Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer ‘Kuruthi’, a recent release on Amazon Prime Video, is a film where hidden human instincts kick in, when met with crisis. The film is a nerve-wracking thriller, mostly shooted inside an isolated house.
This 122 minutes film is so grey, that the only colorful object one might find are Prithviraj’s blood-red colored shoes, which could also be symbolic. It indeed shed the ‘civilization’ mask, revealing the deep rooted inner reliance in the extreme conditions.
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Plot Of Kuruthi
Ibrahim (Roshan Mathew) lives in an isolated hamlet accompanied by his father and brother. His wife and daughter died in a landslide a year back, which also killed 24 other people in the village. Grieving in the loss of his family, Ibrahim turns spiritual while still unable to sleep.
On one ill-fated night, an injured inspector (Murali Gopy), along with a Murder accuse (Sagar Surya) with him, takes shelter in their house. The rest of the movie is about the instances that follow, with personalities and beliefs clashing with one other.
Shortcomings in the film
The film begins at a slow pace, and one could barely find any lighter moments except in some scenes of a character named Moosa. Kuruthi seems extended in some of the scenes in the first half and could have been easily cut into short.
Screen Play
The film written by Anish Pallyal is captivating and gripping. Though the execution of the thriller has rather been simplified at some places. Though one should definately watch this art-peice for Pallyal’s screenplay, Abhinandan Ramanujan’s cinematography, and the films astonishing camera angles, as well as Sukumaran and Mathew’s amazing onscreen performances.
