The wait is over! Dulquer Salmaan's much-awaited 'Kurup' hits the theatres today, November 12. Though the theatres in Kerala have resumed functioning since last month, no big movies were released. Kurup is the first big movie to have a theatrical release in the state post the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Naturally the audience can't keep calm on the day of its release.

The upcoming crime saga ‘Kurup’ tells the tale of a conman who murdered a man named Chacko in 1984, and used the corpse to subsequently fake his own death to claim insurance money. Dulquer Salmaan plays the title character Sukumara Kurup, who has evaded police capture for nearly four decades. Apart from Dulquer Salman, the cast includes Indrajit Sukumaran, Sunny Wayne, Shine Tom Chacko, Shobhita Dhulipala, and Bharath Srinivasan in key roles. 'Kurup', directed by Srinath Rajendran, is jointly produced by Wayfarer Films of Dulquer Salman along with M-Star Entertainments.

The movie which was supposed to hit theaters on May 28, 2021, was delayed following the Covid pandemic that ravaged the state. Made on a budget of Rs 35 crore, the movie will be having a worldwide release and according to producers, the movie will be released in US, UK, and Canada along with Gulf countries and Singapore.