'Kurup' Film Review: Dulquer Salmaan Shines In This Compelling Thriller
3 years, 1 month ago

'Kurup' Film Review: Dulquer Salmaan Shines In This Compelling Thriller

The Quint  

Kurup is a film set in a stunningly evoked Indian past. There have even been films made on it before, even so, a good script with a unique cinematic style makes Kurup stand a shade taller than most others in the crime/conman genre of films made. Kurup stops a whisper short of glorifying the criminal, and here it could also be attributed to the on-point portrayal by Dulquer Salmaan. The first half of Kurup will leave you a bit dissatisfied and you’d be forgiven if at interval, you feel that you could give the scriptwriters a lesson or two on closing gaps. It's based on the real life case of Sukumara Kurup, who is till today untraceable after strangling and burning to death KJ Chacko in an effort to stage his own death.

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‘Kurup’ director to helm Hindi film on conman Dhani Ram Mittal
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Kurup’ director to helm Hindi film on conman Dhani Ram Mittal

The Hindu  

Malayalam filmmaker Srinath Rajendran, known for the 2021 hit crime thriller Kurup, is making his Bollywood debut. Srinath will helm a Hindi film inspired by the life of Dhani Ram Mittal, a famous conman and forger. Dhani Ram Mittal, varyingly dubbed ‘Super Natwarlal’ and ‘Indian Charles Shobraj’, was implicated in over a hundred theft and forgery cases and arrested 95 …

‘Lucky Baskhar’ teaser: Dulquer Salmaan is a common man who embarks on an extraordinary journey
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Lucky Baskhar’ teaser: Dulquer Salmaan is a common man who embarks on an extraordinary journey

The Hindu  

The makers of Lucky Baskharhave released the film’s teaser. The film, starring Dulquer Salmaan, is directed by Venky Atluri. Lucky Baskhar is produced Naga Vamsi S and Sai Soujanya under the banners Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas. Venky Atluri’s previous film wasVaathi, starring Dhanush and Samyuktha.

King of Kotha teaser: Dulquer Salmaan plays a vigilante in the land of gangsters. Watch
1 year, 5 months ago

King of Kotha teaser: Dulquer Salmaan plays a vigilante in the land of gangsters. Watch

Hindustan Times  

About the teaser Dulquer had unveiled the film's poster on February 3, on the occasion of completing 11 years in the film industry. However, Dulquer's face is unveiled only at the fag end of the teaser, in the last 10 seconds of the one-and-a-half-minute-plus teaser, after a grand entry. About King of Kotha The gangster film is co-produced by Dulquer's …

Chup: Revenge of the Artist movie review: Dulquer Salmaan is better than the Hindi films he’s choosing
2 years, 3 months ago

Chup: Revenge of the Artist movie review: Dulquer Salmaan is better than the Hindi films he’s choosing

Firstpost  

Chup’s story of a serial killer who targets critics is spun into a tribute to Guru Dutt. Language: Hindi A thriller on a serial killer who targets critics – I had a good laugh when I learnt of the theme of Chup: Revenge of the Artist since it sounded like certain filmmakers’ fantasy more than a concept for a film. …

Salute movie review: Dulquer Salmaan’s film is a fine police procedural
2 years, 9 months ago

Salute movie review: Dulquer Salmaan’s film is a fine police procedural

Hindustan Times  

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Malayalam cinema makes the best police procedurals in the country today. Rosshan Andrrews’s Salute, which features Dulquer Salmaan in the role of a cop trying to crack a case gone cold, joins the long list of impressive cop thrillers from the industry and makes for a riveting watch. The film, which doesn’t …

First Take | Pushpa: The Rise to Kurup, why do we make films about criminals and sociopaths?
2 years, 11 months ago

First Take | Pushpa: The Rise to Kurup, why do we make films about criminals and sociopaths?

Firstpost  

I feel sorry for those who get entertained by the endless surge of villainy and the tiresome torrent of tyranny that is unleashed by the volley of unscrupulous villains with sundry mafia-like agendas. Whereas Rahim plays Sobhraj as calculating and cold-blooded, Salmaan’s Kurup is spontaneous and cute, as though the real Kurup became what he was only so that one …

Dalquer Salmaan's Salute To Release on Pongal Next Year
3 years ago

Dalquer Salmaan's Salute To Release on Pongal Next Year

News 18  

Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming super-cop action thriller Salute is likely to get a Pongal release. The film marks Dalquer’s first collaboration with director Rosshan Andrrews, who is known for films like Kayamkulam Kochunni, 36 Vayadhinile and The Pirates of Diego Garcia. If Salute releases on January 14, it will join other big-budget South Indian films like SS Rajamouli’s RRR, …

