Kurup

Kurup is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film[4][5] written by K. S. Aravind, Jithin K. Jose and Daniel Sayooj Nair based on the life of wanted criminal Sukumara Kurup and directed by Srinath Rajendran; starring Dulquer Salmaan in the title role along with Indrajith Sukumaran, Sobhita Dhulipala, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, Bharath Srinivasan, Shivajith, Surabhi Lakshmi ad Vijayaraghavan in the supporting roles. Tovino Thomas appears in a cameo appearance in the film .The film score and songs are composed by Sushin Shyam.[5][6]

Principal photography began on 1 September 2019 and lasted till February 2020, with filming carried out in Palakkad, Thrissur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Bhopal and Dubai.[2] Kurup released on 12 November 2021 and is the first Indian film to have non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles.[7] The film received positive reviews from critics and audience with praise for the score, production design, characterization and performances.[8]

Krishnadas (Indrajith Sukumaran), a former DYSP of Kerala Police, has just retired and prepares to attend a send-off event arranged by his colleagues when a subordinate (Saiju Kurup) arrives to inform 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, which paved way for a still-untraced fugitive named Sudhakara Kurup. As the officer reads through the diary, the story of Kurup unfolds on screen.

Born as Gopikrishna Kurup, Kurup is sent to the Indian Air Force forcibly by his uncle (P. Balachandran) after he fails to acquire his degree. At the IAF, he meets and befriends Peter (Sunny Wayne) who was also forcibly made to join the IAF despite his passion for music. Weeks later, Peter and Kurup along with some other inmates are sent to Bombay by the Air Force. There, Peter starts liking his new life while Kurup meets and befriends Sharadamma (Sobhita) who is the daughter of his family’s old maid, and falls in love with her. Later, Peter is informed that Kurup, who was hospitalized days ago, has committed suicide. He informs the same to Sharada. However, Sharada gets the message that Kurup is still alive and meets him in a subway, wherein Kurup announces the new name he currently lives under, Sudhakara Kurup. Kurup apparently created his death to escape the tedious life in the force. He soon marries Sharada and they leave for Persia, starting a new life there. However, further problems lead Kurup to hasty decisions and he leaves to his hometown along with his office clerk and right-hand man Sabu (Shivajith).