• Director(s)

    Atlee Kumar

  • Production Year

    2017

  • Release date

    23/10/2017

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller, Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    163m

  • Cast

    Joseph Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal, Surya S.J., Hareesh Peradi, Vadivel

Film

Mersal

moderate violence, injury detail, threat, infrequent strong language

MERSAL is a Tamil language action thriller in which a magician and a doctor attempt to expose the corruption at the heart of India's medical industry.…

MERSAL is a Tamil language action thriller in which a magician and a doctor attempt to expose the corruption at the heart of India's medical industry.

violence
Stylised action sequences include crunchy punches, kicks, flips and the use of improvised weapons including playing cards, a cycle helmet and glass bottles. Impacts occasionally result in spurts of blood, cuts and grazes to characters' faces, and bloodied clothes.
threat and horror
Characters are threatened with knives and guns. In one scene, a group of children become trapped inside a burning building.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), alongside milder terms including 'hell', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'damn' 'shit', 'crap', 'God' and 'pissed'.
injury detail
Occasional moments of bloody injury detail occur in the aftermath of a road traffic accident and various surgical procedures.

  • Director(s)

    Atlee Kumar

  • Production Year

    2017

  • Release date

    23/10/2017

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller, Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    163m

  • Cast

    Joseph Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal, Surya S.J., Hareesh Peradi, Vadivel

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

moderate violence, injury detail, threat, infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
12/10/2017
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Murugan Talkies Ltd
Cuts:
Company chose to remove scenes of strong violence and bloody images in order to achieve a 12A classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 15 was available.
violence
Stylised action sequences include crunchy punches, kicks, flips and the use of improvised weapons including playing cards, a cycle helmet and glass bottles. Impacts occasionally result in spurts of blood, cuts and grazes to characters' faces, and bloodied clothes.
threat and horror
Characters are threatened with knives and guns. In one scene, a group of children become trapped inside a burning building.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), alongside milder terms including 'hell', 'bloody', 'bugger', 'damn' 'shit', 'crap', 'God' and 'pissed'.
injury detail
Occasional moments of bloody injury detail occur in the aftermath of a road traffic accident and various surgical procedures.

  • Classified date

    12/10/2017

  • BBFC reference

    AFF356569

  • Language

    tamil