publication of several of its sister publications such as `` balarama digest '' , malayalam `` amar chitra katha '' , `` magic pot '' and `` tell me why '' .
mohan died on 12 december 2012 following a heart attack .
