Marco is a 2024 Malayalam-language action thriller directed by Haneef Adeni and jointly produced by Cubes Entertainments and Unni Mukundan Films. The film features Unni Mukundan in the lead role, supported by an ensemble cast including Siddique, Jagadish, Abhimanyu S Thilakan, Kabir Duhan Singh, Anson Paul, and Yukti Tareja.
The music is composed by Ravi Basrur, with Chandru Selvaraj handling cinematography and Shameer Muhammed managing editing.
Released worldwide on December 20, 2024, to coincide with the Christmas weekend, Marco garnered critical acclaim and achieved historic success, becoming the highest-grossing A-rated Malayalam film of all time, surpassing Kammatipaadam.
Marco is a high-octane Malayalam action thriller released on 20 December 2024, directed and written by Haneef Adeni, with production by Cubes Entertainments and Unni Mukundan Films. Marketed as a standalone spin-off of the 2019 hit Mikhael, this neo‑noir Malayalam gangster movie dives deeply into the origins of Marco Jr., portrayed by Unni Mukundan, a ruthless enforcer within the Adattu crime syndicate.
The film opens with the brutal murder of Victor D’Peter, the blind foster brother of Marco Jr. His death propels Marco back from Italy into the gritty netherworld of family betrayal and vengeance. What follows is a visceral revenge saga: Marco hunts down suspects using extreme torture, stylized weapons (like katana), gas, and acid, culminating in a gruesome showdown at the Isaac syndicate’s hideout where he rescues Victor’s newborn and exacts brutal justice.
Marco is known for its graphic violence, brutal torture scenes, and glorified action sequences with Tarantino‑inspired grit and K‑cinema finesse . Critics and audiences acclaim it as “India’s most violent movie ever made”, making it a landmark A‑certificate Malayalam cinema and receiving an R21 rating in Singapore.
The film is part of the Mikhael Extended Universe, with post‑credits hinting at Marco 2, though development currently stalled amid controversy.
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