Martin is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by A. P. Arjun, from a story by Arjun Sarja, and produced by Uday K. Mehta and Suraj Uday Mehta. It stars Dhruva Sarja, alongside Vaibhavi Shandilya, Anveshi Jain, Sukrutha Wagle, Achyuth Kumar and Nikitin Dheer. The songs and background score were composed by Mani Sharma and Ravi Basrur, while cinematography and editing were handled by Satya Hegde and K. M. Prakash.
Martin was theatrically released on October 11, 2024 to negative reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences and cinematography, but criticized its script, music and cast performances. The film is box office bomb.
Plot
In Pakistan, a mysterious person is injected with drugs, where he loses his memory and becomes aggressive. The person’s aggressiveness leads him to get captured and imprisoned. Still, he escapes from the prison and manages to regain some memories with the help of Pakistani locals, whom he had met including a lollipop seller kid, a weapons dealer, and an ally Regina. The person learns that he is actually Arjun Saxena, an IRS officer. However, Regina gets assassinated by Martin, an international gangster, who is known for his trademark of killing his opponents in the left eye.
Arjun contacts his friend Parashuram, an IPS officer, and learns that his friend Vivek, an MMA fighter, is in danger from Martin. Arjun arrives in Mumbai through a cargo boat and arrives at Andheri Railway Junction to meet Parashuram, but he gets attacked and Parashuram is killed by Martin’s henchmen. Arjun tries to inform Vivek, who is in a MMA match, but Vivek is also killed. Arjun reunites with his friend Sathya and his fiancèe Preeti, where he plans to lure and capture Martin in Mangalore using Preeti as bait. Arjun and Sathya protect Preeti and fend off masked attackers, and he regains his memory back. During this time, Arjun injures Sathya and reveals himself as Martin. It is revealed that Arjun and Martin are doppelgängers It is revealed that Arjun is in Pakistan was in a coma for 15 days under treatment and care of Regina’s friend Shabnam, a Pakistani ally and an undercover officer. Shabnam reveals to Arjun that Martin has escaped to India.
Past: Arjun seizes an illegal shipment, containing defective and hazardous medicines from Mushtaq, who runs a “Pharma mafia”. Arjun captures and imprisons Mushtaq’s men, and Mushtaq seeks Martin’s help. Martin calls Arjun and tries to manipulate Arjun for releasing Mushtaq’s container. Martin frames Arjun for killing Mushtaq’s henchmen and gets him suspended, where he threatens Arjun to kill Preeti if Arjun tries to go after him. Arjun interrogates Martin’s henchman Munna, with Parshuram’s help, and learns that Martin has left for Pakistan. Martin spots Arjun from a news footage and kills Regina. Martin attacks Arjun in an under-construction site meeting, where Martin overpowers Arjun. However, Arjun leaves a bullet mark on his body to prove that he and Martin are different.
Present: Arjun arrives in Mangalore, where Martin is with Sathya and Preeti in a hospital. Arjun reaches the hospital, but Martin kidnaps Preeti and takes her to his hideout on a cruise ship. Arjun plans to destroy the containers, while Martin reveals himself to Preeti. Martin threatens Arjun for killing Preeti if the containers are not returned, while Arjun threatens to destroy the containers. Martin and Mushtaq plan to intercept Arjun and the cargo trucks. Arjun fends off the bikers, but he gets attacked by artillery jeeps. To Arjun’s surprise, Martin destroys the jeeps and reveals that Vivek, Parashuram, and Regina were actually working with Mushtaq, who not only sells hazardous medicines but also supplies illegal arms for spreading terrorism in the country. He also reveals that Mushtaq had tried to overtake him to take the containers. Martin makes a deal with Arjun in which he returns Preeti to Arjun and they both kill Mushtaq and destroy the containers, in exchange for money and erasing the identity of Martin.
Arjun receives appreciation and a medal for completing the mission, where he receives a call from another doppelgänger called Rhino or Martin, who may be living under the identity of Rhino.
Cast
- Dhruva Sarja in a dual role as:
- Arjun Saxena
- Martin
- Vaibhavi Shandilya as Preeti
- Achyuth Kumar as Ashok Kumar, a navy officer
- Anveshi Jain as Martin’s girlfriend
- Sukrutha Wagle
- Chikkanna as Sathya
- Prathap Narayanan as Vivek
- Malavika Avinash as a Pakistani doctor
- Nikitin Dheer as Mushtaq
- Vajrang Shetty as Munna
- Nawab Shah as a Pakistani jailer
- Rohit Pathak as a Pakistani jailer
- Daniel Caltagirone
- Nathan Jones
- Rubiel Mosquera
Production
The film’s shooting lasted 252 days. The climax was shot in 52 days. The film features 5000 segments with visual effects. According to Dhruva Sarja, the film was originally made on a budget of ₹50 crore and incurred a landing cost of ₹60 crore.
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