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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Martin<br />
| image = Martin 2023 film poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[A. P. Arjun]]<br />
| screenplay = A. P. Arjun<br />
| story = [[Arjun Sarja]]<br />
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes<br />
| label1= Dialogues by<br />
| data1 = Gopinath Krishna Murthy<br>A. P. Arjun<br />
}}<br />
| producer = [[Uday K. Mehta]]<br/>Suraj Uday Mehta<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Dhruva Sarja]]<br />
* [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]]<br />
* [[Anveshi Jain]]<br />
* [[Sukrutha Wagle]]<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = [[Satya Hegde]]<br />
| editing = K. M. Prakash <br> Praveen K Gowda<br />
| music = [[Mani Sharma]] (songs)<br />[[Ravi Basrur]] (score)<br />
| studio = Vasavi Enterprises<br/>Uday K Mehta Productions<br />
| distributor = [[Mythri Movie Makers]] (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)<br />[[KVN Productions]]<br />[[Invenio Origin]]<br />M S Films (Tamil Nadu)<br />
| released = {{Film date|2024|10|11|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 148 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBFC {{!}} Search Film |url=https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMjIzMDkyMDI0MDAwMTM= |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=[[Central Board of Film Certification]]}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget ={{INR}}80{{ndash}}150 crore<br />
<ref name="budget"/><ref name="budget150"/><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-08 |title=Kannada Highest Grossing Movies 2024: ಈ ವರ್ಷ ತೆರೆಕಂಡ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅವುಗಳ ಕಲೆಕ್ಷನ್ ವಿವರ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ |url=https://kannada.timesnownews.com/entertainment/kannada-highest-grossing-movies-2024-sandalwood-films-and-its-collection-photo-gallery-116098981 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Times Now Kannada |language=kn}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR}}27.60 crore<ref name=":3" /><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Martin''''' is a 2024 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=TV9 |date=2024-10-04 |title=Martin Movie: 'నా సినిమాను రిలీజ్ చేయద్దు'.. కోర్టు మెట్లెక్కిన పాన్ ఇండియా మూవీ డైరెక్టర్.. కారణమిదే |url=https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/tollywood/director-ap-arjun-apeal-to-high-court-to-not-release-his-dhruva-sarja-starrer-martin-movie-1365765.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=TV9 Telugu |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Dhruva Sarja's Martin trailer crosses 74 million views, setting the stage for Kannada cinema's next big blockbuster |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dhruva-sarjas-martin-trailer-crosses-74-million-views-setting-the-stage-for-kannada-cinemas-next-big-blockbuster-13822002.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> 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]] in [[dual role]]s, alongside [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]], [[Sukrutha Wagle]], [[Achyuth Kumar]] and [[Nikitin Dheer]]. The music was composed by [[Mani Sharma]] and [[Ravi Basrur]], while the cinematography and editing were handled by [[Satya Hegde]] and K. M. Prakash.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Martin' teaser gives a feast to action lovers |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/martin-teaser-gives-a-feast-to-action-lovers/articleshow/98197676.cms |access-date=2024-02-11 |issn=0971-8257 | date=4 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=Dhruva Sarja-starrer Martin to hit the theatres soon |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kannada-film-martin-to-release-soon-director-ap-arjun-unveils-poster-6960451.html |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=They're my friends: Dhruva Sarja on competition with Yash, Rishab Shetty at Martin teaser launch |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/theyre-my-friends-dhruva-sarja-on-competition-with-yash-rishab-shetty-at-martin-teaser-launch-2339564-2023-02-25 |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=India Today |date=25 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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''Martin'' was theatrically released on 11 October 2024, coinciding with [[Vijayadashami#Southern India|Dasara]], where it was panned by critics and became a [[box office bomb]]. Despite being a box office bomb, it is still one of [[List_of_Kannada_films_of_2024#Box_office_collection|the top 10 highest-grossing Kannada movies of 2024.]]<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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, but he escapes from the prison and manages to regain some memories with the help of Pakistani locals, whom he had met including a lollipop-selling kid, a weapons dealer and an ally Regina. The person learns that he is actually Arjun Saxena, an [[Indian Revenue Service (Custom and Indirect Taxes)|IRS]] officer. However, Regina gets assassinated by ''Martin'', a notorious international crime boss who is known for his trademark of shooting and killing his opponents in the left eye.<br />
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Arjun contacts his friend Parashuram [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] and learns that he arrived in Pakistan to capture Martin. He tells Parashuram that he and his friend Vivek, an [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] fighter, are in danger from Martin. Arjun arrives in [[Mumbai]] through a cargo boat and arrives at [[Andheri railway station|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 he is also eventually killed. Arjun reunites with his friend Sathya and his fiancèe Preeti, where he learns that Preeti is also a target of Martin and plans to lure and capture him in [[Mangalore]], using Preeti as bait. Arjun and Sathya protect her and fend off the masked attackers, but Arjun regains his memory and injures Sathya, shockingly revealing himself as Martin. It is revealed that Arjun and Martin are actually [[doppelgänger|doppelgängers]] and that Arjun was in a [[coma]] in Pakistan for 15 days under the care of Regina's friend Shabnam, a Pakistani ally and an [[Covert operation|undercover officer]]. Arjun awakes from his coma and Shabnam reveals to him that Martin has escaped to India.<br />
