Mercury is a 2018 Indian independent psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Though it is referred to by the makers as a "silent film", it is actually a sound film which lacks dialogues. It stars an ensemble cast including Prabhu Deva, Sananth Reddy, Narendran, Deepak Paramesh, Shashank Purushotham, Anish Padmanabhan, Indhuja and Gajaraj. S. Tirru was hired as the cinematographer, making his first collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj. The trailer of the movie released on 10 April 2018. The film was released on 13 April 2018 worldwide except Tamil Nadu, where it was released on 20 April 2018.[5][6] Despite of positive reviews, the film was a Box Office failure by not even recovering it's marketing and promotional cost.
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| Directed by | Karthik Subbaraj |
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| Written by | Karthik Subbaraj |
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| Music by | Santhosh Narayanan |
| Cinematography | S. Tirru |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
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Stone Bench Films |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Plot
Maimed from mercury poisoning, five longtime friends come together for a high school reunion, and it turns into nonstop terror.
Cast
- Prabhu Deva as a blind person who has fallen victim to mercury poisoning.
- Sananth Reddy as Michael
- Indhuja as Meera
- Remya Nambeesan as Prabhu Deva's wife (Cameo apparence)
- Deepak Paramesh
- Shashank Purushotham
- Anish Padmanabhan as Vinay
- Gajaraj
Music
The film's background score is composed by Santhosh Narayanan. A promotional single for the film, The Mercury Song, composed by Mithoon and lyrics penned by Sayeed Quadri was released on 29 March 2018.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71%, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 5.3/10.[7] The film received mixed to positive reviews.
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