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Karikku | |
|---|---|
 Karikku Logo used since August 2020 | |
| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2018 – present |
| Genres |
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| Subscribers | 9.98 Million |
| Views | 2.14 Billion |
| Last updated: July 2026 | |
Karikku (transl. Tender Coconut) 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 genre web series space), Tuned (indie music label), Fuse (advertising and influencer marketing), Wybe (merchandising) and Zero (news aggregator).
The channel received the Golden Creator Award upon reaching one million subscribers on YouTube in 2019.[1][2]
The Karikku YouTube Channel received the Mazhavil Entertainment award 2019 for the Best Original Content (Digital) presented by Mazhavil Manorama.[3][4]
History
[edit]The YouTube channel Karikku was launched on 16 August 2016 by Nikhil Prasad.[5] Karikku uploaded its first video on April's Fools Day in 2018.[6]
The channel's breakthrough came with the series Thera Para, which discusses the life of four young men in a very relatable manner, touching upon the day in the life of people around that age category.[7][8] The video was later converted to a single watch of Season 1 with some minor edits and re-released in 2020. A movie with the same name was announced through their YouTube channel as a motion poster but was cancelled due to pandemic. [9][10][11][12]
It’s popularity grew rapidly throughout 2019, with the addition of new cast and crew members and interesting plots.[13] Film actors like Tovino Thomas (Gym Boys), Aju Varghese (Thera Para Season),[14] Rajisha Vijayan (Valentine's Day Gift) and Saniya Iyyappan (Thera Para) made cameo appearances.[15]
They released a video in 2019 celebrating their new YouTube Silver Play Button, after crossing 100,000 subscribers, promoting more viewers to subscribe, as they aimed for the Golden Play Button.[16][17]
In 2020, after a small break due to the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting lockdown, Karikku gradually started to upload videos, beginning with an episode based on a video call, creating a spin-off of the episode Bhaskaran Pillai technologies .[18]
In collaboration with Netflix, karikku released a video titled Ripper - the wanted Killer on 3 April 2021. The Sketch is a promotion for the Malayalam motion picture Irul and was released on the official Netflix India YouTube channel.[19]
Karikku announced their first feature film in October 2025 and expected to be released by following year.[20][21]
Mini series
[edit]| Year | Series | Director | Episodes | YouTube Channel | First Aired | Last Aired | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2019 | Thera Para | Nikhil Prasad | 20 | Karikku | 21 July | 23 March | [22] |
| 2019 | Rock Paper Scissors Season 1 | Adithyan Chandrashekar | 8 | Karikku fliq | 5 October | 30 November | [23] |
| 2019 - 2020 | Plus Two Class | Nikhil Prasad | 6 | Karikku | 7 December | 7 April | [24] |
| 2020 - 2021 | Scoot | Arjun Ratan | 8 | Karikku fliq | 15 February | 17 January | [25] |
| 2020 | Doosra | Nikhil Prasad | 3 | Karikku | 22 June | 11 July | |
| DJ | Krishna Chandran | 2 | Karikku | 30 November | 24 December | [26] | |
| 2020 - 2021 | Rock Paper Scissors Season 2 | Shyamin Gireesh | 6 | Karikku fliq | 25 December | 21 March | [27] |
| 2021 | Insomnia Nights | Thamby | 5 | Karikku fliq | 10 June | 3 July | [28] |
| Average Ambili | Adithyan Chandrashekar | 6 | Karikku fliq | 19 July | 12 September | [29] | |
| Better Half | Krishna Das Murali | 6 | Karikku fliq | 21 August | 4 October | [30] | |
| 2021 - 2022 | Kalakkachi | Arjun Ratan | 2 | Karikku | 25 December | 1 January | [31] |
| 2022 | Sebastiante Velliyazhcha | Sidharth K T | 5 | Karikku fliq | 21 May | 24 June | [32] |
| Circus | Binoy John | 2 | Karikku | 25 June 25 | 12 July | [33] | |
| Bharati Apartments | Krishna Chandran | 3 | Karikku | 29 August | 15 October | ||
| Jabla | Basil Gershome | 5 | Karikku fliq | 15 October | 23 October | [34] | |
| Samarthya Shastram | Shyamin Gireesh | 6 | Karikku | 16 November | 10 December | [35] | |
| 2023 | Thenks! | Binoy John | 2 | Karikku | 21 May | 30 May | [36] |
| Priyapettavan Piyush | Goutham Soorya | 6 | Karikku | 30 June | 16 July | [37] | |
| 2024 | Mokka | Nikhil Prasad | 2 | Karikku | 8 March | 20 March | |
| Porul | Goutham Soorya | 5 | Karikku | 10 May | 18 May | [38] | |
| JAM | Binoy John | 3 | Karikku | 14 September | 25 September | ||
| 2025 | Something Fishy | Abijith Krishnan | 2 | Karikku | 27 April | 30 May | |
Thera Para
[edit]
Thera Para is a 2018 Malayalam mini web series created by Nikhil Prasad for Karikku.[39] The web series revolves around the lives of four energetic young men and their struggles to become successful.[40] 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. 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.[41] After the season finale, 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.[42]
The 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.
