Churuli is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction horror film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by S. Hareesh, starring Vinay Forrt, Chemban Vinod Jose, Joju George, Soubin Shahir and Jaffar Idukki in key roles. 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 are based on a short story Kaligeminarile Kuttavalikal from the book Mullaranjanam written by Vinoy Thomas.
Churuli tells the story of two undercover police officers who search for a wanted criminal known as Mayiladumparambil Joy. However, they find themselves stuck in the village of Churuli as eerie mysteries unfold. The film premiered at IFFK on 11 February 2021. It was later released via OTT platform Sony LIV on 19 November 2021.
Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery
Screenplay by S. Hareesh
Story 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 Joseph
Music by Sreerag Saji
Production Movie Monastery & Chembosky Motion Pictures
Distributed by SonyLIV
Release dates 11 February 2021
Running time 120 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
