Akkarakkazhchakal

I enjoy watching the program called Akkarakkazhchakal that comes on Kairali TV at 9AM on Saturdays. Somehow I don't always make a point to switch on the television at this time on all Saturdays, but thankfully, someone has captured and uploaded the episodes of this program in youtube, so I watch the missing episodes from Internet.

This comedy serial shows the life of a bunch of Malayalees living in the USA. Some of them have been living there for a long time and have kind of "settled" there; A few have just arrived from Kerala, and have taken up various jobs. Even though they try to adapt to the lifestyle of USA, they still have all signs of Malayalees - good or bad - intact in them. Some of them try to make themselves appear like westerners, but whenever they get a chance, they wouldn't hesitate to exhibit their "real self". The serial shows various incidents happenings in their lives in a funny way.

The initial episodes of the serial were a bit amateurish, but there has been a lot of improvement in later episodes. Interesting characterizations, witty dialogues, refreshing performances by all actors (I haven't seen any of them in any other serials - mostly non-professional actors, I suppose) and the sense of humor that the directors (Abi Varghese and Ajayan Venugopalan) show in every frame of these videos make this program an interesting watch. I think Akkarakkazhchakal is far more entertaining than any comedy movie released in Malayalam in recent times.