Dulquer
Salmaan,
the
young
actor
is
all
set
to
play
the
real-life
criminal
Sukumara
Kurup
in
the
upcoming
autobiographical
drama,
Kurup.
The
movie,
which
marks
Dulquer
Salmaan's
second
association
with
the
young
filmmaker
Srinath
Rajendran,
is
expected
to
hit
the
theaters
once
the
lockdown
ends.
Reportedly,
Kurup
has
now
landed
in
legal
trouble.
According
to
the
reports,
the
family
of
Chacko,
the
person
who
was
murdered
by
Sukumara
Kurup,
has
filed
a
lawsuit
against
the
movie.
According
to
Chacko's
son
Jithin,
the
teaser
of
Kurup
hints
that
the
movie
has
glorified
the
criminal
who
murdered
his
father
to
stage
an
insurance
fraud.
The
family
has
sent
a
legal
notice
to
lead
actor-producer
Dulquer
Salmaan
demanding
to
remove
Kurup's
portrayal
as
a
hero,
from
the
film.
Jithin,
who
was
in
his
mother's
womb
when
his
father
Chacko
was
murdered
by
Sukumara
Kurup,
stated
that
he
was
terrified
by
the
name
of
Kurup,
who
escaped
the
law.
After
watching
the
teaser,
it
is
evident
that
the
criminal
is
being
portrayed
as
an
anti-hero
in
the
film.
Chacko's
family
also
suggested
that
the
Dulquer
Salmaan
starrer
might
give
a
wrong
impression
about
Kurup
to
the
younger
generations.
To
the
unversed,
Chacko,
who
was
a
film
representative,
was
murdered
by
Sukumara
Kurup,
his
brother-in-law
Bhaskara
Pillai
and
driver
Ponnappan
when
he
was
returning
from
work
on
January
21,
1984.
The
murder
was
committed
to
claiming
Rs.
8
Lakhs
in
the
insurance
policy
which
Sukumara
Kurup
had
joined
in
Abu
Dhabi.
Kurup
has
absconded
after
committing
the
crime,
and
he
was
never
caught.
Coming
to
Kurup
movie,
Indrajith
Sukumaran
is
playing
the
role
of
the
police
officer
who
investigated
the
case.
Shine
Tom
Chacko
is
essaying
the
role
of
Bhaskara
Pillai.
Shobita
Dhulipala
appears
as
the
female
lead
in
the
movie,
which
is
directed
by
Dulquer
Salmaan's
Wayfarer
Films
and
M-Star
Entertainments.