Marco pushes the boundaries of violence in Indian cinema, but here's why Kill remains undefeated in gore

The discourse around Haneef Adeni’s Malayalam film Marco, starring Unni Mukundan in the lead role, reminds one of a bygone era when cinema overwhelmed people and elicited extreme reactions. Why Kill remains undefeated Where Marco made some not-so-smart choices, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s Lakshya and Raghav Juyal-starrer Kill thrived. For one, the film makes it easy to root for Lakshya’s hero, an army officer, but Raghav’s performance also helps you form a love-hate relationship with the modern-day dacoit he plays. In fact, at one point in Kill, you are so distracted by Lakshya’s emotional turmoil and Raghav’s growing insanity that the blood splatter on the screen begins to feel like an afterthought.