Kurup,
the
Dulquer
Salmaan
starring
biographical
drama
is
one
of
the
most-anticipated
upcoming
projects
of
Malayalam
cinema
in
2020.
Recently,
lead
actor-producer
Dulquer
Salmaan
revealed
the
first
look
poster
of
Kurup
through
his
official
Facebook
page.
The
highly
promising
first
look
poster
has
already
set
social
media
on
fire.
Sharing
the
first
look
poster
Dulquer
Salmaan
wrote
'Starting
the
new
decade
with
a
new
look.
Here's
a
glimpse
of
how
we
have
reimagined
the
infamous
Kurup'.
The
actor-producer
looks
simply
dashing
in
the
look
of
Sukumara
Kurup.
Dulquer
is
seen
in
a
retro
get-up,
with
a
different
beard
and
hairstyle,
teamed
up
with
a
floral
print
shirt,
formal
pants,
blazer,
and
oversized
sunglasses.
Kurup,
which
is
based
on
the
life
of
the
notorious
criminal
Sukumara
Kurup
features
Dulquer
Salmaan
in
the
titular
role.
The
movie
marks
the
actor's
second
collaboration
with
young
filmmaker
Srinath
Rajendran,
the
director
of
his
debut
project
Second
Show.
The
movie
is
penned
by
Jithin
K
Jose,
Daniell
Sayooj
Nair,
and
KS
Aravind.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
project,
the
team
finished
the
scripting
of
the
movie
after
several
years
of
research.
Reportedly,
director
Srinath
Rajendran
and
his
team
are
planning
to
present
the
unknown
life
of
Sukumara
Kurup
in
the
silver
screen,
without
glorifying
the
character.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Kurup
will
feature
Dulquer
Salmaan
in
the
first
out-and-out
negative
character
of
his
career.
The
movie
will
also
feature
Indrajith
Sukumaran,
Shine
Tom
Chacko
and
Moothon
fame
Shobita
Dhulipala
in
the
key
roles.
Tovino
Thomas
is
expected
to
make
an
extended
cameo
appearance
in
the
movie
in
the
role
of
Chacko.
Nimish
Ravi
the
'Luca' fame
cinematographer
is
the
DOP
of
the
movie.
Sushin
Shyam
composes
the
songs
and
background
score.
National
award
winner
Vivek
Harshan
handles
the
editing
and
Vignesh
Banglan
handles
the
art
direction.
Kurup
is
expected
to
hit
the
theatres
as
a
Summer
2020
release.