In 2016, the Indian Kannada-language biographical crime film “Killing Veerappan” was directed by Ram Gopal Varma, who co-wrote it alongside K. Balaji. The film narrates the events leading to Operation Cocoon, which aimed to apprehend or eliminate the notorious Indian bandit Veerappan. Shiva Rajkumar plays the central role, said to be based on N. K. Senthamarai Kannan, the then Superintendent of Police who led the Indian Special Task Force and orchestrated Operation Cocoon.