Kurup (2021) on Netflix
NR20212h 35mBiographyCrimeThriller
Forced into the Indian Air Force by his uncle, Gopikrishnan Pillai meets Sharadha in Bombay, and a plan to fake his death for insurance money takes shape. DYSP Krishnadas investigates.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb7.0/1018,468 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
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Plot summary
Gopikrishnan Shivasankaran Pillai is pushed into the Indian Air Force by an uncle after he fails to finish his degree, and in Bombay he meets Sharadhamma, known as Sharadha, whose mother once worked as a maid for his family. He has news of his own suicide spread, marries her, and lives under the name Sudhakara Kurup. The two go to Persia; when the Iranian Revolution drives them home, his office clerk Sabu follows. In Alappuzha his co-brother Bhasi Pillai and his driver Ponnachan welcome them. Kurup has taken out a life insurance policy on himself, payable if his death is proved. A burnt Ambassador car and a charred body are found beside a paddy field, and the police team of DYSP Krishnadas finds gloves, a match and footsteps that point to murder rather than accident.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Kurup (2021)
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- The film is based on the real case of Sukumara Kurup, one of Kerala's most wanted criminals, who killed a man named Chacko because he resembled him and then faked his own death to claim insurance money.
- Kurup became the first Indian film to release a series of non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles, which it put out as part of the film's promotion.
- Ahead of the film's screening, its visuals and trailer shots were displayed on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai on 10 November 2021, the first time a Malayalam film had been showcased there.
- One of the film's songs, "Dingiri Dingale", is a recreation of a song of the same name from the 1958 Tamil film Anbu Engey.
