Two cops undercover trailing a fugitive enter a hamlet inside a dense forest. At every turn, they encounter a mysterious character who further misleads them into new labyrinths.
Direction
LJP's controlled chaos — every frame drips with dread and dark humor.
Sound
That cackling, oppressive sound design will live in your ears rent-free.
Cinematography
The forest breathes, watches, and slowly digests you.
Director
Lijo Jose Pellissery
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Churuli draws heavily from Kerala's 'kuttanadan' folklore, where forests are liminal spaces where social order dissolves — the film literalizes this into sci-fi horror.
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