Adithi Krishnadas

Mr. P.N.K Panicker's animated avatar reveals how Arana, the humble red-tailed skink, acquired a famous trait.

A marvellous menagerie of monsters, plucked from the imagination of Mr. P. N. K. Panicker of Kerala, India, a top-notch teller of tall tales. The nonagenarian Mr. Panicker has a lifetime of likely stories to share, and this batch – recorded on the sly by his son, SEEN IT’s creative director Suresh Eriyat, and animated by the talent at Mumbai-based Studio Eekasaurus – is a fine place to start.

Mr. P.N.K Panicker's animated avatar reveals how Arana, the humble red-tailed skink, acquired a famous trait.

A marvellous menagerie of monsters, plucked from the imagination of Mr. P. N. K. Panicker of Kerala, India, a top-notch teller of tall tales. The nonagenarian Mr. Panicker has a lifetime of likely stories to share, and this batch – recorded on the sly by his son, SEEN IT’s creative director Suresh Eriyat, and animated by the talent at Mumbai-based Studio Eekasaurus – is a fine place to start.