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Zombies of Miruthan

FilmUndeadScience gone wrong2010 to today

Miruthan was described on release as the first zombie film in Tamil cinema. Its outbreak begins with a chemical spill and spreads through bites, and its zombies are hydrophobic. Doctors in the story look for a cure in the city of Coimbatore.1

Battle it
First appeared
2016
Released 2016
Source work
Miruthan (2016)
Shakti Soundar Rajan
Age rating
U/A (India, after an initial A certificate)
Made in
India
What causes it
Science gone wrong
Toxic liquid spilled outside a chemical laboratory in Ooty is swallowed by a stray dog.
How you become one
A bite.
Weak spots
  • water (they are hydrophobic)
  • an antidote found by doctors

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2016

Released 2016

field notes

What the sources say

1

The outbreak starts in the hill town of Ooty in Tamil Nadu1

2

The title joins the Tamil words for animal and man1

3

Described by the Times of India as the first zombie film in Tamil cinema1

4

Selected for the Fantasia festival in Montreal1

5

Grossed about 20 crore rupees worldwide1

Sources

  1. Miruthan - Wikipedia

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