Guest appearances included:
- Aju Varghese as Adv. Prahlad Iyyer[43]
- Saniya Iyappan as Aswathy "Achu"[44]
YouTube Sketches
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Story | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | April Fools Special | Nikhil Prasad | Binoy John | 1 April | |
| Types of Malayali Teachers | 10 April | ||||
| Trip Planning - ഒരു മഹാസംഭവം | Anu K. Aniyan | 24 April | |||
| Oru Gorilla Interview | 18 May | ||||
| Mobile Mania Symptoms | Binoy John | 1 June | |||
| Kannan Chaala from Kulu Manali | Anu K. Aniyan | 5 June | |||
| FIFA World Cup 2018 | Karikku Team | 18 June | FIFA Fan based videos | ||
| FIFA vs TV Series | 29 June | ||||
| FIFA Fans TV Interview | 8 July | ||||
| FIFA First Night | 9 July | ||||
| FIFA Finale | 17 July | ||||
| Types of Piruvukar | 8 September | ||||
| What’s wrong with a Beard and Mustache? | 29 September | ||||
| That Chooriyan Friend | 12 October | ||||
| Oru 99 Reunion | Nikhil Prasad | Arjun Ratan | 18 October | 96 Spoof | |
| Beef Roast | Karikku Team | 1 November | |||
| That Psycho Friend | 5 November | extended version | |||
| Kuttikalikal | 13 November | ||||
| Girls bad boys ആയൽ | 30 November | ||||
| That OSS Friend | 14 December | ||||
| Veruppikkal Appappans | Nikhil Prasad | 24 December | |||
| 2019 | Ippo Sheriyakkitharam | Karikku Team | 14 January | ||
| Mr. Pishuku Kumar | Nikhil Prasad | 28 January | |||
| Valentine's Gift | 14 February | features Rajisha Vijayan | |||
| Plus Two Free Period | 14 April | ||||
| Bada Chotta | Jeevan Stephen | Karikku Team | 4 May | ||
| PK | Nikhil Prasad | 5 June | |||
| Bhaskaran Pillai Technologies | 28 June | ||||
| Gym Boys | 20 August | features Tovino Thomas in cameo | |||
| Onam Sadhya | Nikhil Prasad | Karikku Team | 7 September | ||
| Arrangement Kalyanam | Jeevan Stephen | Anu K. Aniyan | 21 October | ||
| 2020 | Babu & Mothalali Phone call | Karikku Team | 27 March | COVID-19 awareness video | |
| Thug Amma | 10 May | Repost | |||
| Bhaskaran Pillai from America | Nikhil Prasad | 20 May | |||
| Smile Please | Jeevan Stephen | Karikku Team | 18 August | ||
| Thiruvonam | Nikhil Prasad | 31 August | Onam special | ||
| Ulkka | Jeevan Stephen | Jeevan Stephen, Arjun Ratan, Anu K. Aniyan, Kiran Viyyath | 8 October | ||
| Family Pack | Anu K. Aniyan | 1 November | |||
| Happy Birthday | Jeevan Stephen | Jeevan Stephen, Anu K. Aniyan, Arjun Ratan | 5 March | ||
| 2021 | Ripper - The wanted killer | Nikhil Prasad | Karikku Team | 3 April | Released through Netflix India YouTube channel, promotional video for Irul film |
| Star | Anu K. Aniyan | Karikku Team | |||
| 2022 | Bingo! Ringa Ringa Rosa (Single Watch) | Krishna Chandran | 27 May | Released as episodes on YouTube shorts | |
| 2023 | Happy Onam | Nikhil Prasad | 29 August | Onam special | |
| Tattadash | Binoy John | Krishna Chandran, Abijith Krishnan | 22 December | ||
| 2024 | Terminator | Krishnachandran | 15 June | ||
| 2026 | Jail Chill | Abhijith Krishna | Karikku Team | 20 March | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Karikku owns 1 Million followers with just 30 uploads". The Times of India. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ "Christmas സമ്മാനവുമായി കരിക്കിന്റെ ജിഞ്ച". Zee News Malayalam (in Malayalam). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ "List of winners in Mazhavil Entertainment Awards 2019". Mazhavil Manorama. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Mazhavil Entertainment Awards show winners revealed". MediaNews4U. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Meet the creator of YouTube's viral 'MAD TECH' team". The Hindu. 2 August 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ VS, Goutham (7 January 2022). "How Karikku transformed the sense of humour of Malayali audience". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ S, Harikumar J. (22 October 2020). "'MAD TECH' special 'KUMILA VIDEO' is ruling over the hearts of Keralites". The Hindu.
- ↑ "KUMILA VIDEO". Madhyamam (Malayalam).
- ↑ "kumila video, the online sensation, gets a filmy makeover". The Times of India. 8 July 2019.
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- ↑ "How chanchal s nair became Aswathy Achu in Kumila web series?". Mathrubhumi. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ "Tovino joins other Mollywood stars to act a role in Karikku". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "These guys are behind the popular online channel Karikku". OnManorama. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ↑ Although they never created a video celebrating the Golden Play Button after the channel crossed 1 million subscribers.
