Marco (Hindi)
2h 4m
December 20, 2024
Marco is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written & directed by Haneef Adeni and produced by Shareef Muhammed. The film stars Unni Mukundan, alongside Jagadish, Siddique, Anson Paul, Yukti Thareja, Abhimanyu Shammi Thilakan, Sreejith Ravi and Kabir Duhan Singh.The movie is a spin-off of 2019 Malayalam movie Mikhael.The music was composed by Ravi Basrur, while cinematography and editing were handled by Chandru Selvaraj and Shameer Muhammed.
The film released on 20 December 2024, coinciding with Christmas weekend, in Malayalam, alongside Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages. The film received positive reviews from critics with praise for its cast performances (especially Unni Mukundan), action sequences, cinematography, musical score and technical aspects, but criticised its script.
Plot
Victor, a blind person, witnesses the murder of his close friend Wasim. Despite his blindness, Victor identifies the killer by recognizing the distinct scent of the killer’s perfume and the vehicle. Victor’s identification leads the police to uncover that the killer is Russell Issac, who conspired with Wasim’s elder brother Tariq to carry out the murder. Tragically, Victor gets captured by Russell, who throws him into a vat of hydrofluoric acid, resulting in his death. Victor’s brother George Peter, the head of the Adattu family, is devastated by the loss of Victor. Marco, Peter’s adopted brother who had been sent to Italy for safety, returns after learning about Victor’s death. At a church gathering, Marco vows to avenge Victor’s death, declaring his intent to eliminate everyone involved in the heinous act, including Russell, who is present at the scene. Despite Peter’s attempts to dissuade Marco from taking a path of violence, Marco remains resolute.
Meanwhile, Tony Issac, Russell’s father, manipulates the situation to his advantage and strikes a deal with Peter involving gold biscuits and a ransom, all while plotting further treachery. During Peter’s return from the deal, Issac’s henchman Dev ambushes him in his car, reveals the conspiracy and fatally stabs him. Peter survives, but is hospitalized, further igniting Marco’s fury. Peter informs Marco that Tony and Russell were responsible for Victor’s death. As he sets out for vengeance, Russell reveals his true nature by severely injuring Marco and using a chainsaw to mutilate the arm of Anwar, Marco’s right-hand man. An enraged Marco retaliates, killing Russell’s goons with the chainsaw. While preparing to kill Russell, Marco learns that Victor’s girlfriend Isha is pregnant with Victor’s child and is being held captive by Tony.
Marco captures and tortures Dev, who confesses that Isha is with Russell, before dying in an explosion set off by Marco. Peter kills Tariq by hanging him. Marco storms Issac’s factory, battling his goons in a brutal fight to rescue Isha. However, Tony deceives Marco, revealing that Isha is locked in the trunk of Russell’s car. Marco and Anwar track Tony to his guesthouse, where Tony attempts to bargain for his life. Marco cuts off Tony’s hand and sends it to Russell, disguised as a suitcase full of money. In a final trap, Marco rigs Tony’s chair with a detonator, causing the bomb to trigger just as Tony is hanged. As he is hanged in the air, the bomb detonates, but the blast only partially impacts him, leaving him to fall to the ground, his body writhing in agony. Crawling toward the entrance, he desperately tries to escape the pain, each movement bringing him closer to death. Meanwhile, Russell stands helpless outside the warehouse, unable to do anything but watch as Tony suffers through his final moments.
Desperate for revenge, Russell seeks help from Cyrus, a butcher and Issac’s adopted son. They launch an attack on the Adattu household, during Isha’s labor, and begin slaughtering the family. Despite Peter’s valiant efforts with a rifle and knives, Cyrus and Russell kill the family members including the children, Marco’s fiancée Maria, the nurses and Isha, brutally beating her and abducting her newborn child. Marco, gravely injured and helpless, is left to mourn his family’s annihilation. Peter urges Marco to avenge not only Victor, but the entire family. Marco adopts a striking, fearsome appearance and sets out to confront Cyrus and Russell at their factory. Marco fights through their henchmen in a bloody showdown, where he kills Russell by stabbing him and ripping out his heart. In a climatic encounter with Cyrus, who holds the newborn child over a vat of acid, Marco decapitates Cyrus and rescues the child before pushing him into the acid.
In the aftermath, he successfully complete his mission of vengeance while paying the ultimate price in loss and suffering.