With Rithun missing, a friend visits his brother Mithun to get more information but hits a stumbling block when he says no one has seen his missing brother. Noticing odd behavior on Mithun's part, he starts to investigate the matter and finds a devastating secret potentially at the root of his antics and sets out to stop him from continuing.
For the most part, this was a fine short that had some entertaining elements. The story by writer/director J. Jeeva Praveen is the most intriguing, not only offering a rather interesting start but unraveling rather well. With the initial interaction providing the spark to beging investigating what caused Mithun's outburst and stumbling upon the outbreak that caused it all, 'Kuru' generates a fair bit of tension as to the source of Mithun's discomfort as well as offering up an interesting hook for the effort. Seeing how the friend carries on the search investigating the case and cracks the code for what's wrong with him which causes the guy to put his plan to catch Mithun in the act. That leads to some particularly suspenseful moments as we see it start to take place in the apartment which is enjoyable overall.
However, there's still a big issue with the short. That belongs ironically to the title, which is a spoiler to what's going on with the killer and his condition. That provides the tell-tale clue as to what's happened all along and really renders a lot of the potential suspense in the short rather moot since it's known to the viewer from the very start before they even turn it on. Granted, that might not be common knowledge to all, but for those that do, this bit of information makes the short seem rather uneventful and bland. With the impetus on investigating the causes and symptoms of the disease without focusing on the why Mithun started in the first place, 'Kuru' becomes a bit more on the bland side than it really should be and tends to drag slightly until it gets to the finale even for being such a short. Still, there's not much else to say about this one.
This review originally was published on Asian Movie Pulse and is gratefully reprinted with their cooperation.
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