S. Jithesh
S. Jithesh, popularly known as Jitheshji, is a speed cartoonist and former Vice-Chairman of Kerala Cartoon Academy. Jitheshji is considered as the father of Speed Cartooning since he has initiated and popularised 'Speed Cartooning' and 'Super-Speedy Cartooning' through his infotainment cartoon stage shows named Varayarangu. His infotainment art form, Varayarangu, is a blend of poetry, anecdotes, and socio-political satire with high speed drawing. Sketching of more than thousand celebrity caricatures at a quick pace and satirical commentary is the major attraction of his cartoon stage shows. He is recognised as the "World's Fastest Performing Cartoonist" since his ability to speed sketch fifty celebrity caricatures within five minutes. Jitheshji is the very first Keralite who bagged more than 20 Million plus views on Instagram for his inique art performance His name has been asked frequently in Public Service Examination Questionaiire. He has travelled more than 20 nations to perform his infotainment Speed Cartoon Performance and Pictorial Oration. He has conducted more than 10000 speed cartoon stage shows across India and abroad. As a Performing Cartoonist he is known for his lightning sketches and pictorial speech on stage. He was the editor-in-chief of Chiricheppu Cartoon monthly. Jithesh's interests are not limited to