‘Kuruthi’ trailer: A loner, an injured policeman and his prisoner in Malayalam film
Manu Warrier’s film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Roshan Mathew, Murali Gopy and Shine Tom Chacko. Out on Amazon Prime Video on August 11.

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