Mayavi

Māyāvi
The former title logo of the Mayavi comics. Artwork by Pradeep Sathe
Publication information
Publisher	Balarama
First appearance	Balarama (August 1984)
In-story information
Species	Imp
Abilities	Invisibility, Magic Staff
Kuttichaththen Publication information Schedule Weekly (current) Format Ongoing series Genre see below Creative team Written by N.M. Mohan Artist(s) Pradeep Sathe M. Mohandas Thyagarajan

Māyāvi is a Malayalam comic strip appearing in the Indian comic magazine Balarama owned by MM Publications. The series, was first published in the August 1984 issue of Balarama. Artist M. Mohandas gradually took over the drawing of the series after Balarama became a fortnightly.^[1]

Māyāvi, the protagonist in the series, is an imp, who helps keep the forest safe from villains and dark wizards. Most of the stories revolves around how two dark magicians and their companions try to capture Māyāvi, but fail hilariously. Māyāvi takes place in a secluded forest in Kerala. It is not exactly known when the story takes place. In the local language Malayalam Māyāvi is a combination of two words (māya+āvi) when translated mean magic and spirit respectively. As the target audience is young, the story takes the liberty to draw a fantasy world, in which wizards, demons and other strange creatures exist. However, despite the simplicity and slapstick comedy, Māyāvi became one of the most widely read children's comics in Malayalam language.