Miral (transl. Violation) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language slasher film written and directed by M. Sakthivel, in his directorial debut, and produced by G. Dilli Babu under the banner of Axess Film Factory.[1] The film stars Bharath and Vani Bhojan in lead roles, with K. S. Ravikumar, Meera Krishnan, and Rajkumar appearing in supporting roles.[2][3][4] The film was theatrically released on 11 November 2022 to mixed reviews.
| Miral | |
|---|---|
_film_poster.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | M. Sakthivel |
| Written by | M. Sakthivel |
| Produced by | G. Dilli Babu |
| Starring | Bharath Vani Bhojan |
| Cinematography | Suresh Bala |
| Edited by | R. Kalaivanan |
| Music by | S. N. Prasad |
Production company | Axess Film Factory |
| Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
Release date |
|
Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editHari (Bharath) and Rama (Vani Bhojan ) are a young couple with a five year old son who live in Chennai. Rama is undergoing mental trauma often having a nightmare of a hideous masked man killing her husband and coming for her and her son in an isolated place. Hari also has a lucky escape from a freak accident at his construction site that completely destroys his car. Hari decides to take Rama and his son to her parents village to conduct rituals to try and ward off the supernatural from their lives. At the village Rama's father (K. S. Ravikumar), who is not on good terms with them due to their eloped marriage, makes peace with them. Hari, Rama and their son experience supernatural occurrences and it is decided to conduct the family deity appeasing rituals immediately. Hari's friend (Rajkumar) and his wife and son are also invited to take part. After the function Hari and his family have to leave to Chennai for an urgent work and start in the night in spite of warnings. On the way they experience a car breakdown and are attacked by a scarecrow come alive with the intent to kill them.
Cast
edit- Bharath as Hari
- Vani Bhojan as Rama, Hari's wife
- K. S. Ravikumar as Rama's father
- Meera Krishnan as Rama's mother
- Rajkumar as Anand, Hari's friend
- Kaavya Arivumani as Hema, Anand's wife
- Arjai as Police inspector
- Naren Balaji
- Master Ankit as Sai, Hari's son
Reception
editA critic from Times of India wrote that the film "tries to threaten but fails due to mediocre writing", and that "overall, Miral scares us in parts but doesn't threaten or keeps on the edge of our seats".[5] The film received further mixed reviews from Vikatan and Dinamalar.[6][7]
Aha added Miral to their catalog and premiered it on 1 December 2022.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Bharath-Vani Bhojan film titled Miral". Cinema Express. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Bharath, Vani Bhojan's next titled Miral; makers reveal motion poster of the slasher film". OTTPlay. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Miral trailer, featuring Bharath and Vani Bhojan, promises lot of nail-biting moments". Cinema Express. 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (8 November 2022). "Actor Bharath: Fear of being unable to sustain in the film industry keeps me going". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Miral Movie Review: Tries to threaten but fails due to mediocre writing". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ டீம், விகடன் (12 November 2022). "Miral Review: அடுக்கடுக்கான அமானுஷ்யங்கள்; ஆனால், அந்த ட்விஸ்ட்... மிரட்டுகிறதா பரத்தின் 'மிரள்'?". www.vikatan.com/. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "மிரள் - விமர்சனம் {2.5/5} : மிரள் - கொஞ்சமாய்… - Miral". Dinamalar.
- ^ "Watch Miral on Aha Video". Aha. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
External links
edit
 | This article about a Tamil-language film of the 2020s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |