Lock Up

In a refreshing departure from her usual screen avatar as mother, Eswari Rao shines in the role of the investigating officer. Even though her character could’ve been written better, it was comforting to see her get some spotlight in an otherwise male-dominated police stories. Venkat Prabhu, a popular filmmaker, gets his act pretty convincingly as the cop with some secrets. A regular face in his role would’ve made it very predictable but Venkat makes it realistic. Vaibhav, too, has a decent screen presence and owns his part convincingly. The other two women – Vani Bhojan and Shamna Kasim – have very little to contribute.