Parithabangal Gopi–Sudhakar

Parithabangal Gopi–Sudhakar is an Indian Tamil stand-up comedy YouTuber and actor duo consisting of Gopi Aravind Raja (b. 19 November 1995) and Sudhakar Jayaraman (b. 1 October 1995). The duo predominantly appear in satirical videos of their official YouTube handle Parithabangal. Their videos also feature Dravid Selvam, RS, Aravind, Shyam, and others.

Career The duo have predominantly featured in comedy YouTube videos in their official YouTube channel Parithabangal and subsequently gained significant fanfare over the years. 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. 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. Their Untitled Project #2 and Oh God Beautiful were also dropped.

Legal issues 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.

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. 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. 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was lodged against Gopi and Sudhakar to the DGP of Andhra Pradesh by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was later withdrawn after the duo apologized to BJP. Thirty-five popular YouTube creators came together to condemn the BJP for threatening Gopi and Sudhakar.

Filmography YearTitle Actor Notes Gopi Sudhakar 2017 Meesaya Murukku Mersal 2019 Uriyadi 2 Seven Zombie Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja 2023 Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu 2026 Idhayam Murali Also featuring Dravid Selvam Anbe Diana Jolliya Iruntha Oruthan