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Born | Unnikrishnan 22 September 1987 Thrissur, Kerala, India |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Website | unnimukundan |
Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, lyricist and social issues responder who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, [1] along with few Telugu and Tamil films. In 2021, he won his first national award as a producer for his production debut film, Meppadiyan , which won the national award for the best film of a debut director.
Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the Tamil film Seedan (2011), a remake of Nandanam (2002). [2] At the age of 23, after playing several small roles, Unni got his breakthrough with his lead role in Vysakh's action comedy Mallu Singh (2012). [3] Later, he went on to star in several Malayalam films including commercially successful films like Vikramadithyan (2014), KL 10 Patthu (2015), Style (2016), Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya (2016), Achayans (2017) and Malikappuram (2022). [4] [5] He made his Telugu film debut with the 2016 film Janatha Garage . [6]
Unni Mukundan made his debut as a lyricist and singer with Achayans. [7] He has also sponsored road safety measures by appearing in the motor vehicle department's advertisements. [8]
Unni Mukundan was born in Thrissur, Kerala [9] on 22 September 1987 to Malayali parents Madathiparambil Mukundan Nair and Roji Mukundan. He completed his schooling from Pragati Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad and graduated in English Literature and Journalism from Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad (Thrissur). [10] He was brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. [11] During the early days of his career, he worked with Motif, now known as TTEC. [12]
In 2011, Unni made his film debut with the Tamil film Seedan , a remake of the Malayalam film Nandanam . [13] Unni entered the Malayalam film industry with Bombay March 12 [14] featuring alongside Mammootty, directed by Babu Janardhanan. For his performance in Bombay March 12, he earned awards as best newcomer from SIIMA, Asianet Film Awards, Asiavision and Vanitha Film Awards. He played a supporting role in Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty , directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar. [15] [16] [17] [18]
The turning point in his career came with the movie Mallu Singh (2012) directed by Vyshakh. It became a huge hit and ran for over 100 days. [19] He did cameo appearances in movies Theevram and The Hitlist . In the same year, he appeared in Ezham, Suryan and I love Me directed by B. Unnikrishnan. [20] [21]
In 2013 he appeared in Ithu Pathiramanal and Orissa, both directed by M. Padmakumar. [22] Also he was seen in D Company , an anthology of three independently shot action films. [23]
In 2015, he was seen in supporting role in the Mammootty-starrer Fireman , directed by Deepu Karunakaran. [24] In the same year, he played the lead role in the movie Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander as Jordan, the son of Alexander who was the protagonist in the prequel. [25] His next release was KL 10 Patthu written and directed by debutant Muhsin Parari. [26]
In 2016, he did the action thriller movie Style which turned out to be a decent commercial entertainer. [27] He was then seen in the critically acclaimed movie Kaattum Mazhayum and fantasy romantic comedy film Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya. [28] He made his Tollywood debut with the film Janatha Garage in an antagonistic role as Raghava, son of Sathyam (Mohanlal). [29] The film was both commercially successful and critically acclaimed. It was among the highest grossing Telugu films of the year. [30]
In the 2017 film Achayans , he made his debut as a lyricist and singer. [31] [32] In the same year, he was seen in another multi-starrer movie Avarude Raavukal along with Asif Ali which received mixed reviews. [33] In August of the same year, Clint by director Harikumar was released, in which he played the role of Joseph, father of Edmund Thomas Clint, a child prodigy known for having drawn over 25,000 paintings during his short life of seven years. He was seen in two different looks as a 35-year old and a 73-year-old man in the film. [34] For this film he received Ramu Kariat Movie Award for the Best Actor. [35] His next releases of 2017 was Mammootty-starrer Masterpiece in which he played the villain and Tharangam in which he had an extended cameo. [36]
In 2018, he did the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Bhaagamathie featuring Anushka Shetty which was commercially successful and critically acclaimed. [37] [38] His next releases were two thriller movies Ira and Chanakyathanthram . [39] Both the films received positive reviews and were commercially successful. [40]
