Martin (2024 film)

Martin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. P. Arjun
Story by	Arjun Sarja
Produced by	Uday K. Mehta
Starring	Dhruva Sarja Vaibhavi Shandilya Anveshi Jain Sukrutha Wagle Achyuth Kumar Nikitin Dheer
Cinematography	Satya Hegde
Edited by	K. M. Prakash Mahesh S. Reddy
Music by	Songs: Mani Sharma Score: Ravi Basrur
Production companies	Vasavi Enterprises Uday K Mehta Productions
Distributed by	Mythri Movie Makers (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) KVN Productions Invenio Origin M S Films (Tamilnadu)
Release date	11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹150 crores
Box office	₹8 crores

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. The film stars Dhruva Sarja, alongside Vaibhavi Shandilya, Anveshi Jain, Sukrutha Wagle, Achyuth Kumar and Nikitin Dheer. The soundtrack and musical score was composed by Mani Sharma and Ravi Basrur, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Satya Hegde and K. M. Prakash.

Martin was theatrically released on 11 October 2024 to negative reviews from critics and audience.

Premise

Martin revolves around Lt. Brigadier Arjun Saxena, whose journey takes him from Pakistan to India to discover his real identity and fight against black market dealers, who are involved with terrorists to orchestrate massive attacks in the country.

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
• Sukrutha Wagle
• Chikkanna
• Yogesh
• Sadhu Kokila
• Sharath Lohithaswa
• Malavika Avinash
• Ashutosh Rana
• Nikitin Dheer
• Nawab Shah
• Rohit Pathak
• Daniel Caltagirone
• Nathan Jones
• Rubiel Mosquera

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Soundtrack

Mani Sharma composed the soundtrack, while Ravi Basrur composed the musical score. The soundtrack album was secured by Saregama.

Release

Theatrical

Martin was theatrically released on 11 October 2024 in Kannada, along with the dubbed versions of Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Malayalam languages. The film set a new record for a global film release in multiple languages. Invenio Origin released the film across the country. in selected formats and IMAX.

Home media

The satellite and digital streaming rights were sold to Zee Network and ZEE5.

Reception

Sanjay Ponnappa of India Today gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Martin could have been a normal action thriller with a template story, had it not been pumped with so much budget and unnecessary chutzpah. From direction to all other technical departments like VFX, CGI, editing and more, every aspect of Martin was disappointing in massive proportions." Prathibha Joy of OTTPlay gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Martin feels like a lost opportunity; Dhruva vs Dhruva had potential, but what we get is a wafer-thin plot as old as time that will, perhaps, appeal to die-hard fans of DS Boss. For the rest, well, you’ve been warned."

Calling the film as a "Big-Budget Disappointment", Shashiprasad SM of Times Now gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Instead of focusing on a compelling story, screenplay, and thoughtful filmmaking, the emphasis seems to be on grandiosity, both visually and sonically." Goutham S of Pinkvilla gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Martin offers nothing new in terms of story. The movie once again delves into creating some awe out of a larger-than-life character, even leaving an opportunity to expand it into a franchise."

In a negative review, Vivek M.V. of The Hindu wrote "In a bid to elevate actor Dhruva Sarja’s stardom, the makers of ‘Martin’ fall short in delivering a coherent action drama. Apart from one intense chase involving cars and bikes and the high-octane climax sequence shot in a vast, desert-like landscape, the much-hyped action sequences lack style."

External links

• Martin at IMDb