Popular director Maruti has been accused of plagiarism. Sources say that a young writer has accused Maruti of stealing his upcoming film Radha's story. The director has slammed all these rumours. He has clarified that the upcoming romantic drama story is very much original.

Maruti clarified it to a leading daily. He said, "Following the allegations against me, I have submitted my script to the Writer's Association. Every line in the script is my own and I have not stolen it from anybody. These allegations are baseless and media should cross check before even writing about it."