From recreating the 1980s to following Sukumar Kurup’s trail, filmmaker Srinath Rajendran reveals what went into the making of Dulquer Salmaan starrer ‘Kurup’.
uglyReleasing in theaters on November 12, it has been in the making for a while but director Srinath Rajendran is not complaining. He sees the time he works for the team as a bonus. With the release date looming in the background, there is certainly little time left to spend on post-production. “A break of two years was a good thing. Not getting time to work on post-production is a curse for the Malayalam film industry, we can take all the time – a year and a half – for post-production!” Srinath says.
Srinath says it was his “destiny” to make this film, as he was born at a time when crime-related incidents took place. He says that the idea of the film came suddenly. It was conceived in 2012, soon after the release of her debut film. second show, He says that over the years second show The team is prepared.
,ugly It is a ‘period film’, some time has passed since this incident but the people who are part of the story are still alive.” Time and research in telling the story of one of India’s most wanted fugitives spread across cities and countries Lagaga, which involved talking to people who knew him.There were some who were hesitant to share their stories.
“We Can Never Forget That Innocent” [Chacko] Including, that’s another side of the story!” says Srinath. For some, Sukumara Kurup is a thug and murderer; for Other than that, it’s a mystery. No one knows whether he is alive or where. The matter is still open, so the film is ‘inspired’ and the name of the main character has been changed.
It has become difficult to keep up with the story of Jitin K Jose. ugly Kurup received his share of criticism for lionizing: Jitin Chacko, the son of Chacko (who murdered Kurup), even sent a legal notice to the film’s producers. The matter was resolved after the screening of Jitin and his mother Santhamma, which allayed their apprehensions.
Telling a story is not easy. There are several perspectives on Kurup, all of which had to be considered when writing the script. “This [film] Kurup’s life, told from our point of view, but drawn from the people who are part of this story. We have done it diligently and we hope everyone will like it.
The film crosses locations in West Asia besides Kerala and India – Alappuzha, Thrissur, Palakkad, Mysore, Bengaluru, Mangalore, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Mumbai. Instead of making sets, it was shot on real locations. “If the film was set in the 18th century, it would have been easy to recreate it using our imagination. But it’s not a thing of the distant past, people remember the 1980s. Each department, including set and costume design, had its own Had to do research.”
He says that Dulquer joined the board after hearing about Srinath’s idea, which worked well for the film. “All of us involved in the film have matured. Dulquer is the same boy he was then, he has grown into an actor. We have all grown.”
On the question whether he considered taking the OTT route, given the uncertainty of reopening theatres, Srinath says, “We all thought about it. But we were confident that theaters would open. ugly Made for the theatre.”
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