Directed by first timer Manu Warrier, Kuruthi is a brave movie that takes on a difficult subject and makes you feel the helplessness of the times in which we live.
Written by Anish Pallyal, the story is about the incidents of one night.
A policeman escorting a Hindu man suspected of murdering a Muslim enters a home of Muslim family. The family of three men have a Hindu woman who helps them around the house. All the policeman needs is shelter for the night before he can continue his journey to deliver the suspect at the police station. But things get out of hand very quickly.
The movie explores the depth of hatred between the communities and how each accusation is countered by another accusation, each half-truth with another half-truth. As the story hurtles along like a runaway train, you find yourself a passenger who can see the accident coming but are powerless to do anything about it.
There is no lack of acting chops in this taut thriller. From Mammukoya as the head of the family, Murali Gopi who plays the cop, Roshan Matthew as the older son, Srindaa as the maid, and, of course, Prithviraj in what must be one of his best performances in the recent past, each of the actors bring to life the wonderfully sketched out characters. Special mention must be made of the young Nalsen Gafoor who plays the youngest son that finds a hero in the wrong man.
Prithviraj must be commended for having the guts to have produced a movie on the subject and avoiding the temptation to make it palatable.
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