Saregama bags audio rights of much-awaited film ‘Martin’ for ₹9 crore

Directed by AP Arjun, the pan-India Kannada movie ‘Martin’ features Action Prince Dhruva Sarja in the lead.

BySouth First Desk

Published Jan 06, 2024 | 2:53 PMUpdatedJan 06, 2024 | 2:53 PM

A poster of the film Martin

Seems like the next pan-India Kannada film Martin is finally set for release in the coming months or at least in 2024, after its release being pushed multiple times in the year 2023.

Though the teaser of Martin was released in a grand style in February 2023, AP Arjun’s directorial starring Dhruva Sarja got delayed for various reasons.

The latest buzz is that the renowned Indian music label company, Saregama bagged the audio rights of the film for a whopping ₹9 crore.

Uday K Mehta, who produced the movie under his banner Vasavi Enterprises, expressed joy at this. He said, “I am very pleased that our film’s audio rights have been sold for such a substantial amount. The sale of audio rights for a significant sum is a source of great joy for us.”

He further added, “The music scored by Mani Sharma and Ravi Basrur’s background score has received widespread acclaim. Most of the post-production work has been completed and the shooting of a song remains pending.”

Actor-filmmaker Arjun Sarja penned the story of Martin.

It has a stellar cast, including Vaibhavi Shandilya, Anveshi Jain, Chikkanna, Malavika Avinash, Achyuth Kumar, Nikitin Dheer, Nawab Shah, and Rohit Pathak.

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