Bench Talkies is a compilation of six films from six filmmakers. The one recognizable name is, of course, Karthik Subbaraj, while the others are all aspiring directors. The films deal with various subjects and are in different genres and are of varying quality.
A small-time thief and his protégé go to Thailand to rescue his wife, who is being held captive by a gang involved in skin trade.
A newly married couple and their family unwittingly gets mixed up in a terrorist plot.
A small-time criminal is caught up in a situation where he has to save a celebrity actresses’ husband, whose life is in danger. But it is not as simple as he thinks.
A reckless townsman tries to mend his thug ways, ends up resurrecting himself and proves to be worthy of the world, in the eyes of the same people who chased him away.