Haneef Adeni’s Marco was a surprise last-minute Mollywood hit following the bangers released by the industry in 2024. Quickly branded as the most violent Malayalam film ever made, the movie is curated only for those who can only handle witnessing crime of the utmost brutality and savagery – seeing a man’s arm getting chopped off with a chainsaw or a heart being ripped out someone’s chest.
The film’s success was not only seen in Kerala and South India but roars of praise were also heard from the North. Speaking to Hindustan Times, leading man Unni Mukundan revealed that he was shocked by the pan-India reception of the film. “Telugu action films have done well outside their own market but Marco doing well in Hindi surprised me because we didn’t have the budget to promote the Hindi version all guns blazing – we just promoted it online. But I’m very glad the Hindi audience loved it,” the 37-year-old exclaimed.
Continuing on topic, the actor said, “I felt so good about it because I just felt like a newcomer. After being in the industry 13 years, I was keenly observing how the movie was performing in the Hindi market. We started with 30 shows and went on to do 3,500 shows a day! That was huge. I didn’t have face value and the film did well because people liked the movie, the performances, the overall look and feel, the production values, etc. I would consider Marco as one of the best films that I’ve done – the movie survived sheerly because of its overall quality.”
Talking about the rumours surrounding his big Bollywood debut, the Malikappuram actor explained, “I have many commitments here to finish. I am looking forward to doing a straight Hindi film and that’s on my must-do list.”
