The Tattoo Murders

The Tattoo Murders
Genre	Drama, Crime, Action
Created by	Shravan Tiwari
Written by	Shravan Tiwari
Directed by	Shravan Tiwari
Starring	Kulbhushan Kharbanda Meera Chopra Tanuj Virwani Anupam Shyam
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Raju Raisinghani
Cinematography	Virendra K
Editor	Shravan Tiwari
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	50
Production company	Vision Movie Makers
Original release
Network	MX Player
Release	9 April 2021 (2021-04-09)

The Tattoo Murders is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime, drama, and 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 Kamathipura but later changed to The Tattoo Murders. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Plot

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

Cast

• Tanuj Virwani as Prahar Pratap
• Meera Chopra as ACP Aditi Acharya
• Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Aditi's father
• Anupam Shyam as Aditi's Nana
• Anang Desai as DCP Ajay Khanna
• Falguni Rajani as Daya Salvi
• Priyanka Khatri as Tattoo Artist
• Rohit Rai Sahab as Kuldeep
• Varun Joshi as Shailesh Parmar
• Vikas Kumar as Shop Owner

Filming

The series was shot in real locations in 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]

References

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3. "Meera Chopra and Tanuj Virwani starrer web series on Disney+ Hotstar now titled The Tattoo Murders : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . 9 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
4. Saxena, Deep (27 October 2022). "Shravan Tiwari: I want to make a horror film on mystical city of Varanasi". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
5. गुप्ता, शुभांगी (9 April 2021). "Amar Ujala Impact: बदल गया वेब सीरीज 'कमाठीपुरा' का नाम, अमर उजाला ने उठाई थी इलाके के लोगों की आवाज". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
6. "The Tattoo Murders: Tanuj Virwani Shares What It Was Like to Shoot for Upcoming Web Show in Kamathipura | 📺 LatestLY". LatestLY. IANS. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
7. Rao, Milana (9 June 2021). "Meera Chopra on shooting in Kamathipura: We shot mostly without consent because it is difficult to get permission there, especially at night". The Times of India . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
8. "It is really not easy to get what you want in Bollywood: Meera Chopra -". NewsX. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
9. Jha, Subhash K (12 April 2021). "The Tattoo Murders Review: This Meera Chopra, Tanuj Virwani Starrer Is About Lowbrow Thrills | SpotboyE". SpotboyE. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
10. Jhunjhunwala, Udita (12 April 2021). "The Tattoo Murders review: With pulpy writing, unnatural dialogues, this cop thriller is all tell and no show". Firstpost. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
11. Tuteja, Joginder (13 April 2021). "The Tattoo Murders review". Rediff.com . Retrieved 22 May 2023.
12. "'The Tattoo Murders' review: Meera Chopra breathes life into this hit-or-miss cop-thriller". DNA India. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.