Parithabangal Gopi–Sudhakar

Parithabangal Gopi–Sudhakar is an Indian stand-up comedy YouTubers and actors duo consisting of Gopi Aravind Raja (b. 19 November 1995) and Sudhakar Jayaraman (b. 1 October 1995)^[1] (Dhuniya Sudhakar^[2]). The duo predominantly appear in satirical videos of their official YouTube handle Parithabangal.^[3]

The duo have predominantly featured in comedy YouTube videos in their official YouTube channel Parithabangal and subsequently gained significant fanfare over the years.^[3] Gopi and Sudhakar often compiled videos by incorporating usual conversations and daily life styles of people in humorous manner.^[3] The duo also appeared in films mostly confined to minor roles in Meesaya Murukku (2017), Mersal (2017), Uriyadi 2 (2019), Seven (2019), Zombie (2019) and Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (2019).

The duo also collaborated to form Parithabangal Productions in 2018 with the intention of producing films under their production banner.^[4] In 2019, Parithabangal Gopi and Sudhakar announced that they would be making their debut production venture through the film Hey Money Come Today Go Tomorrow, albeit with the support of crowdfunding campaign.^[5] At the time of the film's launch, the film was speculated by media to be Asia's biggest crowd-funded film and was also speculated to be a landmark Indian Tamil-language film as the interest on the film project was rekindled due to the source of funds being used for the film to go on floors.^[5] However, both Gopi and Sudhakar decided to shelve the production of the film due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial constraints.^[6]

In 2023, both Gopi and Sudhakar announced their second major film collaboration, as lead actors for an untitled project tentatively named as Untitled Project #2. The film shooting glimpses of Untitled Project #2, was unveiled on the Parithabangal YouTube channel.^[7] The first look posters of Gopi and Sudhakar were also unveiled where they dressed in comical manner impersonating Charlie Chaplin's prominent character The Tramp.^[8][6]

In 2021, the duo were embroiled in a controversy for promoting Super Backer App in their Parithabangal YouTube channel as the app was at the forefront of a multi-crore scam having defrauded many individuals. Gopi and Sudhakar were also accused of possible misuse of their subscribers money by promoting such malicious apps. The duo stated that they were approached by the Super Backer app to advertise it, and just like they do with various other businesses, they accepted to do so, but they have no affiliation with the app's makers.^[4][9]

In September 2024, Parithabangal faced lawsuit threats and defamation case over their political satirical video titled Laddu Paavangal, covering content about the controversies pertaining to the alleged usage of ingredients such as animal fat to prepare Tirupati laddu.^[10][11][12] The video received mixed feedback, with some viewers finding it a delightful and light-hearted while others criticized it, accusing the creators of offending religious sentiments. Both Gopi and Sudhakar apologised for the video and deleted it from their YouTube channel after criticism mounted.^[13][14][15] A case was lodged against Gopi and Sudhakar to the DGP of Andhra Pradesh by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was later withdrawn after the duo apologized to BJP.^[12][16][17] Thirty-five popular YouTube creators came together to condemn the BJP for threatening Gopi and Sudhakar.^[18]

• Meesaya Murukku (2017)
• Mersal (2017)
• Uriyadi 2 (2019)
• Seven (2019)
• Zombie (2019)
• Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja (2019)
• Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu (2023)