Kurukkan
2023 Malayalam film
Kurukkan (transl. Fox) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language crime comedy drama film directed by Jayalal Divakaran in his directorial debut and produced by Maha Subair. The film stars Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shine Tom Chacko, and Sreenivasan in the lead roles. In the film, Inspector Dinesh investigates the death of a social media celebrity and implicates a suspect in the case, which eventually leads to the disclosure of reality.
Principal photography began in November 2022 in Kochi and was wrapped up in December 2022. Unni Elayaraja composed the music, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Jibu Jacob and Ranjan Abraham.
Kurukkan was released in theatres on 27 July 2023 and underperformed at the box office.
Plot
Circle inspector Dinesh K. T. of the Gandhi Nagar police station is in charge of the investigation into the death of Neenu, a celebrity model and social media influencer. As part of the investigation, he questions Anjitha, Neenu's roommate, and Bhagat, Neenu's manager. Meanwhile, Commissioner Balachandran K. informs Dinesh that the case investigation must be concluded soon, or it will be handed over to the Crime Branch.
Dinesh instructs his subordinates, SI Sajad Hassan and SI Reena Mathew, to call Hari, who delivers the newspaper to Neenu's house every morning, to the police station.
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