The Film is based on the infamous 'Charlie Murder Case' in the Indian State of Kerala where the main culprit Sukumara Kurup has been on the run for decades and is still not been caught. The story revolves around the perspective of Sukumara Kurup and the Police officers who were investigating the case.
Acting
Dulquer's chameleon-like shift from charming to chilling
Production
Gorgeous 1980s Kerala period detail that drips with nostalgia
Cinematography
Smoky, shadow-drenched frames that mirror Kurup's vanishing identity
Director
Srinath Rajendran
Dulquer Salmaan
Sukumara Kuruppu
Sobhita Dhulipala
Sharada
Indrajith Sukumaran
DYSP Krishnadas
Tovino Thomas
Charlie
Shine Tom Chacko
Bhasi Pillai
Sunny Wayne
Peter
P Balachandran
Gopalakrishna Pillai
M R Gopakumar
Charlie's father
Sudheesh
Surabhi Lakshmi
Vijayaraghavan
Kurup’s father
Bharath Srinivasan
Izaakh
Suresh Oberoi
Shivajith Padmanabhan
Shabu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Sukumara Kurup case has obsessed Kerala for 40 years; he's become a folk antihero despite murdering a man. The film had to navigate this myth carefully.
Dulquer gained 12 kg and learned Malayalam in a 1980s dialect for this, his most physically transformative role. The Kurup mustache alone took 45 minutes daily.
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