The Tattoo Murders

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The Tattoo Murders
Genre Drama, Crime, Action
Created by Shravan Tiwari
Written by Shravan Tiwari
Directed byShravan Tiwari
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerRaju Raisinghani
CinematographyVirendra K
EditorShravan Tiwari
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time50
Production companyVision Movie Makers
Original release
Network MX Player
Release9 April 2021 (2021-04-09)

The Tattoo Murders is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime, drama, web series written and directed by Shravan Tiwari. It stars Tanuj Virwani, Meera Chopra, Anang Desai, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Anupam Shyam in lead roles. [1] [2] The series was initially titled as Kamathipura but later changed to The Tattoo Murders. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Plot

The show revolves around a female cop unravels the mystery around a serial killer who kills women and the challenges faced by the cop to solve the cases.

Cast

Filming

The series was shot in real locations of Kamathipura. [7] [8]

Reception

Critic Subhash K. Jha rated the series 2 stars out of 5 and felt the series as restless and sleazy, stating "The Tattoo Murders(earlier titled Kamathipura) is a pulpy puzzle and finally a mindless mess. The atmosphere created in this series is so sleazy I wondered who the target-audience for the 7 episodes of mayhem and sleaze was. I believe lowbrow crime and campy sex have a younger non-metropolitan audience.This series feels like those softcover pulp novels that used to be available on railways stations and pavement book stalls." [9]

Firstpost rated the series 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "The Tattoo Murders is stung by pulpy writing, amateurish supporting actors and storytelling that relies on upon tell rather than show." [10]

Rediff.com wrote "A psychological angle is thrown into the mix as well and it occupies a good part of the narrative. However, it would have had a much better impact had it been cast, and directed, better." [11]

The Daily News & Analysis opined "And while much of the series will keep you gripped, what it still needed was good editing, chopping off the B-roll and also not to mention the pointless conversations that could have helped wrap up the series in fewer episodes." [12]

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