Kurup is a true story of a criminal who is labelled as a fugitive after murdering someone over a certain fraud. Firstly, this is as much a commercial film you will ever see in Malayalam cinema! While reading about the true incident, I got to know that the story is quite popular as almost every detail is now in the public domain. So while the story is fascinating, it would have been a challenge for the makers to present it in a way that would still hook you throughout. While I wasn’t quite aware of the story but there would be many who know the eventual fate of the man who is on the run even after 37 years. The screenplay was critical and that is the interesting bit here. Firstly, let me get the one negative out of the way that didn’t spoil my viewing experience but this could have been done without it. There is a good amount of buildup for the first 45 minutes. While there are several light hearted moments here, this bit did not really impact the overall screenplay apart from adding a few minutes.

Now lets get to the positives. Some of you may find the screenplay to be a slow burner, often confusing and cerebral in the first hour. It is a collection of random scenes from the life of the protagonist often jumping pipelines. It is almost like a screenplay from Rockstar or the more recent Sardar Udham where you can’t quite place where the film is headed until the second half. This is exactly the case here. This route may have been opted by the writers simply because the story was far too common and this for me worked like a charm. The convoluted screenplay just added a layer of mystery to it until the final act pieced together all the events together. This for me was genius writing and also a brave one. The twists and turns will definitely keep you hooked and booked and will amaze you at the end. The compelling screenplay oozes of style and substance ending on an unparalleled high!