Mugilan

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Mugilan
GenreCrime
Written bySri Ram Ram
Directed bySri Ram Ram
Starring
Theme music composerVishal Chandrasekhar
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersSundaram Bala
Dinesh Ramana
CinematographyFarook Basha
EditorTamil Arasan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 mins
Production companyInsideus Media
DistributorZEE5
Release
Original networkZEE5
Picture formatHDTV, 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original release30 October 2020
External links
Website

Mugilan is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language crime web series, produced as an Original for ZEE5, written and directed by Sri Ram Ram and edited by Tamil Arasan.[1][2] It stars Karthik Raj and Ramya Pandian in the main lead roles.[3] The web series is set in the backdrop of 1970s era and it is based on how socio political elements eventually triggered to a rise of a gangster in Tamil Nadu. It was released on 30 October 2020.

Cast[]

Casting[]

Karthik Raj was roped into play the male lead role in the series while he was busy with shooting for Zee Tamil television soap opera Sembaruthi. Ramya Pandian was roped into play the main female lead and made her digital debut through the project.[4]

Release[]

This is the first web series to be announced by the ZEE5 platform for the release after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. It was released through ZEE5 on 30 October 2020.[4]

Episodes[]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The First Strike"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
22"Deceit"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
33"Lost in love"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
44"The Rise of the Underdog"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
55"Power Play"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
66"Red Eagles"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
77"Allegiance and Betrayal"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)
88"Checkmate"Sri Ram RamSri Ram Ram30 October 2020 (2020-10-30)

Review[]

Navein Darshan from Cinemaexpress wrote that it is "an unengaging gangster drama that fails due to lack of clarity in writing and underwhelming performances" but appreciated “the landscapes."[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mugilan review: Karthik Raj and Ramya Pandian's gangster-drama explores the gritty journey of an underworld kingpin". zee5.com.
  2. ^ "ZEE5". comingsoon.zee5.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ramya Pandian makes digital debut with ZEE5's Mugilan". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Ramya Pandian makes digital debut with ZEE5's Mugilan". The New Indian Express.
  5. ^ "Mugilan Series Review: A dumb gangster in a dull drama". cinemaexpress.com.

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