Karuppu follows a Kerala father and daughter as a court visit in Chennai spirals into a prolonged ordeal of corruption, before Suriya's Saravanan intervenes. The film blends a devotional mass template with social messaging, even as convenient writing blunts its overall impact.

At the Karuppu screening, actor Trisha Krishnan was left blushing as a fan asked her about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay.

‘Karuppu’ works best when RJ Balaji grounds Suriya’s supernatural mass entertainer in the emotional wreckage of a corrupt legal system, but the film struggles to balance its larger-than-life ambitions with its human core

Videos from outside the theatre are now circulating widely on social media, with fans teasing the actor about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay amid ongoing rumours about their relationship

'Karuppu' was released in theatres on May 15, 2026. Continue reading to know when and where to watch the film on OTT and what to expect from it.

Suriya and Trisha Krishnan turn an ordinary social drama into an intense commercial entertainer.