- ↑ "COVID-19: Popular social media stars in Kerala release comic shorts on the lockdown". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Malayalam content creator mad tech debut sketch video on Netflix grabs eyeballs".
- ↑ Features, C. E. (31 October 2025). "Karikku team announces first feature film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ↑ "Karikku all set to light up the big screens, announces debut film project". Karikku all set to light up the big screens, announces debut film project. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ↑ "'Karikku' team comes up with 'Thera Para' movie; Motion poster trends on YouTube". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Divakara Charitam, Rock Paper Scissors And Meenaviyal: 12 Malayalam Web Series On YouTube Worth Your Time". Film Companion.
- ↑ "പ്ലസ് ടു ക്ളാസ്സുമായി കരിക്ക്; പരിഭവുമായി പ്രേക്ഷകർ". Samayam Malayalam.
- ↑ "'ശനിയുടെ അപഹാരം'; കരിക്കിന്റെ സ്കൂട്ട് പുതിയ എപ്പിസോഡ് പുറത്തുവിട്ടു". Dool News.
- ↑ "Watch: New episode from popular Malayalam web series 'Karikku' goes viral". The News Minute.
- ↑ "ഞെട്ടിക്കുന്ന പ്രകടനവുമായി താരങ്ങൾ, കൈയ്യടക്കമുള്ള തിരക്കഥയും ആവിഷ്കരണവും; ഹിറ്റ്ചാർട്ടിലിടം നേടി റോക്ക് പേപ്പർ സിസർ രണ്ടാം സീസൺ ക്ലൈമാക്സ് എപ്പിസോഡ്!". Samayam Malayalam.
- ↑ "ഉറക്കമില്ലാത്ത രാത്രികളുടെ രസങ്ങള്; ശ്രദ്ധ നേടി 'ഇൻസോംനിയ നൈറ്റ്സ്' വെബ് സീരീസ്". Samayam Malayalam.
- ↑ "'കരിക്കിൻ്റെ സീരീസുകളിൽ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ചത്, പ്രകടനങ്ങൾ അത്യുഗ്രൻ'; വീണ്ടും കൈയ്യടി നേടി ആവറേജ് അമ്പിളി! പുത്തൻ എപ്പിസോഡ് ട്രെൻ്റിംഗിൽ!". Samayam Malayalam.
- ↑ "'ടൂർ പോയ +2 പിള്ളേർ തിരിച്ച് വന്നിരുന്നെങ്കിൽ, അവർ ആ റിസോർട്ടിൽ കിടന്നുറങ്ങാൻ തുടങ്ങിയിട്ട് ഒരു വർഷമായി'; ബെറ്റർഹാഫിന് കൈയ്യടിക്കുമ്പോഴും പ്ലസ് ടു ക്ലാസ്സ് തിരിച്ചെത്തിക്കാത്തതിൽ പരിഭവം!". Samayam Malayalam.
- ↑ "Karikku' is back; the new series will leave you craving for fish curry 'Kalakkachi'". The Times Of India.
- ↑ "പതിമൂന്ന് മിനിറ്റ് തീർന്നത് പോലും അറിഞ്ഞില്ല!! ഒരു മണിക്കൂറിനുള്ളിൽ ഒരു ലക്ഷം കാഴ്ചക്കാരുമായി 'സെബാസ്റ്റ്യന്റെ വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച'". Samayam Malayalam.
- ↑ "'ഒന്നും പറയാനില്ല, ഫസ്റ്റ് ഹാഫ് സൂപ്പര്'; വൈറല് വീഡിയോക്ക് പിന്നാലെ ഡയലോഗും വൈറല്". Dool News.
- ↑ "ചിരിപ്പിക്കാന് മാത്രമല്ല കരയിപ്പിക്കാനും അറിയാമെഡേയ്... ഞെട്ടിച്ച് ജെറിന് തരംഗമായി ജബ്ല". Dool News.
- ↑ "Malayalam web series 'Samarthya Shastram' from Karikku is a thriller". The Hindu.
- ↑ "സണ്ഡേ സര്പ്രൈസ്; ഹിറ്റ് വീഡിയോയുടെ രണ്ടാം ഭാഗം വെബ് സീരീസ് കരിക്ക്". Dool News.
- ↑ "Karikku Series : 'അഞ്ച് ദിവസത്തിനുള്ളിൽ കല്യാണം കഴിക്കണം'; 'പ്രിയപ്പെട്ടവൻ പീയുഷ്' കരിക്കിന്റെ പുതിയ വെബ് സീരിസ്; ടീസർ പുറത്ത്". Zee News.
- ↑ "'ലോകത്ത് മൂന്ന് തരത്തിലുള്ള മനുഷ്യരുണ്ട്' സിനിമ സ്റ്റൈൽ ത്രില്ലറുമായി കരിക്ക്; പൊരുൾ കണ്ടെത്തുമോ?". Dool News Malayalam.
- ↑ "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?".