Miruthan to Hit Screens on Feb 19

Miruthan to Hit Screens on Feb 19

The release date of Miruthan, which is being hailed as Tamil cinema’s first zombie film, has been finalised. After keeping the audiences guessing, sources now confirm that the film will hit screens on February 19. Says a source, “The film was sent to the Censor Board for certification. They weren’t satisfied with the certificate awarded and have sent it to a revising committee.” Director of the film, Sakthi Sounder Rajan, confirmed the release date to City Express saying, “It is true. We are looking to release the film on February 19.” Commenting on the film’s title, he said, “It has been titled Miruthan for two reasons. First, Miruthan is derived from mirugam (animal) and manithan (human). Lyricist Madhan Karky also pointed out that this would be the most ideal title for a zombie film as the Tamil word for a walking corpse is miruthan.” s Jayam Ravi plays the lead along withLakshmi Menon in this film, which was shot in Ooty and Coimbatore in just 54 days. “Jayam Ravi plays a traffic cop in the film while Lakshmi Menon plays a doctor. While you may have seen several zombie films in English and other languages, this film will be different as the story will have a strong logical foundation,” says the director. But what is Miruthan all about? “We do a lot of things that go against nature. What happens if nature chooses to hit back? Basically, global pollution is the cause of the problem,” he explains. A phenomenal amount of computer graphics (CG) has been incorporated into the film. “Miruthan has over 1,500 shots of CG. It took quite a bit of work but we are pleased with the outcome. Several artistes including Sriman Kali Venkat and baby Anikha (who played Ajith’s daughter in the Gautham Vasudeva Menon 2015-superhit film, Yennai Arinthaal), have done important roles in my film. It will also made in Tamil but will be dubbed and released simultaneously in both languages on February 19,” explains the director.