“Satisfaction guaranteed ...and definitely”

So what qualities you need, to be called an NRK or Non-Resident- Keralite. You will tell me a lot of qualities they have or should be having that make an NRK. But I feel the common thing which all the NRK's do at present, irrespective of their country or place of residence is watching 'AKKARAKAZHCHAKAL' every week in you tube or Kairali TV.

This is the new buzz word among 'mallus' when ever they get together. Rather than asking the usual questions of ഹലോ എന്തൊക്കെ ഉണ്ട് വിശേഷങ്ങള്‍ or ഇന്നു ഡ്യൂട്ടി ഇല്ലെ...now a days they ask, ഈ ആഴ്ചയിലെ അക്കരകാഴ്ചകള്‍ കണ്ടോ or ആ ഗിരിഗിരിയുടെ തമാശ അടിപൊളിയായിരുന്നു etc......

In a short period of time in 2008 George, Rinci, Gregory, Mahi, Babykuttan, Appachan etc have become household names among the expatriate keralites. They are the 'super stars' in the first-ever, weekly Malayalam sitcom, ‘Akkarakazhchakal,’ broadcast through YouTube.

This Sitcom is a refreshing change to all those boring serials and some 'reality' shows.

The story is based around a Malayali family consisting of George, his wife Rinci(who is a nurse), their 2 children, born and brought up in US, George's dad, Appachan, Gregory or Girigiri, George's hilarious assistant who helps him in getting insurance business and 2 recent immigrant male nurses; Mahi and Babykuttan. Each episode depicts common themes that happen in the everyday life of an average overseas malayali in a sarcastic way. The script and direction of the sitcom is by Abi Varghese and Ajayan Venugopalan. I understand that all the cast and crew are unpaid.

For all the kerala diaspora watching the series, it is as though they have experienced the same themes in their real life at some point or other. As George says about 'thekkummottil insurance' the sitcom definitely guarantees 100% satisfaction.