V. T. Thomas (6 June 1929 – 27 April 2016), popularly known as Toms, was an Indian cartoonist from the state of Kerala, who created the cartoon characters Boban and Molly.
Toms was born to Vaadakkal Thoppil Kunjuthomman Kunjithomman and Sicily Thomas on 6 June 1929 in Kuttanad.
[3] Toms created the Malayalam cartoon characters Boban and Molly, the brother sister duos accompanied by a tiny puppy based on two real life persons of the same name.
[4] Toms also created other characters which appeared along with Boban and Molly, which all represented various personalities and life style of Keralites.
A film Bobanum Moliyum based on the characters was released in 1971 directed by J. Sasikumar, starring Madhu and Kaviyoor Ponnamma.