Raman of tenali

by Anant Pai, Kamala Chandrakant

When the king saw a strapping lad astride the aged shoulders of his guru, he knew something was amiss. Soon he realized that, if young Raman was around, it was best to expect the unexpected. This village bumpkin was no fool, even the fiery goddess Kali had given in to his wiles. Wheeding his way into the mighty Vijayanagara court, it was but a short step into the heart of King Krishnadeva Raya, who welcomed a laugh or two to lighten his busy day.

Genres: Comics, Childrens, History, Drama, Biography, Graphic Novels, Indian Literature

34 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Anant Pai popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and creator of Indian comics, in particular the Amar Chitra Katha series in 1967, along with the India Book House publishers, and which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters. In 1980, he launched Tinkle, a children's anthology, which was started under Rang Rekha Features, India's first comic and cartoon syndicate, that lasted till 1998, with him as the Managing Director.

Today, Amar Chitra Katha sells about three million comic books a year, in English and more than 20 Indian languages, and has sold about 100 million copies since it inception in 1967 by Anant Pai, and in 2007 was taken over by ACK Media.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these tales of Raman - the court jester poet who gets the better of everyone who thinks he is a fool - addictive and fun!

[Nithish V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book to read

Reminded me of my childhood when we used to read this story.
Drawings are good too and for the situations.

[Srivardhan Ramesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

pretty humourous and interesting!

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is for those who like to read books on jester.

[Chandramouli C S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read but too short

I was expecting more stories in the book. Don’t get me wrong, the stories that are included are wonderfully cartooned. Good read

[Navendu Agarwal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tenali Raman is brilliant and clever

Tenali Raman is brilliant and clever.
He always finds a way to do things he wants to do.
Short stories are both funny and knowledge worthy.

[KOUSHIK NANDI · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Nice reading as usual from ACK. Entertaining and fun. I used to read ACK books when I was in school. And I still read them.

[Harish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tenaliraman a flim in tamil has same story

I like comics so I have given 5 stars and I am so much impressed with the stories that had been there

[Srikar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Childhood nostalgia. Too short though.

rant begins
Like always, as you move south of the Vindhyas, your name automatically gets an n added at the end. You are always a Tamilian (Madrasi). Tenali Rama becomes Tenali Raman for no reason. I'm Srikaran too.
rant ends

[Rahul Kapur · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic tale of wit and amusement

The presentation of the book is quite intriguing. Though the story line overlaps with birbal's stories, but the beginnings differ extensively. One-time read.

[aziz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice story

[Krupa Jagannath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Love ACK Stories and relive childhood memories. Love the stories and illustrations ! Great that it's available on Kindle now.

[Anjana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Raman of Tenali is a witty man. One cannot help liking the lovable rogue.
The stories are in line with those of Gopal Bhand, and Birbal. Totally enjoyed.

[Avinash · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book

Little read. Nice to enjoy comics, clever Tenali in the court of vijayanamagaram. Lovely book. Must read. Great humour book.

[Muskan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light-hearted, short, funny, witty and creative. These are fables of around 30 pages which takes hardly 15 minutes to read through.

This one is a story of a lazy villager whose wits got him into a court, made him rich and ever more witty.

Thanks to these short humours, my days are a bit interesting now. Looking forward to read atleast a ton of them, soon.

These can be found easily on Amazon. I got myself an e-copy of the same.

[Ahmed Atif Abrar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but could've been better.

[Arideep Das · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tales Of Tenali Rama

This is a good story with fun and learning.Entertaining enough to learn more about Mighty King Krishnadev Raya , Vijaynagar Empire Court Greatness And Renali wisdom.

[Nigga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wit, humor and presence of mind

Tenali Rama is always refreshing , his ready with, the way he gets people and himself out of dangerous situations is so charming. Good to read in any age 😊

[Abhinav · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Good Short Read

I have been a fan of ACK books and this book nothing but increases that fandom in me. A great book, plenty to learn in such a short time with a really good sense of humour.

[Arun Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Book

Excellent Book on Tenali Rama. I have read it many times. Worth reading. Always, I read it, when I feel bored.

[Aman · Rating 5 out of 5]

So witty!

[Naga Vishnu Kanth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice ACK read as always :). Short and concise,

[Swetha G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okayish

Just mentions about his entrance to vijayanagara and 2 stories. Hope to see a book in future with more of his court storis

[Mayuresh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reading for youngsters

Nice illustration , light reading and story. What we read in Amar Chitra Katha etc as kids.
Handily available on Kindle.

[Akshay Kamath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!

Really liked the set of stories presented in this edition of ACK. The sub heading is quite apt. Enjoyable read.

[Mario A · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nostalgic read,Read it close to 17 years back. Great Illustrations.

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice

[prakash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully told!

My daughter enjoyed the tales of wit and humour. These are the stories worth telling to our kids.

And the graphics and the story telling is also nice. Thank You!