S. Jithesh

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| pseudonym = Super-Speedy Cartoonist

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| birth_place = Pandalam Thekkekkara, Pathanamthitta district

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| occupation = Performing cartoonist, poet

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| education = M.A in English Literature, LL.B

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| genre = Varayarangu, cartoons

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S. Jithesh (Sekhar Jithesh), popularly known as Dr. Jitheshji,{{cite web|url=http://www.ayanam.com/?p=1062|title=Cartoon – Caricature competition and Workshop with Speed cartoonist Jitheshji - Ayanam e Journal|website=Ayanam.com|accessdate=1 September 2018}} is an internationally acclaimed performing speed cartoonist and former Vice-Chairman of Kerala Cartoon Academy. Jitheshji is considered as the father of Speed Cartooning since he has initiated and popularised 'Speed Cartooning', 'Super-Speedy Cartooning' and 'Raptoon' through his infotainment cartoon stage shows named Varayarangu Raptoon Thriller .{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Strokes-in-a-jiffy/article15248273.ece|title=Strokes in a jiffy|date=25 June 2008|accessdate=1 September 2018|website=Thehindu.com}}

His infotainment art form, Varayarangu, is a blend of poetry, anecdotes, and socio-political satire with high speed drawing. Sketching of more than thousand celebrity caricatures at a quick pace and satirical commentary is the major attraction of his cartoon stage shows.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/lsquoVarayarangu-reaches-a-milestone/article15768093.ece|title='Varayarangu' reaches a milestone|date=4 October 2010|accessdate=1 September 2018|website=Thehindu.com}} He is recognised as the "World's Fastest Performing Cartoonist" since his ability to speed sketch fifty celebrity caricatures within five minutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/all-in-a-line-a-pictorial-speech/article4851342.ece|title=All in a line… a pictorial speech|first=Radhakrishnan|last=Kuttoor|date=26 June 2013|accessdate=1 September 2018|website=Thehindu.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/kottayam/news/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B5-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D-25-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%81-1.475962|title=വരയരങ്ങില് വിസ്മയംതീര്ത്ത് അഡ്വ. എസ്.ജിതേഷ് 25 വര്ഷം പിന്നിടുന്നു|website=Mathrubhumi.com|accessdate=1 September 2018}}[http://mbsv01.mathrubhumi.com/pathanamthitta/news/3755713-local_news-pathanamthitta-%25E0%25B4%2585%25E0%25B4%259F%25E0%25B5%2582%25E0%25B4%25B0%25E0%25B5%258D%25E2%2580%258D.html&gws_rd=cr&ei=bEjZVub7A4LO0gSospmQBA] {{dead link|date=September 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://indiaitnews.com/toonz-celebrates-international-animation-day/|title=Toonz celebrates International Animation Day|website=Indiaitnews.com|accessdate=1 September 2018}}

Jitheshji is the first Keralite who received more than 20 million plus views on Instagram for his unique art performance. Additionally, he was a celebrity speaker at the TEDx event at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 10 August 2024. His birthday is on 30 December. Here's a summary of his abilities:

He is widely recognized as the Super memorizer with the ability to recall over 100,000 pieces of information from memory

He is also known as the 'History Man of India' for his ability to recall the historic importance of:

366 days (every day of the year, including leap year) and 300+ years of history. He can recall this information from memory within a chatbot's speed

Dr. Jitheshji's skills are truly remarkable, and his ability to recall vast amounts of historical information from memory is unparalleled.

His name has been asked frequently in Public Service Examination Questionnaire. He has travelled more than 20 nations to perform his infotainment Speed Cartoon Performance and Pictorial Oration.

He has conducted more than 10000 speed cartoon stage shows across India and abroad.{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131104/lifestyle-booksart/article/infotainment-artist |title=Infotainment artist |access-date=6 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221051159/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131104/lifestyle-booksart/article/infotainment-artist |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} As a Performing Cartoonist he is known for his lightning sketches and pictorial speech on stage. He was the editor-in-chief of Chiricheppu Cartoon monthly. Jithesh's interests are not limited to cartooning alone since he has also published his own collections of poems in Malayalam and English.{{cite news |last1=Kuttoor |first1=Radhakrishnan |title=Speed cartoon an instant social media hit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/speed-cartoon-an-instant-social-media-hit/article28452268.ece/amp/ |accessdate=26 October 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=15 July 2019 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |title=Meet our Malayali 'flash' cartoonist |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/jan/07/meet-our-malayali-flash-cartoonist-1556913.html |access-date=26 October 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}