I pick subjects, not genres: Prithviraj

Following Cold Case, the release of another Malayalam thriller Kuruthi is merely a coincidence for south star Prithviraj Sukumaran, who says he believes in choosing good scripts as opposed to picking genres.

But the 38-year-old actor-producer admits that many thrillers have come out recently, which he described as a ‘byproduct’ of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Manju Warrier has directed ‘Kuruthi’ from a script written by Anish Pallya.

‘I don’t pick genres, I just pick subjects and scripts that come my way,’ Sukumaran said. ‘But yes, of late Malayalam cinema and cinema in general have seen a lot of thrillers and contained films which is obviously a byproduct of the circumstances we are living in. When you start thinking of making cinema in a restricted environment more often than not you are pushed towards making thrillers and stuff like that,’ he said in a Zoom interview.

‘Kuruthi’, meaning ‘ritual slaughter’, depicts a tale of how enduring human relations that transcend boundaries, struggle to survive trials of hatred and prejudice.

The actor said ‘Kuruthi’ discusses an issue that is relevant in the current times.

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