The Undead Symphony
An undead podcast discussing all things zombie. Movie reviews and TV shows, franchises and chats with fans and the ghouls and boils who bring us this much loved genre.
The Undead Symphony
Episode 325: Miruthan (2016)
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The first Tamil zombie movie sees mustachioed tough guy traffic cop Karthic take on the zombie hordes after a chemical spill. In true Bollywood style you will need to see past the bright red blood, cartoon sound effects, and at one point a full on pop video complete with backing dancers in a garden centre, as well as a sea of mustaches, to enjoy this zombie movie.
In a nutshell it is very obvious, chemical spill, spread, response, then a cure, with a shopping mall, some scenes stolen from other movies, and characters that are purely comical despite it trying to be a serious piece. Or is that their way of making movies, it is a bit of everything. Funny, sad, cheesy, horrific?
I am not a fan of Bollywood style movies, or the cheese, or the overly macho mustache hero, flying jump attacks, songs, overly sentimental flashbacks, however, I need to appreciate it for what it is - a bang on average middle of the road zombie movie with a Tamil cultural lean.
5/10
