Chintoo is a famous Marathi comic strip that appears in Sakal newspaper. Chintoo is written by Charuhas Pandit and Prabhakar Wadekar. For a couple of years it appeared in Loksatta. Chintoo (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Chintu) has been popular in all age groups since it started. It was first published on November 21, 1991. Theme Chintoo, the hero of the strip, represents a typical boy in middle class Marathi family. Normal incidents in his day-to-day life are given a humorous face in this cartoon series. He faces all the problems that other boys of his age face like pressure to study from parents, getting bullied etc. He also enjoys doing pranks. He gets fun out of simple things. He enjoys watching cricket, stealing mangoes from Joshi Kaku's trees. He loves to have pets, but his parents always refuse to let him have one. Characters in the cartoon Pappa Chintoo's father. He is an engineer by profession. Aai Chintoo's mother is housewife. Her name is Deepa. Ajji Chintoo's grandmother is very loving and caring. Ajoba Chintoo's grandfather. Chintoo goes to his grandfather whenever he needs any toy who always fulfills Chintoo's demands. Pappu Chintoo's best friend. The boy who helps Chintoo when he is in danger. But then, Raju is a bigger danger than anybody can handle. Pappu is an animal lover and he especially likes puppies. He is very naughty as well. Mini A girl in the group. She loves going to school, exams and everything about studies. She is a poet at heart but nobody in the group likes her poems. Chintoo dislikes everything that Mini likes. Chintoo quarrels with mini all the time. Bagalya A geek in the group. His name derives from his lanky frame, much like a stork. Baglya is kind of average Joe. Raju The bodily strong but mentally slow person in the group. Likes Mini's poems, but then that is not a praise. He does not understand jokes quickly, even if you make fun of him. So, if you are fast, you can crack jokes about him and get away. If he catches you, you are beaten. Chintoo loves making fun of Raju and keeps getting beaten by Raju. Joshi Kaku Chintoo's neighbor, who has a large garden full of fruit trees. Gets the brunt of the group's play, with their cricket resulting mostly in ball going through Joshikaku's glass windows, with predictable results.she