Maruthi Nagar Police Station also known by the initials MNPS, is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Dayal Padmanabhan. The film features an ensemble cast including Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Arav, Santhosh Prathap, Mahat Raghavendra, and Yasar. It is produced by Dayal Padmanabhan under the banner of D Pictures. The film had a direct-to-streaming release via Aha on 19 May 2023.
| Maruthi Nagar Police Station | |
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 Release poster | |
| Directed by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Written by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Produced by | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shekhar Chandra |
| Edited by | Preethi Mohan Babu A. Srivastava |
| Music by | Manikanth Kadri |
Production company | D Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast edit
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Archana Draupadi
- Arav as ACP Nedunchezhiyan
- Santhosh Prathap as Bala
- Mahat Raghavendra as Jaishankar
- Vivek Rajgopal
- Yasar Arafat
- Meesai Rajendran
- Ravi Venkataraman
- Sundar Raj
- Amit Bhargav
- Subramaniam Siva
- Shruti Nayak
- Joe Simon
- Jayann
- Vinod Bharathi
- Yash Shetty
- Moorthy
- Vijayan
- Balaji
- Nambi
- Chandra Chud
Production edit
The film's shoot was completed within 21 days.[1] Later the trailer was released and announced the film would premiere directly on the streaming service Aha on 19 May 2023.[2]
Reception edit
Praveen Sudevan critic of The Hindu wrote that "The performances, too, fail to elevate the underwritten characters. It’s just difficult to care for any of them in this whodunnit. Or, I-don’t-care-whodunnit."[3] Haricharan Pudipeddi, a critic for the Hindustan Times, stated that "Varalaxmi gets a meatier part and she does a pretty neat job.".[4] Janani K of India Today gave 2 stars out of 5 and stated that "Maruthi Nagar Police Station suffers from predictability. Even the so-called twists and turns in the climax do not add up to the story because you are already exhausted by then."[5] P Sangeetha of OTT Play gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that "Dayal Padmanabhan's film might have its twists and turns, but fails short of becoming an impactful film due to the many loose ends and predictability."[6]
References edit
- ^ "Dayal Padmanabhan interview: COVID lockdown gave me the idea behind Maruthi Nagar Police Station". Cinema Express. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Maruthi Nagar Police Station trailer is here". Cinema Express. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "'Maruthi Nagar Police Station' movie review: A choppily written, patience-testing murder mystery". The Hindu. 19 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Maruthi Nagar Police Station review: Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar film takes no time in becoming predictable". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Maruthi Nagar Police Station Movie Review: Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Arav's lacklustre cop drama has nothing going for it". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Maruthi Nagar Police Station Review: Varalaxmi's crime thriller works in parts". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
