Kurukkan

<p>Dinesh K. T. of the 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, Balachandran K. informs Dinesh that the case investigation must be concluded soon, or it will be handed over to the . Dinesh instructs his subordinates, Sajad Hassan and SI Reena Mathew, to call Hari, who delivers the newspaper to Neenu’s house every morning, to the police station. Through Hari’s interrogation, Dinesh learns that he was a cyber security analyst for an and is currently preparing to launch his own start-up. After interrogation, Hari is allowed to go. But Dinesh suspects Hari of murdering Neenu. He informs Sajad and Reena that Hari was fired for assaulting the of the company for which he worked and that he was the only one in the area when Neenu died. However, Sajad and Reena suggest Hari should be detained only once adequate proof is obtained. Meanwhile, Dinesh’s friend Manoj from Yellow News informs him that two people are in a hotel bearing . Dinesh, looking for an opportunity to boost his image, arrests a lady and a young man from the hotel room the following day. However, upon examination at the police station, it was found that their bag contained powder. Dinesh, ashamed in front of everyone, makes some decisions in his mind. Dinesh talks with a to consider implicating Hari in the case. The lawyer supports him and instructs him to proceed with the arrest. Dinesh convinces Commissioner Balachandran as well. A police team led by Dinesh arrests Hari, who was preparing to take the exam. The police present Krishnan Rajasekharan, a documentator who frequently appears in court to falsely testify, as a witness. In the presence of the commissioner, Krishnan makes a false statement. Though Hari emotionally responded to it, he was taken to jail. At jail, Hari is beaten up by a group of accused, and the police take him to the hospital. During the commissioner’s visit, Hari escapes from the hospital in an . Dinesh scares Krishnan by telling him about Hari’s anger toward him for falsely testifying. Arya, Hari’s lover, helps him hide in a owned by Ahammad. While staying there, he organizes the numbers of Dinesh, Krishnan, and other inspectors. Hari then threatens Krishnan over the phone, telling him that he must file an in court. With the help of Arya and Ahammad, Hari gets Krishnan’s mobile from a truck, retrieves its deleted call history, and locates him. Hari and Arya arrive at the Cochin Tower hotel after learning that Krishan is staying there. Krishnan, however, manages to escape after seeing them in front of his room. Hari chases Krishnan to the but fails to catch him. On Krishnan’s information, a police team led by Dinesh arrives at the metro station, but Hari smartly escapes. While traveling, Hari’s vehicle was involved in a minor accident. This information was passed by the traffic police to the control room, where Sajad and Krishnan were present. Hari and Ahammad grab an and escape the scene of the accident. The traffic SI tells Sajad the name of the autorickshaw by checking the visuals. Knowing Hari is traveling in his friend Manaf’s autorickshaw, Krishnan calls him and tells him of the situation. Manaf then turns his autorickshaw onto a narrow road, where police arrest Hari. But Dinesh arrives and takes credit for catching Hari. At court, the defense lawyer portrays Hari as a suspect based on circumstantial evidence. Hari defends himself without a lawyer. With clear evidence, he proves that the statements given by Anjitha and Krishnan against him were fake. Hari then questions Dinesh and proves his relationship with Neenu. Their chats, CCTV footage, and personal videos are produced as proof. Dinesh’s wife Bincy George, also testifies against him. But Dinesh screams and says that he had nothing to do with Neenu’s death. Dinesh is arrested for accusing Hari, along with Krishnan, who falsely testified in court. The film marks the reunion of Vineeth Sreenivasan and Sreenivasan following (2018). commenced in on 6 November 2022 with a pooja ceremony and switch-on delivered by at . Tamima Nasrin lit the , while gave the first clap. The filming on 20 December 2022. On 1 April 2023, the makers unveiled a first-look poster featuring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sreenivasan, and Shine Tom Chacko. A second-look poster was released on 16 June 2023. Unni Elayaraja composed the film’s music, with lyrics written by and Shafi Kollam. The film was given a U certificate by the prior to its release. It was released in theatres on 27 July 2023 by Varnachitra Big Screen. acquired the rights and began streaming it on 25 August 2023. The satellite rights of the film was obtained by . Gopika ls of gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote ” by Jayalal Divakaran is a mixture of comedy, murder mystery, and investigation, at a time when genre lines are being breached in the most unconventional ways.” S. R. Praveen of wrote “Keeping you on the edge of the seat is not one of the stated purposes of Jayalal Divakaran’s ‘ ‘, scripted by Manoj Ramsingh.” Cris of gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote ” is not poorly made. The scenes are straightforward, and at a little more than two hours, the script is not boring at all. But the writing fails in stretching out the idea.” Princy Alexander of wrote ” aims to find the fox, and there’s an element of surprise when the true nature of one of the characters is unravelled.” Vignesh Madhu of wrote “What promised to be an intriguing character study of three like-minded men ends up as a lacklustre crime-comedy… with only a handful of comedies worth remembering.”</p>