CHENNAI — Director
Haneef Adeni’s explosive action entertainer ‘Marco’ has now become the first
Malayalam film with an ‘A’ rating to gross over a whopping INR 100 crore, its
makers announced on Thursday.
Produced by Shareef Muhammad for Cubes Entertainments, the
film features Unni Mukundan in the lead. It was released for Christmas and
literally set the cash registers ringing.
The film has come in for praise from various quarters with
actress Sshivada being the latest to congratulate Unni Mukundan and the film
unit on their success.
Taking to Instagram, Sshivada, wrote, “Finally, I got the
chance to watch Marco on the big screen, and this is my late, late appreciation
post for my dear friend @iamunnimukundan . I’m so happy that I didn’t miss this
movie in the theatre!
“I couldn’t be more proud and happy for you, Unni. Seeing
you grow into the star you are today and watching your dreams come true right
before my eyes fills my heart with immense joy. You’ve worked so hard to reach
this point, and it’s truly inspiring. Ways to go Mr Vonvera.”
The actress also congratulated director Haneef Adeni for his
film, saying, “Congratulations to the director, @haneef_adeni for crafting such
an excellent movie – the making was truly commendable. The stunt sequences, in
particular, were a standout and left me in awe! A big shoutout to the producer
@sherifvr1 as well, for backing such brilliant projects that elevate Malayalam
cinema on a pan-Indian level. Kudos to the entire team of Marco for delivering
such a phenomenal movie. For those who haven’t watched it yet ,Don’t miss it in
theatres near you.”
Apart from Unni Mukundan, ‘Marco’ also features Yukti
Thareja and Kabir Duhan Singh among others. The film has cinematography by
Chandru Selvaraj and music by Ravi Basrur.
