Kurup (film)

Kurup is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language biographical period 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, Vijaykumar Prabhakaran, Saiju Kurup and Anupama Parameswaran.

Kurup was theatrically released on 12 November 2021, during Diwali, and became the first Indian film to have non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles. Kurup received critical acclaim with praise for the score, production design, characterization and performances, in particular that of Dulquer, Indrajith and Shine Tom. A critical and commercial success, it grossed over ₹78 crores 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 Kurup unfolds on screen.