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.
[8][9] Kurup received critical acclaim with praise for the score, production design, characterization and performances (particularly Salmaan, Sukumaran and Chacko).
[10] A critical and commercial success, it grossed over ₹81 crores worldwide, and is among the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.
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.
There, Peter starts liking his new life while Kurup meets and befriends Sharadamma, who is the daughter of his family's old maid and falls in love with her.
The next day, an Ambassador car is found apparently involved in an accident and burnt badly next to a paddy field.
He asks his colleagues to cross-check recent man-missing cases that lead him to the house of Charlie, a film distribution company staff.
However, Das is ultimately able to find Isaac, Kurup's long-time friend with whom he was spotted by a peon, who informs the police.
However, Kurup's greed resurfaces he decides to rob a high amount from Walid and then fakes his own death once again.
Das, confirming that Kurup will be killed, informs Charlie's family that he has avenged the person who is responsible for their condition.
Back to the present, in a busy street in Helsinki in 2005, Alexander is spotted and photographed by a person who works for the police.
He murdered Chacko, a man of similar appearance, in order to falsify his own death and claim insurance money.
"[2] S. R. Praveen of The Hindu commented that, "Dulquer Salman’s crime biopic takes too many liberties with a real-life story.
"[38] Sify rated the movie with 3.5 on 5 and said that, "Kurup is not an easy film to make considering almost everyone knows the facts and the fables that the story is based on.
"[39] Hindustan Times wrote that, "Kurup, a compelling crime drama, attempts to narrate the story of the notorious, elusive criminal in the most realistic fashion while taking certain cinematic liberties.
"[40] Sajin Srijith of The New Indian Express wrote that, "Kurup' movie is a stunningly designed, globe-trotting crime epic.
The real star of the film is Shine Tom Chacko as Kurup’s accomplice, Bhasi Pillai.
[41] Manoj Kumar of The Indian Express gave the film a 2.5 out of 5 writing "It is criminal that the filmmakers have tucked away a compelling idea about a larger-than-life wicked phantom in the footnote of the movie.
"[42] News18 gave a positive review from the film, praising the cast especially Shine Tom Chacko's performance in addition to narration, music, background elements and climax.