Churuli

Churuli

A monk travels through a forest to capture Perumadan, an evil spirit, which misleads travelers in the forest. All the creatures in the forest wink at the monk as if he is familiar to them. On his way, the monk comes across a rolled up pangolin. Assuming that it is a ball, he takes it with him to gift it to his children. After a while, the pangolin starts speaking and advises the monk to take another path. He listens to the pangolin and gets lost in the woods. It is revealed that the monk is still wandering in the forest because he failed to realize that the pangolin was actually Perumadan in disguise. In the present day, two police officers go on a covert mission to capture a criminal named Myladumparambil Joy hiding in a village named Churuli. The duo assume false names as Anthony and Shajivan. Anthony is an experienced policeman, while Shajivan is a rookie. The duo boards a jeep heading to Churuli under the pretext of working for a man named Thankan. The jeep driver tells them that Thankan is currently not in Churuli, but to stay in the village until he returns. Anthony attempts to befriend fellow passengers who seem friendly. On their way, they cross a wooden bridge. After this, the passengers and the driver abruptly change their pleasant demeanor and start being crass towards the duo, which shocks them. In Churuli, the duo stay and work in a tavern owned by a man named Philip and wait for Thankan's return.

Director

Lijo Jose Pellissery

Release

11 Feb 2021

Run time

120 min

Language

Malayalam