| Genre: | Drama, Crime, Action |
| Creator: | Shravan Tiwari |
| Director: | Shravan Tiwari |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 7 |
| Producer: | Raju Raisinghani |
| Cinematography: | Virendra K |
| Editor: | Shravan Tiwari |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 50 |
| Company: | Vision Movie Makers |
| Network: | MX Player |
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]
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.
The series was shot in real locations in Kamathipura.[7] [8]
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]