Kurup is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language biographical crime thriller film based on fugitive Sukumara Kurup. Produced by Dulquer Salmaan and directed by Srinath Rajendran, it stars Dulquer Salmaan in the title role with an ensemble cast including Indrajith Sukumaran, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, Sobhita Dhulipala, Bharath, Tovino Thomas, Shivajith, Vijayaraghavan, Saiju and Anupama Parameswaran.
The film, which is backed by Dulquer Salmaan’s home banner Wayfarer Films and is jointly producing the film with M-Star Entertainments. The entire production process took six months with the shoot alone taking up 105 days. The locations include Kerala, Mumbai, Dubai, Mangalore, Mysuru, Gujarat and Ahmedabad. Kurup was theatrically released on 4 November 2021, during Diwali, and became the first Indian film to have non-fungible token collectibles. The film received critical acclaim with praise for the score, production design, characterization and performances. A critical and commercial success, it grossed over ₹100 crore (US$13 million) worldwide, and is among the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.
Krishnadas, a former SP of Kerala Police, has just retired and prepares to attend a send-off event arranged by his colleagues when a subordinate officer, CI Praveen arrives to inform him that an IB report has warned against the arrival of a criminal. Upon knowing that Das is retiring, the officer glances through the former’s cupboard to find one of his case diaries (titled “Kurup”). Krishnadas is mostly known as the officer who investigated the famous Charlie murder case long back when he was a DYSP, which paved way for a still-untraced fugitive named Sudhakara Kurup. As the officer reads through the diary, the story of the fugitive unfolds on screen.
Directed by Srinath Rajendran
Written by K. S. Aravind, Daniel Sayooj Nair & Jithin K. Jose
Screenplay by K. S. Aravind & Daniel Sayooj Nair
Story by Jithin K. Jose
Produced by Dulquer Salmaan
Starring Dulquer Salmaan, Indrajith Sukumaran, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, Walid Riachy, Bharath, Sobhita Dhulipala, Tovino Thomas, Shivajith, Anupama Parameswaran
Cinematography Nimish Ravi
Edited by Vivek Harshan
Music by Sushin Shyam, Leo Tom, Sulaiman Kakkodan
Production Wayfarer Films & M Star Entertainments
Distributed by Wayfarer Films (Malayalam) Dream Warrior Pictures (Tamil) Aditi Enterprises (Telugu and Kannada) UFO Moviez (Hindi)
Release date 12 November 2021 (India)
Running time 155 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
