Jan 07, 2025 09:50 PM IST
Is Malayalam film Marco the most violent film made in India? Lead star Unni Mukundan defended the film and said audiences have come a long way.
The new Malayalam film Marco has grabbed attention among audiences for its raw take on violence. Directed by Haneef Adeni, the Malayalam film stars Unni Mukundan in the lead role, as a violent gangster on a rampage to avenge the death of a loved one while trying his best to protect what he has left. In an interview with India Today, Unni Mukundan defended the use of violence in the film and shared that the film will ‘definitely not influence a person to go about on a killing spree.’ (Also read: Marco pushes the boundaries of violence in Indian cinema, but here’s why Kill remains undefeated in gore)
What Unni said
During the interaction, Unni said: “I don’t want to take the intelligence of the audience for granted. I know it’s a film, it’s for entertainment purpose. It will definitely not influence a person to go about on a killing spree and enjoy life in a certain way. That’s my take on it. I have been told that people had a tough time watching it but that was it. That was the whole idea of giving a certain kind of experience.”
‘Nothing happened after KGF’
He gave the example of KGF and said, “It is a huge hit but I don’t know where it has been placed. What inspired people to watch that film and what happened after KGF? Nothing happened after KGF. What we got was KGF 2 and a bigger hit and a beautiful film. Something that we also have in mind. We will have a Marco 2, Marco 3 coming up, but it will be on the same lines. It will be a brutal action film. Because it’s a film, I think people will see it as a film.”
Marco also stars Siddique, Jagadish, Abhimanyu S Thilakan, and Kabir Duhan Singh. After the initial screenings, many viewers remarked that the film had much more blood and gore than even gorefests like Animal, Kill, or the KGF franchise. Marco was released in theatres on December 20 and has been a runaway success at the box office.
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