His first release of 2019 was Haneef Adeni's Mikhael , in which he was the antagonist Marco Jr. [41] [42] [43] He was then seen in the film Meppadiyan which had a theatrical release on 14 January 2022. [44] Later, he was seen in the Telugu film Khiladi . [45] [46] His next appearance was in Malikappuram which earned him critical acclaim and praise. [47] In the Telugu film Yashoda , he potrayed a negative role. [48]
In 2024, he starred in Jai Ganesh , [49] which he also produced and had a negative role in the Tamil film Garudan . [50]
Unni Mukundan launched his film production company Unni Mukundan Films (UMF) on 17 August 2020. [51] [52] [53]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Bombay March 12 | Shahjahan | ||
Bangkok Summer | Madhavan | |||
2012 | Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty | Suryan | ||
Mallu Singh | Hari Narayan (Hareender Singh) | |||
Ezham Suryan | Chitrabhanu | |||
Theevram | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
The Hitlist | S.I Ajai Kumar | Cameo | ||
I Love Me | Savy | |||
2013 | Ithu Pathiramanal | Eldho | ||
Orissa | Christhuraj | |||
D Company | Sarath | Segment: Gangs of Vadakkumnathan | ||
2014 | The Last Supper | Alby | ||
Vikramadithyan | SI Vikram Shenoy (Vikraman) | |||
RajadhiRaja | Bridegroom | Cameo | [54] | |
2015 | Fireman | Shahjahan | ||
Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander | Jordan Alexander | |||
KL 10 Patthu | Ahmad | |||
2016 | Style | Tom | ||
Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya | Prakashan | |||
2017 | Achayans | Tony Vavachan | [55] | |
Avarude Raavukal | Siddharth Gopan | |||
Clint | Joseph | |||
Tharangam | Reghu | Cameo | ||
Masterpiece | ACP John Thekkan IPS | |||
2018 | Ira | Rajiv IPS | ||
Chanakya Thanthram | Arjun Ram Mohan | |||
2019 | Mikhael | Marco Jr. | ||
My Great Grandfather | Sam Christy | Cameo | ||
Pathinettam Padi | Ajith Kumar IAS | Cameo | [56] | |
Mamangam | Chandroth Panicker | |||
2021 | Bhramam | CI Dinesh Prabhakar | ||
2022 | Meppadiyan | Jayakrishnan | also producer | |
Bro Daddy | Dr. Cyril | Cameo | ||
12th Man | Zachariah | |||
Pyali | Miska Saha Salman | Cameo | ||
Shefeekkinte Santhosham | Shefeek | also producer and singer | ||
Malikappuram | CPO D. Ayyappadas | |||
2023 | Kadhikan | superintendent of Juvenile home | [57] | |
2024 | Jai Ganesh | Ganeshan | also producer | [58] |
TBA | Get-Set Baby! † | TBA | Filming | [59] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Ente Narayanikku | Aravind a.k.a. Basheer | Short film (voiceover) |
2022 | Eureka 21 | Williams | Cameo in final episode |
2023 | Muttathe Mulla | Ayyapadas | TV serial; Cameo |
Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Achayans | Anuraagam Puthumazha Pole | Ratheesh Vega | Also lyricist | [60] |
2018 | Chanakya Thanthram | Etho Vazhithaarayil | Shaan Rahman | [61] | |
Oru Kuttanadan Blog | Chaarathu Nee | Sreenath Sivasankaran | [62] | ||
2020 | Shylock | Ektha Boss | Prakash Alex | ||
2021 | Meppadiyan | Ayyappa Song | Vinayak Sasikumar | ||
Vidhi | Ho Jaane De | Saanand George Grace | Lyricist; Sung by Jyotsna | ||
Ente Narayanikku | Thodathe | Arun Muraleedharan | Short film | ||
2022 | Shefeekkinte Santhosham | Khalbile Hoori | Shaan Rahman |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Ref. |
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2011 | Asianet Film Awards | Best New Face of the year | Bombay March 12 | [63] |
Asiavision Movie Awards | Best Promising Newcomer | [64] | ||
Vanitha Film Awards | Best New Face | [65] | ||
Jaihind TV Film Awards | Best Newcomer of the year | [66] | ||
Amrita TV Film Awards | Best Debut actor | [67] | ||
South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Actor (Malayalam) | [68] | ||
2013 | Pravasi Express Awards | Youth Icon | Mallu Singh | [69] |
2017 | Anand TV Awards 2017 UK | Youth Icon | Achayans | [70] |
Red fm Malayalam Music Awards 2017 | Best Star singer | [71] | ||
Ramu Kariat Movie Awards | Best Actor | Clint (film) | [72] | |
2019 | Creative Film Awards | Best Actor in negative role | Mikhael | [73] |
2020 | Ramu Karyat award | Best second actor | Mamankam | |
Asianet Film Awards | Youth Icon | Mamankam, Mikhael | ||
2022 | 13th JC Daniel Foundation Awards | Best Actor (Jury Award) | Meppadiyan | [74] |
2022 | Adoor NRI Forum Kuwait Chapter - Adoor Bhasi Puraskaram | Best Actor | Meppadiyan | |
2022 | Ramu Kariat Movie Awards | Best Actor | Meppadiyan and Shefeekinte Santhosham | |
2021 | 69th National Film Awards | Best film of a debut director | Meppadiyan (Producer) |
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