Dulquer burns with his Kurup Review

Dulquer burns with his 'Kurup' Review

For 37 years, Sukumara Kurup has meant mystery to people from Kerala. Whether he still lives remains uncertain - only questions linger now. Out of those shadows and unanswered pieces, Dulquer’s new movie ‘Kurup’ opens today. Srinath Rajendran shaped it into something grounded, sharp, built on real detective work. A haze of tales swirls around Sukumara Kurup, tangled with whispers and loose ends. Out of these fragments rises Kuruppi, shaped by threads pulled from police files. What holds viewers isn’t just the known path but how it’s walked on screen. Familiar ground gets new cracks underfoot when told differently. This telling bends attention without shouting. Quiet choices in pacing pull more weight than spectacle ever could.

A cop called Krishnadas retires, his last day full of quiet moments, one detail echoing louder - the long hunt for Kurup. Scenes drift back, pulled from old notes, voices that once chased shadows now speaking through time. Each memory shifts the view, never quite the same twice. What builds is neither flashy nor loud, just steady, like dust settling on truth. From those pieces, a shape forms - not heroic, not clean, but real. The man behind the camera didn’t dress it up, let the years speak without polish. Storytelling here walks slow, trusts what silence can hold. The journey unfolds through paths the Kerala Police traced while piecing things together. Kurup’s presence lingers, brought alive solely by Dulquer’s physical choices on screen. Into this steps Indrajith, slipping into Krishnadas, the man chasing clues, alongside Shine Tom Chacko shaping Pillai with quiet precision. Shobhita meets her role head-on, matching its demands without strain. Vijayaraghavan appears, then Sunny Wayne, Surabhi Lakshmi, Balachandran - each adding texture where they land.