Kurup movie review: Compelling crime drama about an elusive fugitive
3 years, 1 month ago

Kurup movie review: Compelling crime drama about an elusive fugitive

Hindustan Times  

The story of Sukumara Kurup– one of the most wanted Indian fugitives who faked his own death by taking the life of a lookalike for life insurance– is one of the most spine-chilling crime stories to have come out of India. Dulquer Salman’s Kurup, a compelling crime drama, attempts to narrate this story of the notorious, elusive criminal in the …

‘Kurup’ movie review: Dulquer Salman’s crime biopic takes too many liberties with a real-life story
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Kurup’ movie review: Dulquer Salman’s crime biopic takes too many liberties with a real-life story

The Hindu  

Kurup begins with a long disclaimer, which like all disclaimers, is filled with half-truths and disappears in a flash. But, the movie which takes a lot of creative liberties, presents this crime as one in a series of such acts by Gopikrishna Kurup. The romance with Saradha Kurup Director: Srinath Rajendran Cast: Dulquer Salman, Sobhita Dhulipala, Indrajith Sukumaran Kurup’s story …

Dulquer Salmaan starrer 'Kurup' to open across 1500+ screens worldwide tomorrow
3 years, 1 month ago

Dulquer Salmaan starrer 'Kurup' to open across 1500+ screens worldwide tomorrow

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurup, a real-life inspired crime drama starring Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan, will release in theatres on November 12, 2021. Kurup will release across 1500+ screens worldwide in multiple languages such as Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Co-produced by Dulquer Salmaan's own production film Wayfarer films and M-Star Entertainments, the theatrical release of Kurup was postponed several times owing to …

Dulquer Salmaan shares video as Kurup lights up Burj Khalifa, watches trailer with wife and daughter: 'Historic moment'
3 years, 1 month ago

Dulquer Salmaan shares video as Kurup lights up Burj Khalifa, watches trailer with wife and daughter: 'Historic moment'

Hindustan Times  

Actor Dulquer Salmaan on Thursday shared a video calling it a 'historic moment' as the trailer of Kurup lit up Burj Khalifa. Dulquer Salmaan watches Kurup trailer on Burj Khalifa with family. This is a huge moment for me, for the hundreds of people behind the film #Kurup and for the amazing team behind Wayfarer Films and M Star Entertainment. …

Telling the story of ‘Kurup’ – one of India’s most wanted fugitives
3 years, 1 month ago

Telling the story of ‘Kurup’ – one of India’s most wanted fugitives

The Hindu  

Kurup, which releases in theatres on November 12, has been in the making for a while but director Srinath Rajendran is not complaining. Srinath says making this film was his ‘destiny’, as he was born around the time the events pertaining to the crime took place. “ Kurup is a ‘period film’, some time has passed since the event but …

Kurup trailer: Dulquer Salmaan’s film is a gripping story of hunt for India’s most wanted fugitive. Watch
3 years, 1 month ago

Kurup trailer: Dulquer Salmaan’s film is a gripping story of hunt for India’s most wanted fugitive. Watch

Hindustan Times  

The trailer of Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming Malayalam thriller Kurup was unveiled on Wednesday. Kurup will narrate the story of a family man Sukumara Kurup who after reading a crime involving embezzlement of insurance money in Germany, gets motivated to insure and script his own death. Our biggest film yet, Kurup, is free from being caged and locked down and slated …

Kurup to release in cinemas on Nov 12, Dulquer says the film had a destiny of it
3 years, 1 month ago

Kurup to release in cinemas on Nov 12, Dulquer says the film had a destiny of it

Hindustan Times  

Actor Dulquer Salmaan’s long awaited Malayalam thriller Kurup, which was rumoured to premiere on an OTT platform, has been confirmed to release in theatres on November 12. Our biggest film yet, Kurup, is free from being caged and locked down and slated to release in theatres all across the world.” He said it has been a long ambitious yet arduous …

Is Prithviraj Sukumaran playing a cameo in Kurup? Dulquer Salmaan reacts
3 years, 3 months ago

Is Prithviraj Sukumaran playing a cameo in Kurup? Dulquer Salmaan reacts

India Today  

Dulquer Salmaan's Kurup has been lying on the shelves for over a year now. DULQUER DISMISSES RUMOURS OF PRITHVIRAJ'S CAMEO IN KURUP Dulquer Salmaan's long-pending film Kurup was slated to release in theatres last year. Dulquer shared a still from Kurup and wrote, "It's encouraging to see the buzz around Kurup and I am really excited to bring the movie …

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