Directed by
Srinath Rajendran
Written by
Jithin K. Jose
K. S. Aravind
Daniel Sayooj Nair
Screenplay by
K. S. Aravind
Daniel Sayooj Nair (dialogues)
Story by
Jithin K. Jose
Produced by
Dulquer Salmaan
Starring
Dulquer Salmaan
Indrajith Sukumaran
Sobhita Dhulipala
Bharath Srinivasan
Tovino Thomas
Shine Tom Chacko
Shivajith
Sunny Wayne
Cinematography
Nimish Ravi
Edited by
Vivek Harshan
Music by
Sushin Shyam
Production
companies
Wayfarer Films
M Star Entertainments
Distributed by
Dream Warrior Pictures (Tamil)
Aditi Enterprises
(Telugu and Kannada)
UFO Moviez
(Hindi)
Release date
12 November 2021 (India)
Running time
155 minutes[1]
Country
India
Language
Malayalam[2]
Budget
₹35 crores[3]
Box office
₹100 crores[4]
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.[8] The film received positive reviews from critics and audience with praise for the score, production design, characterization and performances.
Cast
Dulquer Salmaan as Sudhakara Kurup / Gopi Krishnan / Alexander Gotmoshy
Indrajith Sukumaran as DYSP Krishna Das[10][11]
Sobhita Dhulipala as Sharadamma / Sharadha Kurup[12][13]
Shine Tom Chacko as Bhasi Pillai/Pillaichan
Sunny Wayne as Peter George (cameo)
Shivajith Padmanabhan as Sabu
Bharath Srinivasan as Izaakh
Tovino Thomas as Charlie (cameo)
Anupama Parameswaran as Cicily, Charlie's wife (cameo)
Saiju Kurup as a Police officer (cameo)
P. Balachandran as Gopalakrishna Pillai
Sadiq Muhammed as Superintendent of Police
Sudheesh Sudhakaran as Royichan
Jithu Thomas Kavalackal as Kurup's Friend
Vijayaraghavan as Shivashankaran Pillai, Kurup's father
M. R. Gopakumar as Charlie's father
Kunchan as Vijayan
Maya Menon as Gomathi, Kurup's mother
Vijaykumar Prabhakaran as Ponnachan
Surabhi Lakshmi[14] as Maniyamma
Kalabhavan Shaju as Maniyamma's husband
Walid Riachy as Prince Walid
George Abraham as Air Force Officer
Saiju Kurup as a Police Officer
Anand Bal as SI Soman
Hareesh Kanaran as Police Constable Vishwambaran
Bibin Perumbillikunnel
Krrish S. Kumar
Development
In mid-2018, Dulquer Salmaan announced the title of the film through social media, directed by Srinath Rajendran which marks their second collaboration after their debut film Second Show.[15] Rajendran stated that it took five years of research to get the film on the floors.[16] The film is about one of the most wanted criminals in Kerala, Sukumara Kurup. He murdered Chacko, a man of similar appearance, in order to falsify his own death and claim insurance money.[17]
The film, which is backed by Dulquer Salmaan's[18] home banner Wayfarer Films is jointly producing Kurup 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, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Gujarat and Ahmedabad.[19]
Filming
Principal photography began on 1 September 2019 with a customary pooja function held at Palakkad, Kerala.[20] Indrajith Sukumaran joined set the sets on 7 September 2019.[16] Sobhita Dhulipala joined the sets on 21 September 2019.[21] The first schedule was wrapped on 23 September 2019 with completing all the shoots in Kerala.[22] The second schedule was held in Mumbai and Ahmedabad. In mid November 2019, Dulquer Salmaan joined the shooting in Dubai.[23] The final schedule of the film shooting was held in Mangaluru.[24] Filming was wrapped on 23 February 2020.
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