![]() ![]() The investigating officer in Kurup’s case Krishnadas (originally named Haridas) invested years of his life to catch him but failed every single time. Despite having a couple of extremely strong characters, the story keeps bouncing back to Kurup because, of course, it’s his story and its history. Unfortunately, even this one falls in the trap to face the cliches of ‘biopic filmmaking’ of the Indian film industry. But, that’s not the case because apart from changed names and a sub-plot in the climax, the story pretty much aligns with the real-life incidents. There’s a disclaimer in the start trying to draw a distinctive line between the real & reel perspective. ![]() For those who are wondering if Kurup is glorified, he isn’t but there’s a visible constant effort of showcasing him as a hero with the help of an equally stylized background score as his exotic & elegant clothes. ![]() Just to clarify in the start, I wasn’t aware of Sukumar Kurup before this and it’s been an entire evening reading about him to understand why this may not be a perfect blend for a film based on his life actually needed. Jose, K.S.Aravind and Daniell Sayooj Nair have few-but-major issues with the way it’s presented. Kurup Movie Review(Photo Credit: Still From Movie) Kurup Movie Review: Script Analysis This film touches on the major recorded incidents of his life climaxing on an expected note. Those who know, know how one day he decided to fade away from the limelight he craved for only to never get caught. This is the story of a man on a run for over 37 years now. It starts from fooling the parents, continues with tricking his colleagues at the Indian Air Force leading to a plan to dupe the judiciary system of the country by faking his death (more than once). Though this is just the blueprint of Kurup’s story, the real deal lies in what all led him to be the greedy maniac he was becoming. Panning from the 60s to late 80s, the narrative’s outline is sketched as a life story of a notorious criminal Sudhakar Kurup (Dulquer Salmaan) who fakes his death for a hefty amount of insurance money. ![]()
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