Ritual slaughter) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Manu Warrier, written by Anish Pallyal, and produced by Supriya Menon through Prithviraj Productions.

It stars an ensemble cast including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Roshan Mathew, Naslen K. Gafoor, Murali Gopy, Mamukkoya and Shine Tom Chacko.

[1][2] The film is about how enduring human relations that transcends boundaries struggle to survive trials of hatred and prejudice.

Ibrahim is a rubber tapping labourer who lives in the lonely mountain ranges and is trying to leave behind memories of a traumatic monsoon landslide in which he lost his daughter and wife.

He also confiscates everyone's mobile phone and every weapon in the house and finds an old non-functional gun belonging to Moosa Khader, who used it in his time as a personal driver for the Mysore Maharaj.

Laiq asks for food as he's hungry and spots Suma, who lies that she's staying there because of the plumbing problem in her house.

Suma holds Laiq at gunpoint with Moosa's gun and accidentally tries to fire it, revealing its broken nature.

Ibrahim quickly grabs Sathyan's gun and drives Laiq, Kareem and Umar out of the house.

Sathyan, in his final moments, convinces Ibrahim to promise on the Quran to keep Vishnu safe until the cops from Kenachal arrive the next morning.

Umar cuts the power to the house and Suma lights a matchstick and everyone spot Vishnu and Rasool, the latter with a screwdriver.

When looking for a means of transport to get Preman to a hospital, Vishnu offers the bike key of Laiq, who dropped it in an earlier fight.

Laiq arrives at the house and starts attacking Ibrahim, before being told by Kareem that it was Suma who shot him.

The forests are scaled by the trio (Vishnu, Suma and Preman) and Laiq's henchmen, with both facing several obstacles.

Rasool arrives and is handed the knife by Laiq (the passing of the hate as told by Moosa earlier) before he dies.

Vishnu arrives at the bridge and is confronted by a knife-wielding Rasool where the film ends abruptly, symbolising the religious tensions will continue and hatred will be transferred till mankind's extinction.

Warrier describes the film as "a socio-political thriller that has got a bit of drama, action and thrilling elements [...] though Prithviraj plays the lead, all other characters have equal importance".

[4] Nirmal Narayanan of International Business Times wrote, "Kuruthi is a masterpiece that is raw, intense, and brilliant."

IB Times added, "The film shows how radicalized people are ready to kill anyone to fulfill their spiritual desires, which they call commitment towards God.

"[12] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "This cast elevates what could have been a routine thriller into something much larger.