Beyond his musical career, Martin has also explored acting and starred in the film "Long Coat", which explored the lives of Rwandans after the Genocide of 1994. His first successful single, "Urukumbuzi", won him an award for "Song of the Year" in 2006. In 2006, Radio 10 awarded Mani Martin the title of "Artist of the Year". The following year he was nominated for the Ugandan Pearl of Africa Music Award in the category of Best Male Artist. In 2008, Martin won a Salax Award for Best Gospel Artist; he earned a second Salax Award in 2012 in the "Best Traditional Artist of the Year" category. In February 2013, Martin was badly injured in a motorcycle accident. After hospitalization, the artist went on to make a full recovery and went to perform in souti zabusara festival