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'''Past''': While on duty, Arjun seizes an illegal shipment, containing defective and hazardous [[medicine]] from Mushtaq, who runs a pharmaceuticals racket. Arjun captures and imprisons his henchmen. Mushtaq seeks the help of Martin, who agrees to help Mushtaq in exchange for money. Martin frames Arjun for killing Mushtaq's henchmen and gets him suspended, whilst also threatening him by killing Preeti if he tries to come after him again. Arjun interrogates Martin's henchman Munna, with Parshuram's help, and learns that Martin has left for Pakistan. Arjun arrives in Pakistan and interrogates multiple weapons dealers, with Shabnam's help, to locate Martin. Martin learns that Arjun is in Pakistan and kills Regina, telling his girlfriend to leave for Mumbai and kill Parashuram and Vivek. Martin arrives in an under-construction building, where Arjun is interrogating the dealers. Martin kills the dealers, overpowers Arjun, leaving a bullet mark on Martin's body to prove that he and Martin are different, and sends him into a coma. Martin, while escaping, falls from the building and gets admitted to the hospital himself, while Shabnam takes Arjun to a safe place.<br />
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'''Present''': Arjun arrives in Mangalore, where Martin is with Sathya and Preeti in a hospital. He reaches the hospital, but Martin takes Preeti to his hideout on a cruise ship. Arjun plans to destroy the containers, while Martin threatens Arjun in killing Preeti if the containers are not returned as Arjun threatens to destroy the containers. Mushtaq secretly plans to intercept Arjun and the cargo trucks without Martin's knowledge. Arjun fends off the bikers, but he gets attacked by [[artillery]] jeeps. However, 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 trafficking|illegal weapons]] to terrorists. Martin reveals that he learnt that Mushtaq had attempted to kill him and also tried to overtake him to retrieve the containers. Martin makes a deal with Arjun that he will return Preeti to Arjun in exchange for erasing Martin's identity. Arjun reluctantly agrees to the deal. Mushtaq arrives with the money to take the containers, but Martin and Arjun kill Mushtaq. Martin destroys Mushtaq's containers and escapes with the money. Arjun receives appreciation by receiving a medal for completing the mission.<br />
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Three months later, Arjun watches a news footage about several people who were killed by being shot in their left eyes in different cities, assuring him that Martin is behind the killings. In the aftermath, Arjun receives a call from Martin, who is now living under a new identity as ''Rhino''.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Castlist|<br />
* [[Dhruva Sarja]] in a [[dual role]] as:<br />
** Martin / Rhino<br />
** Arjun Saxena, as an [[Indian Revenue Service (Custom and Indirect Taxes)|IRS]] officer<br />
* [[Vaibhavi Shandilya]] as Preeti<br />
* [[Achyuth Kumar]] as Ashok Kumar, Arjun's Senior<br />
* [[Anveshi Jain]] as Martin's girlfriend<br />
* [[Sukrutha Wagle]] as Shabnam<br />
* [[Chikkanna]] as Sathya<br />
* Prathap Narayanan as Vivek<br />
* [[Malavika Avinash]] as a Pakistani doctor<br />
* [[Nikitin Dheer]] as Mushtaq<br />
* [[Vajrang Shetty]] as Munna<br />
* [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]] as a Pakistani jailer<br />
* Rohit Pathak as a Pakistani jailer<br />
* MK Matta as Karim<br />
* Sriram Reddy Polasane as Surgeon<br />
* [[Nathan Jones (wrestler)|Nathan Jones]] as Jail fighter<br />
* Rubiel Mosquera as Jail fighter<br />
* [[Giorgia Andriani]] as dancer in the song "Jasmine"<br />
}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
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 {{INR}}80 crore and incurred a "landing cost" of {{INR}}120 crore.<ref name="budget">{{cite news |last1=Sharadhaa |first1=A. |title=Dhruva Sarja: It’s essential to be accountable to those who invest in you |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/interviews/2024/Oct/10/dhruva-sarja-its-essential-to-be-accountable-to-those-who-invest-in-you |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |date=10 October 2024}}</ref> ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' reported that the budget is {{INR|150}} crore.<ref name="budget150">{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Simran |title=India's biggest flop wanted to become next KGF, became worst film of 2024, made in Rs 150 crore, earned 10% of budget |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-india-biggest-flop-wanted-to-become-next-kgf-became-worst-film-of-2024-made-in-rs-150-crore-martin-arjun-sarja-3114180/why-martin-is-biggest-flop-of-2024-3114191 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Music ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Martin<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Mani Sharma]]<br />
| released = 11 October 2024<br />
| recorded = 2023–24<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = <br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]<br />
| language = [[Kannada]]<br />
| length = 10:45<br />
| label = [[Saregama]]<br />
}}<br />
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[[Mani Sharma]] composed the soundtrack, while [[Ravi Basrur]] composed the musical score. The soundtrack album was secured by [[Saregama]].<br />
