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Korpur (2026)

Korpur poster
Original title
কর্পূর
Directed by
Arindam Sil
Genre
thriller, drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U/A 16+
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A political thriller about the unsolved disappearance of an assistant controller of examinations at Calcutta University. The story follows the investigation into her vanishing.

tensemysterioussuspensefulgrittypoliticalintricateserious

What happens

Korpur (Bengali pronunciation: [kɔrpuɾ]; Bengali: কর্পূর, lit. 'Camphor') is a 2026 Indian Bengali-language political thriller film directed by Arindam Sil. Produced by Firdausul Hasan, Prabal Halder and Adipta Majumder under the banners of Friends Communication and Kahhak Studios respectvely, the film is based on Dipanwita Roy's novel Antardhaner Nepothye, which focuses on the unsolved case of disappearance of Manisha Mukhopadhyay, the then the assistant controller of examinations at Calcutta University. The movie released on 19 March 2026 under the banner of Friends Communication. This is the debut film of Bengali political personality Kunal Ghosh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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