Thera Para is a 2018 Malayalam mini web series created by Nikhil Prasad for his YouTube channel Karikku.[1] The web series revolves around the lives of four energetic young men and their struggles to become successful.[2] The main four characters - George, Lolan, Shibu and Shambu are roommates. Three of them are unemployed and B.Tech graduates. Shibu is the only one who is employed in the group.
| Thera Para | |
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| തേരാ പാരാ | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Nikhil Prasad |
| Directed by | Nikhil Prasad |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Karikku |
| Editors | Nikhil Prasad Anand Mathews |
| Running time | 15mins - 30mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | 18 June 2018 – 23 March 2019 |
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.[3]
After the season finale, on July 7, 2019, the Karikku team announced their decision to produce a movie - Thera Para - The Movie by sharing a motion poster on YouTube.[4]
Premise
editThe story revolves around four friends. George is an unemployed BTech 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
edit- 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
edit- Aju Varghese as Adv. Prahlad Iyyer[5]
- Saniya Iyappan as Aswathy "Achu"[6]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "ഇതാണ് അവസ്ഥ (Transl. This is the situation)" | July 21, 2018 |
| 2 | "എന്നാലും ലോലാ (Transl. sigh lola!) (in a sarcastic way)" | July 26, 2018 |
| 3 | "ഷിബുവിന്റെ ജോലി (Transl. Shibu's job)" | August 1, 2018 |
| 4 | "ഒരു ഐഡിയ വേണം (Transl. An idea is necessary)" | August 6, 2018 |
| 5 | "ശംഭു കനിയണം (Transl. Need shambhu's help)" | August 11, 2018 |
| 6 | "SHIBU 'S ആപ്പ് (Transl. SHIBU'S app)" | August 27, 2018 |
| 7 | "ലോലൻ എവിടെ? (Transl. Where's lolan?)" | September 1, 2018 |
| 8 | "അടി വന്ന വഴി (Transl. The way the blow came)" | September 11, 2018 |
| 9 | "ഒരു ചെറിയ ട്വിസ്റ്റ് (Transl. A small plot twist)" | September 15, 2018 |
| 10 | "Ayyoo Francis..! (Transl. Oh No Francis..!)" | September 26, 2018 |
| 11 | "തനി രാവണൻ! (Transl. Literally Ravanan!) (being sarcastic)" | October 5, 2018 |
| 12 | "അടുത്ത മാരണം (Transl. The next disaster)" | October 15, 2018 |
| 13 | "കേട്ടതെലാം സത്യമാണോ? (Transl. Was it all the truth?)" | October 26, 2018 |
| 14 | "ആരാണയാൾ? (Transl. Who is that person?)" | November 7, 2018 |
| 15 | "പുതിയ ശീലം (Transl. A new habit)" | November 22, 2018 |
| 16 | "ലോലൻ നന്നാവണം (Transl. Lolan should start being mature)" | December 12, 2018 |
| 17 | "എന്തോ ഉഡായിപ്പുണ്ട് ! (Transl. Something fishy is happening here!)" | January 9, 2019 |
| 18 | "ബ്രഹ്മാരി അല്ല! (Transl. Not Brahmari[?])" | January 31, 2019 |
| 19 | "പോപ്കോൺ (Transl. Popcorn)" | February 23, 2019 |
| 20 | "ഇവിടെ തീരുന്നില്ല (Transl. It doesn't end here)" | March 23, 2019 |
References
edit- ^ "Meet the creator of YouTube's viral 'Karikku' team". The Hindu.
- ^ "The upward trajectory of Malayalam web series". The Hindu.
- ^ "Thera Para Playlist". YouTube. 21 July 2018.
- ^ "'Karikku' team comes up with 'Thera Para' movie; Motion poster trends on YouTube". Mathrubhumi.
- ^ "Actor by Chance".
You did a special appearance as a lawyer in the 'Karikku' series recently...
- ^ "How Saniya became Aswathy Achu in Karikku web series?".
External links
edit- Thera Para at IMDb