Dulquer Salmaan’s ‘Kurup’ is the breakout Malayalam hit of the year in the post-Covid period. Despite theatres opening up everywhere, Malayalam filmmakers predominantly continued to release their films on OTT. Even big ticket ones such as Malik, Churuli and Kuruthi went the OTT way instead of braving a theatrical release. Dulquer Salmaan chose to buck the trend with ‘Kurup’.
Streaming platforms offered insane amounts of money to lure the young Malayalam star to release Kurup directly on their platforms. For a while, Dulquer Salmaan seemed to have given in to the temptation of selling his labour of love to Netflix or Disney Plus Hotstar or Prime Video, and making easy money. But the magic of cinema prevailed and Kurup released in theatres. The effect was instantaneous. Kurup recorded huge footfalls in theatres across the world and raced to grand box office collections. Yes, Dulquer Salmaan‘s Kurup was an unequivocal hit for the star.
Now that Kurup has enjoyed a fantastic run in the theatres, it’s time to release the film on streaming. For the benefit of those who still prefer to play it safe due to the pandemic, and watch films only at home on streaming, Kurup is soon coming to OTT.
So, when and where will Kurup release on OTT? The answer lies in Netflix India South’s social media posts this morning. Kurup will release on Netflix and very soon at that. Though the streaming giant has not announced a release date for Kurup yet, our guess is that it will come on Netflix on 15th December. Kurup released in theatres on 12th November.
So here is the info you need. Dulquer Salmaan’s Kurup will release on Netflix on 15th December. The film is produced by Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films, and directed by Srinath Rajendran. It tells the real-life story of a consummate criminal, Sukumara Kurup, who faked his own death to claim insurance money. The criminal has evaded police since 1984. Kurup stars Dulquer Salmaan in the titular role along with Indrajith Sukumaran, Sobhita Dhulipala, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, Bharath Srinivasan, Shivajith, Surabhi Lakshmi, Vijayaraghavan and Tovino Thomas in pivotal roles.
Check out Netflix India South’s Twitter post announcing Kurup coming soon on Netflix –
Interrupting your scroll to tell you that #Kurup, starring @dulQuer and #SobhitaDhulipala is coming soon to Netflix. #KurupOnNetflix@srinatkp @DQsWayfarerFilm #MStarEntertainments pic.twitter.com/hBdP0nWQsa
— Netflix India South (@Netflix_INSouth) December 11, 2021
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