CariToon Kochi 2017: Kochi turns humour hub

CariToon Kochi 2017, Season 2, the mega cartoon and caricature event began in Kochi on May 4. The event, which will see the participation of prominent cartoonists and caricaturists from across the country, was inaugurated at the Durbar Hall ground. The inauguration featured 60 cartoonists who made live cartoons.

The event according to the organisers is intended to turn Kochi into the humor hub of Kerala. This is the main reason why the event provides several avenues to prompt kids and adults alike to keep away their tensions and bring out the humorous side in them.  May 5 being the World Cartoonist Day, an event -—Toon Talk—wherein the cartoonists interacted with media and shared their experiences and challenges took place at Rajendra Maidan.

Later, there was another event where actor Salim Kumar interacted with popular troll group admins. All the programmes according to Anoop Radhakrishnan, director of CariToon, saw a good crowd which is a clear indication that the second season of CariToon is also a major success.

As part of the curtain raiser to the event, a marathon live caricaturing- FLIGHTtOOnS was held at the new International terminal of the Cochin International Airport on April 18. On the very first the artists created 1001 caricatures of passengers present at the emigration terminal and presented them on the spot. As part of CariToons, cartoon workshop for children and various other cartoon and caricature exhibitions will be held in the city.

Various events of CariToon will be held at six different venues- Darbar Hall ground and Art gallery, Rajendra Maidan, Ernakulam Press Club Art Gallery, Children's Park and Nanappa Art Gallery.