He is the prime reason for the backfiring of Soothran's many ideas. He keeps utmost respect to Soothran and his tricks. Sheru is easily recognized by his black stripes and innocent eyes. Sheru: The word 'sheru' comes from the Hindi word 'sher', which refers to any of the big cats.Most of his family relations live in other nearby jungles, visiting him from time to time. Also, he often undertakes tasks with gusto, only to later realize they were not as easy as he had originally imagined. He often devises very complicated traps to capture prey animals, most of which rebound on him. He is experienced to survive danger situations with ease. He appears to be young and energetic and very smart. The Malayalam word 'soothran' roughly translates as 'the clever one' or 'the one who knows tricks'. Soothran is an Indian jackal, living alone in his cave in the jungle.
With Soothran's meteoric rise to fame, several other magazines have started similar strips with Simi Muhamma, the artist behind Soothran. Simi Muhamma, an artist from Muhamma in Alleppey, currently draws the comics and Madhavan Namboothiri prepares the script. 'Soothran' was created by Luis Fernandes, the editor of the Tinkle magazine, and NM Mohan for Balarama in 2001.