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The first single titled "Jeevan Neene" was released on 3 September 2024. The second single titled "Anthem of Martin" was released on 5 October 2024.<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Jeevan Neene<br />
| extra1 = [[Sonu Nigam]], Shruthika Samudhrala<br />
| lyrics1 = [[A. P. Arjun]]<br />
| length1 = 3:56<br />
| title2 = Anthem of Martin<br />
| extra2 = Prudhvi Chandra, [[Roll Rida]]<br />
| lyrics2 = A. P. Arjun<br />
| length2 = 3:59<br />
| title3 = Jasmine Song<br />
| extra3 = Harika Narayan<br />
| lyrics3 = Pramod Maravanthe<br />
| length3 = 3:10<br />
| total_length = 10:45<br />
}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
=== Theatrical ===<br />
''Martin'' was theatrically released on 11 October 2024, coinciding with [[Vijayadashami|Dasara]], in [[Kannada]], along with the dubbed versions of [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=Dhruva Sarja: ʻಯುವʼ, ʻಮಾರ್ಟಿನ್ʼ ನಡುವೆ ಕ್ಲ್ಯಾಶ್; ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಡೇಟ್ ಅನೌನ್ಸ್! |url=https://vistaranews.com/cinema-film/dhruva-sarja-martin-release-date-announce/447687.html |website=Vistara News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=Dhruva Sarja's 'Martin' sets new record with global release in 13 languages. <br />
|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2024/Jul/31/dhruva-sarjas-martin-sets-new-record-with-global-release-in-13-languages}}</ref> [[Invenio Origin]] released the film across the country.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/title-song-of-martin-to-feature-dhruva-sarja-in-10-distinct-looks/articleshow/113936257.cms | title=Title song of Martin to feature Dhruva Sarja in 10 distinct looks | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref><br />
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=== Home media ===<br />
The satellite and digital streaming rights were sold to [[Zee Network]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]]. The film began streaming on Amazon Prime Video from 19 November 2024.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/martin-out-on-ott-in-india-stream-the-dhruva-sarja-led-action-flick-on-these-platforms/129dec3534671|title=Martin out on OTT in India: Stream the Dhruva Sarja-led action flick on THESE platforms|website=OTTplay}}</ref> <br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film received negative reviews from audience and critics.<br />
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S. Sridevi of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave 2.5/5 stars and termed it as "all sound and spectacle and no substance."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/martin-review-dhruva-sarjas-film-prioritises-spectacle-over-substance/movie-review/114166376.cms|title=Martin Movie Review: Dhruva Sarja’s film prioritises spectacle over substance|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Jagadish Angadi of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "''Martin'' is strictly for die-hard action fans."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/martin-movie-review-action-packed-thriller-let-down-by-misplaced-priorities-3229968|title=‘Martin’ movie review: Action-packed thriller let down by misplaced priorities|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><br />
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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."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ponnappa |first1=Sanjay |title=Martin review: Dhruva Sarja's film offers more noise, less music |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/martin-review-dhruva-sarja-arjun-sarja-film-offers-more-noise-less-noise-2615352-2024-10-11 |website=India Today |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joy |first1=Prathibha |title=Martin movie review: Dhruva Sarja has fun playing the bad boy, but film is an assault on the senses |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/martin-movie-review-dhruva-sarja-has-fun-playing-the-bad-boy-but-film-is-an-assault-on-the-senses/6a5b5c6bb8369 |website=OTTPlay |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref><br />
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Calling the film 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."<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=SM |first1=Shashiprasad |title=Martin Movie Review: Martin Is Not A 'Joke,' But A Big-Budget Disappointment! |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/martin-movie-review-martin-is-not-a-joke-but-a-big-budget-disappointment-review-114129892 |website=Times Now |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web |last1=S |first1=Goutham |title=Martin Movie Review: Dhruva Sarja starrer flick aims only to cater his fans riding on a rehashed action story template |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/martin-movie-review-dhruva-sarja-starrer-flick-aims-only-to-cater-his-fans-riding-on-a-rehashed-action-story-template-1353115 |website=Pinkvilla |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref><br />
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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."<ref>{{cite news |last1=M.V. |first1=Vivek |title='Martin' movie review: Dhruva Sarja's ambitious action-thriller is marred by its brash execution |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/martin-movie-review-dhruva-sarjas-ambitious-action-thriller-is-marred-by-brashy-execution/article68744529.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref> Latha Srinivasan of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote "For Dhruva, this movie was meant to be a major milestone in his career but Martin has turned out to be all hype with no substance."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/martin-review-dhruva-sarja-aces-the-action-scenes-but-the-film-is-a-letdown-101728717149635.html|title=Martin review: Dhruva Sarja aces the action scenes; but the film is a letdown|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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