Merlin is streaming on YouTube Movies since 23 February 2018.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube Movies
- OTT Release Date
- 23 February 2018
- Theatrical Release
- 23 February 2018
- Director
- V. Keera
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 50m 0
Storyline
A director struggles to write his script because his roommates are too loud. To get peace, he invents a story about a ghostly actress haunting their home, but a spirit resembling Marilyn Monroe actually appears. Instead of helping, the ghost distracts him even more, ruining his focus and his chance to finish his script.
“A ghostly starlet haunts a writer's noisy home.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Merlin
Cast reunions in this film: Manobala & Singampuli (13 films together), Srinivasan & Powerstar Srinivasan (8 films together), Srinivasan & Singampuli (6 films together), Manobala & Powerstar Srinivasan (4 films together), Manobala & Srinivasan (3 films together), and Manobala & Ganesh Raghavendra (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Merlin' is a play on the name Marilyn Monroe, who the ghost resembles.
- Director Keera also wrote the screenplay, drawing from his own experiences with noisy roommates.
- The movie was shot in just 18 days on a very low budget, mostly in a single apartment.
- It was marketed as a 'horror comedy' but focuses more on drama and the struggles of an artist.
- The actress playing the ghost, Anjena Kirti, had to study Monroe's mannerisms for the role.
- The film had a limited theatrical release and later gained attention through television broadcasts.
- Some scenes use classic Tamil film posters in the background as a nod to cinema history.