Churuli
Churuli (transl. Spiral) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction horror thriller film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by S. Hareesh. It stars Vinay Forrt, Chemban Vinod Jose, Joju George, Soubin Shahir and Jaffar Idukki. The film was produced by Lijo Jose Pellissery and Chemban Vinod Jose under the banner of Movie Monastery and Chembosky Motion Pictures, with Jesto Varghese, O Thomas Panicker and Naushad Salahudin as co-producers. The original story and characters were based on a short story Kaligeminarile Kuttavalikal from the book Mullaranjanam written by Vinoy Thomas.
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| Directed by | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
| Screenplay by | S. Hareesh |
| Story by | Vinoy Thomas |
| Based on | "Kaligeminarile Kuttavalikal" from the book Mullaranjanam by Vinoy Thomas |
| Produced by | Lijo Jose Pellissery Chemban Vinod Jose |
| Starring | Vinay Forrt Chemban Vinod Jose Joju George Soubin Shahir Jaffar Idukki |
| Cinematography | Madhu Neelakandan |
| Edited by | Deepu S. Joseph |
| Music by | Sreerag Saji |
Production companies | Movie Monastery Chembosky Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | SonyLIV |
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Running time | 120 minutes (IFFK) 114 minutes (SonyLIV) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
In the film, two undercover police officers who sets on a search for a wanted criminal known as Mayiladumparambil Joy. However, they find themselves stuck in the village of Churuli as eerie mysteries unfolds.
Churuli was premiered at IFFK on 11 February 2021. It was later released via SonyLIV on 19 November 2021.