| Chaappa Kurishu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Sameer Thahir |
| Screenplay by | Sameer Thahir Unni R. |
| Story by | Sameer Thahir |
| Produced by | Listin Stephen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jomon T. John |
| Edited by | Don Max |
| Music by | Rex Vijayan |
Production company | Magic Frames |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹ 25 lakhs |
Chaappa Kurishu (Malayalam: ചാപ്പാ കുരിശ്, English: Heads or Tails (slang[1])) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film co-written and directed by Sameer Thahir and starring Vineeth Sreenivasan, Fahadh Faasil, Roma Asrani, Remya Nambeesan, and Nivetha Thomas in the lead roles.
The film started production in April 2011 at Kochi and was released on 14 July. It is the directorial debut of Thahir. The film was remade in Tamil as Pulivaal with Vimal and Prasanna.
The film is an unauthorized remake of the 2009 South Korean film Handphone,[2] along with its reported structural similarity to the 2002 American film Changing Lanes.[3]
- ^ "Chappa Kurish – curious!!!!!!". vineeth sreenivasan's Blog. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Malayalam film 'Chaappa Kurishu' a copy? YouTuber flays India's 'inspired' directors". The News Minute. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Row over Kerala State Films Award". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.