Miruthan

Miruthan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShakti Soundar Rajan
Written byShakti Soundar Rajan
Produced byS. Michael Rayappan
Starring
CinematographyS. Venkatesh
Edited byK. J. Venkatramanan
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
Distributed byAyngaran International Media
Release date
  • 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Miruthan (transl. Zombie) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action horror film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan, starring Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi Menon and Anikha Surendran.[2] D. Imman composed the music, while Venkatesh S. handled the cinematography. Shot in Ooty and Coimbatore within 54 days, the film derives its title from a hybrid of two words, Mirugam meaning animal and Manithan meaning man.[3] Upon release, the film mainly received mixed reviews from critics.

The film depicts a zombie apocalypse in the state of Tamil Nadu that starts after a poisonous liquid spills from a container outside a chemical laboratory in Ooty. Karthik is a traffic police officer who learns of the outbreak when his sister goes missing, and he finds himself attacked by some zombies. He teams up with some doctors to escape from Ooty to Coimbatore and find a cure for the outbreak, while zombies keep spreading from city to city.

Prior to its release, the film faced issues when the Central Board of Film Certification granted it an A (adults only) rating. The makers approached the revising committee that passed the film with a U/A (parental guidance) rating.[4][5]

Along with a Telugu dubbed version titled Yamapasham, the film was released theatrically on 19 February 2016 before the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Miruthan has also been screened at multiple film festivals such as the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, the Fantasia International Film Festival (the second Tamil film after Enthiran to get selected for this festival), the MOTELx - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, the Morbido Film Fest, the Sitges Film Festival, the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival and the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Later, Jayam Ravi introduced plans to make the sequel Miruthan 2 as a superhero film so as to cater to younger audiences as well.[13]

  1. ^ "MIRUTHAN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ Avinash Pandian (3 September 2015). "From Mithran To Miruthan". Behindwoods. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Miruthan Will Be A Different Zombie Film, Says Jayam Ravi". Silverscreen.in. 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Miruthan vs Censor Board?". Behindwoods.com. 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Miruthan gets 'UA' in revising committee". Sify. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Miruthan". Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Miruthan selected at Fantasia International Film Festival". Behindwoods.com. 6 May 2016.
  8. ^ "MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary through screenings of Miruthan and Psycho Raman". Embassy of India, Lisbon, Portugal: News.
  9. ^ "Morbido Fest 2016: This Year's Amazing Poster And Full Lineup". Screen Anarchy. 21 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Miruthan". Sitges Film Festival.
  11. ^ "Shakti Soundar Rajan on Twitter: "Happy 2 announce #Miruthan is playing at Yubari International Film Festival in Japan!". Twitter. 7 February 2017.
  12. ^ "World Fantastic Red - Miruthan". Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
  13. ^ "Miruthan 2, a superhero film: Jayam Ravi". The New Indian Express. 21 February 2017.