Mark 2025: Release date, trailer, plot, cast and crew, OTT partner; everything to know about Kiccha Sudeep’s cop thriller
Kiccha Sudeep headlines one of 2 films that will round up the year that was for Kannada cinema in 2025. Called Mark, the film is a Vijay Kartikeyaa directorial.
Last Updated: 10.50 PM, Dec 18, 2025
Kannada superstar Kiccha Sudeep’s first release of 2025 is Mark, which comes exactly a year after his last, Max , both directed by Vijay Kartikeyaa. Mark went on floors on July 7, 2 days before which Sudeep had announced the film’s release date. Over the next 4 months, the team shot for 107 days, across multiple locations, to complete it in the first week of November.
Ahead of its theatrical release, here’s all we know about Mark the film
Mark release date
Kiccha Sudeep has taken a shine to the Christmas holiday, after his film Max released on December 25 last year and went on to become a hit. Exactly a year later, he brings Mark to theatres on December 25, 2025. The film has been censored U/A and is being released in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi simultaneously, according to the makers. In Karnataka, the film will open with 6 am special shows on December 25. It has been censored U/A with a run-time of 2 hours and 25 minutes.
Mark trailer and plot
The trailer of Mark was released on December 7, which revealed that Sudeep’s character Ajay Markandayya is an SP-ranked police official, who is under suspension, for reasons that will be revealed in the film. The suspension is courtesy a corrupt politician, which Mark has to sort out, but he’s also got his hands full with the investigation into kidnappings and killing of children, a case that has a personal connect for him.
Mark cast and crew
Mark is Max maker Vijay Kartikeyaa’s sophomore project. Cinematography is by Shekar Chandru, while music is credited to Ajaneesh B Loknath. The film’s massive ensemble cast includes Kiccha Sudeep, Yogi Babu, Naveen Chandra, Vikranth, Guru Somasundaram, Dragon Manju, Roshni Prakash, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Archana Kottige, Dev Gill, Arul Dass, GM Kumar, Krishnapriya, Deepshika, Mahantesh Hiremath, Pratap Narayan and Shine Tom Chacko, among others.
Mark OTT partner
There is no official information about the satellite and digital deals of Mark. However, given that both of Sudeep’s last two releases went to Zee5, the assumption is that the streamer will line up for Mark too. However, Mark has been produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, and most of their more recent productions have all gone to Amazon Prime Video. An announcement is expected to be made shortly.
Mark the movie FAQs
Q. Is Mark the Max sequel?
A. There have been rumours that director Vijay Kartikeyaa rebranded the script for Max 2 as Mark, but the filmmaker has negated this, stating that the nuances of the character in Mark are very different from Max's Arjun Mahakshay.
Q. Who all are on the vast cast of Mark?
A. Mark stars Kiccha Sudeep, Guru Somasundaram, Naveen Chandra, Vikranth, Yogi Babu, Shine Tom Chacko, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Mahantesh Hiremath, Dragon Manju, Roshni Prakash, Archana Kottige, Deepshika, among others.
Q. Where can one watch Mark?
A. Mark is set for theatrical release on December 25, 2025. There is no update on the film's OTT partner and tentative streaming date yet