Chandamama

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Chandamama

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; 77 years ago (1947-07)
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)

Chandamama was a classic Indian monthly magazine for children, known for its illustrations and long-running mythological and magical stories. Originally launched in Telugu by Chakrapani and Nagi Reddi, who later gained prominence as Telugu film producers. The magazine 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.

In 2007, Chandamama was acquired by Geodesic, a Mumbai-based software services company, with plans to transition the 60-year-old magazine into the digital era. However, the magazine is now defunct because Geodesic defaulted on outstanding loans and was ordered to be wound up by the Mumbai High Court.^[1]

As of July 2016, the current status of the magazine is uncertain, as the parent company Geodesic is undergoing liquidation. The Chandamama brand and IP are expected to be sold off in due course. The magazine's official website has expired and been dropped by the owners, and the current website is not associated with Chandamama.