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Chandamama is a monthly magazine focused on kids and youngsters. It has stories from Medieval India, typically kings and their story on bravery and wit. It had quite a few characters who appeared on short comic strips. People used to love the magazine. First edition of CHANDAMAMA released in the month of july, 1947. The Founder editor of the magazine is B.Nagi Reddy. Chakrapani, a friend of Nagi Reddy was the behind the force whose vision, perception brought name and fame to the magazine. Betal Stories(or Ghost stories) of chandamama brought wide repute to this magazine. Though the magazine's name spells it is for kids, the adult readers are more. Shortcut: WP:CU Marking articles for cleanup This page is undergoing a transition to an easier-to-maintain format. ... This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. ... Famous Telugu movie producer from Kadapah district of Andhra pradesh. ... Alur Chakrapani was born near Tenali, Guntur Dt. ... This page is about paranormal phenomena. ...
Also to note was the unusual size of the magazine, it was not a newspaper stype, or the reader's Digest style magazine. But had an unusual size. As of August 2006, it has been rumored that Disney is set to buy a stake in Chandamama. It is published in 12 languages, and has a readership of about 200,000.
Formally launching the tie-up, Chandamama's editor and publisher B. Viswanadha Reddi said here on Tuesday that to begin with it would be offered in the three north coastal and East Godavari districts.
Subscriptions for Chandamama in other languages would also be accepted.
He announced that the back issues of Chandamama were being digitised by the TTD and would be available on CDs.
Chandamama today is surely the oldest surviving example of the 'edutainment' concept for kids in the country.
B Viswanatha Reddi, managing director, Chandamama India Ltd, much in the manner of his mythological tales that are passed down from one generation to another, has skillfully reinstated the brand among the Generation Next by ensuring that it remains entrenched as a `family' offering.
Chandamama has only a modest network of agents/distributors/news vendors, but from the feedback we receive by way of letters, it has to be assumed that copies do reach rural areas, which are accessible by road.
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