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The New Indian Express Chennai
|June 28, 2025
Maargan doesn't get an exactly great start. A tippler cop, Dhruv (Vijay Antony), who had applied for resignation, rethinks his decision.
Maargan doesn't get an exactly great start. A tippler cop, Dhruv (Vijay Antony), who had applied for resignation, rethinks his decision. He wants to reinvestigate a cold case that has become active. He starts the 'unofficial' investigation with a junior cop Sruthi (Brigida) and constable (Mahanadhi Shankar), and yet, no one bats an eye. Why? Well, we don't have time to get to these nuances. Off to such a shaky start, debut director Leo John Paul
This story is from the June 28, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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