Miruthan is a 2016 Indian Tamil zombie thriller film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan and starring Jayam Ravi and Lakshmi Menon in the leading roles. The film, which became the first Indian Tamil film in the zombie genre, was released on 19 February 2016.
Rajan has since announced an intention to film a sequel in 2018. Miruthan has the similar plot with resident evil film series and The Passage novel series by Justin Cronin.
The film opens with a stray dog becoming violent, after being exposed by toxic fumes, which then bites a security guard. The security guard becomes a zombie momentarily and starts a chain of human infections via bites.
Directed by – Shakti Soundar Rajan
Produced by – S. Michael Rayappan
Written by – Shakti Soundar Rajan
Starring – Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi Menon
Music by – D. Imman
Cinematography – S. Venkatesh
Edited by – K. J. Venkat Ramanan
Production – Global Infotainment
Distributed by – Ayngaran International Media
Release dates – 19 February 2016
Running time – 105 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
