Churuli (2021)
- Original title
- ചുരുളി
- Directed by
- Lijo Jose Pellissery
- Genre
- mystery, science fiction, horror
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two undercover police officers go to a remote village to catch a wanted criminal. Strange events make them feel trapped and confused.
unsettlingdreamlikeslow-burntensemysteriousclaustrophobicsurrealeerie
What happens
Churuli (transl. Spiral) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction horror 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 screenplay were based on a short story, Kaligeminarile Kuttavalikal, from Vinoy Thomas' book Mullaranjanam. In the film, two undercover police officers, pursuing a wanted criminal find themselves stuck in the village of Churuli as eerie mysteries unfolds. Churuli premiered at IFFK on 11 February 2021. It was later released via SonyLIV on 19 November 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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