Maruthi Nagar Police Station is an investigative crime thriller that works despite the gaping holes in the story. This direct OTT release works because of the performances of the actors.
Maruthi Nagar Police Station begins with Jaishankar (Mahat Raghavendra) returning from work one night when he gets a call and whilst on call notices a girl waving her arms in distress.
He cuts the call and scales the compound wall, only to see a young girl being carried away by a group of men inside the premises. He films this and goes to the local police station.
He narrates the issue to the inspector (Amit Bhargav), who asks him to take him to the spot. However, once inside, Jai realises that the inspector is hand in glove with the gang.
Jai gets killed, but not before he manages to send the clipping of the video he has on his phone to his four close friends, which includes Archana and Bala (Santhosh).
The film’s plot is flimsy and has a lot of gaps. One other big drawback of Maruthi Nagar Police Station is actor Varalaxmi’s dialogue delivery which is incomprehensible at times.
Arav, who plays the investigative officer Nedunchezian, does a mighty fine job. It is only after the arrival of Arav’s character that the film gains some credibility.