web series
A web series (also known as webseries, short-form series, and web show) is a series of short scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet (i.e. World Wide Web), which first emerged in the late 1 ...
created by Nikhil Prasad for his
YouTube
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channel
Karikku
''Karikku'' () is an Indian YouTube Channel in Malayalam, founded by Nikhil Prasad in 2018. The YouTube Channel gained popularity with their first Web series titled " Thera Para". Karikku has different business verticals including Fliq (multi g ...
. The web series revolves around the lives of four energetic young men and their struggles to become successful. The main four characters - George, Lolan, Shibu and Shambu are roommates. Three of them are unemployed and
B.Tech
A Bachelor of Technology (BTech) is an undergraduate degree that is awarded for a higher education program in engineering.
Countries
Australia
In Australia, the Bachelor of Technology degree is offered by RMIT University, Edith Cowan Unive ...
graduates. Shibu is the only one who is employed in the group.
The series lasted for 20 episodes. The first episode titled ''Ithaanu Avastha'' (Transl. ''This is the situation'') was released on 21 July 2018 and the last episode - ''Ivide theerunilla'' (Transl. ''It doesn't end here'') on 23 March 2019.
After the
season finale
A season finale (British English: series finale; Australian English: season final) is the final episode of a season of a television program. This is often the final episode to be produced for a few months or longer, and, as such, will attempt to ...
, on 7 July 2019, the Karikku team announced their decision to produce a movie - ''Thera Para - The Movie'' by sharing a motion poster on YouTube.
Premise
The story revolves around four friends. George is an unemployed
BTech
A Bachelor of Technology (BTech) is an undergraduate degree that is awarded for a higher education program in engineering.
Countries
Australia
In Australia, the Bachelor of Technology degree is offered by RMIT University, Edith Cowan Univ ...
graduate. Lolan is having an affair with Ashwathy Achu online. Shambu is a tech genius. Shibu, 12th pass-out but the only employed one and takes care of the other three. They face many problems but still find a way to get rid of it.
Cast
* Anu K Aniyan as George Mathukutty
* Shabareesh Sajjin as Mahendra Varma aka Lolan
* Binoy John as Shibu
* Anand Mathews as Shambhu
* Jeevan Stephen as Francis
* Kiran Viyyath as Krishna Kumar aka K.K.
* Arjun Ratan as "Scene" Britto
* Sneha Babu as Archana "Achu"
* Unni Mathews as hari
* Krishna Chandran as Baby
* Amal Thaha as Sreesanth
* Sebastian Sebootty as Sreekumar
Guest appearances
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Aju Varghese
Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sr ...