![]() ![]() The success of Balarama soon inspired other Malayalam daily newspapers to follow suit and produce a number of similar magazines. ![]() In the early 1990s, the magazine was able to print completely in multi-colour. From 17 April 1999, the fortnightly became a weekly.Ĭompetition for the juvenile market (2000–present) Ī major breakthrough in the development of Balarama came in the 25 March 2000 issue. From this issue, it started syndicating American comic strips, Spider-Man. It was the first time an American super-hero appeared in a Malayalam comic magazine. The trend of syndicated super-heroes followed as Batman, the Phantom and Mandrake the Magician comics also appeared in subsequent years. In the summer of 2000, the magazine had also started syndicating Disney Comics and Henry strips. Pinocchio was the first Disney comics to syndicate, followed by classics such as Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. ![]() In mid-2001, the magazine started a new in-house series Soothran, which later became quite popular among readers. ![]()
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