Murmur(2025)
Tamil139 mins
A group of Chennai-based Paranormal YouTubers ventures into a cursed forest in search of "Seven Saptha Kannigal" and the cursed spirit to record the real time paranormal experiences inside the cursed forest and got lost. Then The police force entered into the forest in search of YouTubers but they only found their broken camera's with the Paranormal recordings, and that recorded footage is the storyline of the MURMUR.
Director:Hemnath Narayanan
Mood:
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play, JioTV
- Theatrical Release
- 7 March 2025
- Director
- Hemnath Narayanan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 4.5/10
Storyline
A group of paranormal YouTubers from Chennai enters a cursed forest to find a spirit. They get lost, and when police search for them, they only find the group's broken cameras with strange recordings. The movie is the footage from those cameras.
“Enter the forest. Don't watch the footage.”
Film Details
4.5Rating
139Minutes
TamilLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date7 March 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darksuspensefuldisturbing
Themes
survivalidentitycorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
S
Suganya ShanmugamAnkitha
→#2
R
Richie KapoorRishi
→#3
A
Aria SelvarajJenifer
→#4
D
Devaraj ArumugamMelvin
→#5
Y
Yuvikha RajendranKaantha
→#6
J
Jason WilliamsCrew
→#7
H
Hemnath NarayananDirector
→#8
P
Prabakaran .SCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Murmur' refers to the eerie whispers heard in the cursed forest by the characters.
- Director Hemnath Narayanan reportedly used practical sound effects and minimal CGI to create a more authentic horror atmosphere.
- The 'Seven Saptha Kannigal' are inspired by a blend of regional folklore and modern urban legend tropes.
- Some scenes were shot in dense, isolated forest locations to capture a genuine sense of being lost.
- The film uses a found-footage style, framing the entire narrative as recovered camera recordings.
- It explores the contemporary theme of content creators risking everything for viral online fame.
- The police investigation subplot serves as a framing device to introduce the paranormal footage.