Kuruthi Kalam

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Kuruthi Kalam
Genre Crime
Written byDanush
K. Mohan
Vignesh Karthick
Kishore Sankar
Kaviraj
Directed byP. Rajapandi
Danush
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducersSameer Nair
Deepak Segal
Production companiesApplause Entertainment
Arpad Cine Factory
Original release
Release22 January 2021 (2021-01-22)

Kuruthi Kalam is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language crime web series produced for MX Player, written and directed by Rajapandi and Danush. Produced by Applause Entertainment and Arpad Cine Factory, it stars Santhosh Prathap, Sanam Shetty and Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan in the lead roles. The web show is set against the fictional backdrop of brutal gang wars in Chennai, and was released on 22 January 2021. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Cast

Production

The series was shot in mid-2019 and was initially produced by Kutty Padmini and later by Applause Entertainment and Arpad Cine Factory. [5] [6]

Release

The web series was released on 22 January 2021 on MX Player. [7] A critic from Binged.com noted "in terms of filmmaking aesthetics and treatment, Kuruthi may be no Mirzapur, but it is a good time-pass if one were to ignore the crassness." The reviewer added "the non-linear screenplay always has a surprise in store which more than makes up for the absence of finesse in the execution". [8] A review from entertainment portal LetsOTT noted it was a "time-worn gangster tale that does not surprise you anywhere". [8]

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References

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  4. "சென்னையின் பின்புல குற்றவாளிகளைத் தோலுரிக்கும் 'குருதிக்களம்'". nakkheeran. 20 January 2021.
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