Unni Mukundan

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Unni Mukundan
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Born
Unnikrishnan

(1987-09-22) 22 September 1987 (age 37)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Playback singer
  • Film producer
Years active2011–present
Website unnimukundan.com

Unnikrishnan Mukundan (born 22 September 1987), popularly known as Unni Mukundan, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.

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Unni made his acting debut with the Tamil film Seedan (2011). [1] After playing several small roles, Unni got his breakthrough with his lead role in Vysakh's action comedy Mallu Singh (2012). [2] Later, he went on to star in several commercially successful films, including Vikramadithyan (2014), KL 10 Patthu (2015), Style (2016), Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya (2016), Achayans (2017), Malikappuram (2022) and Marco (2024), the last two emerged as his highest-grossing releases. [3] [4] [5] Some of his best known non-Malayalam films are the Telugu film Janatha Garage (2016) and the Tamil film Garudan (2024). [6] [7]

In 2021, he won his first National Film Award as a producer for his debut production, Meppadiyan .

Early life

Unni was born in Thrissur, Kerala, [8] 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). [9] He was brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. [10] During the early days of his career, he worked with Motif, now known as TTEC. [11]

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2011–2013)

In 2011, Unni made his film debut with the Tamil film Seedan , a remake of the Malayalam film Nandanam . [12] Unni entered the Malayalam film industry with Bombay March 12 [13] 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. [14] [15] [16] [17]

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. [18] 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. [19] [20]

In 2013 he appeared in Ithu Pathiramanal and Orissa, both directed by M. Padmakumar. [21] Also he was seen in D Company , an anthology of three independently shot action films. [22]

In 2015, he was seen in supporting role in the Mammootty-starrer Fireman , directed by Deepu Karunakaran. [23] 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. [24] His next release was KL 10 Patthu written and directed by debutant Muhsin Parari. [25]

In 2016, he did the action thriller movie Style which turned out to be a decent commercial entertainer. [26] He was then seen in the critically acclaimed movie Kaattum Mazhayum and fantasy romantic comedy film Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya. [27]

Regional films (2014–2021)

Unni made his Tollywood debut with the film Janatha Garage in an antagonistic role as Raghava, son of Sathyam (Mohanlal). [28] The film was both commercially successful and critically acclaimed. It was among the highest grossing Telugu films of the year. [29]

In the 2017 film Achayans , he made his debut as a lyricist and singer. [30] [31] In the same year, he was seen in another multi-starrer movie Avarude Raavukal along with Asif Ali which received mixed reviews. [32] 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. [33] For this film he received Ramu Kariat Movie Award for the Best Actor. [34] His next releases of 2017 was Mammootty-starrer Masterpiece in which he played the villain and Tharangam in which he had an extended cameo. [35]

In 2018, he did the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Bhaagamathie featuring Anushka Shetty which was commercially successful and critically acclaimed. [36] [37] His next releases were two thriller movies Ira and Chanakyathanthram . [38] Both the films received positive reviews and were commercially successful. [39]

His first release of 2019 was Haneef Adeni's Mikhael , in which he was the antagonist Marco Jr. [40] [41] [42] He was then seen in the film Meppadiyan which had a theatrical release on 14 January 2022. [43] Later, he was seen in the Telugu film Khiladi . [44] [45]

Malikappuram and beyond (2022–present)

His next appearance was in Malikappuram which earned him critical acclaim and praise. [46] In the Telugu film Yashoda , he portrayed a negative role. [47]

In 2024, he starred in Jai Ganesh , which he also produced, and portrayed a negative character in the Tamil film, Garudan . [48] [49] He next starred in Marco , a spin-off of the eponymous character from Mikhael which opened to positive reviews, it emerged as a huge box-office success and also his first 100 crore film, further cementing his position as a bankable artist.

Other work

Unni launched his film production company Unni Mukundan Films (UMF) on 17 August 2020. [50] [51] [52] Under this banner Unni Mukundan produced films: Meppadiyan (2022), Shefeekkinte Santhosham (2022), Jai Ganesh (2024) and Marco (2024).

Unni made his debut as a lyricist and singer with Achayans. [53]

Philanthropy

Unni sponsored road safety measures by appearing in the motor vehicle department's advertisements. [54]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of film credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 Seedan Mano Ramalingam Tamil film;
Credited as Jai Krishna
[55]
Bombay March 12 Shahjahan
Bangkok Summer Madhavan
2012 Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty Suryan
Mallu Singh Hari Narayan (Hareender Singh)
Ezham Suryan Chitrabhanu
Theevram HimselfGuest appearance
The Hitlist SI Ajay KumarCameo appearance
I Love Me Savy
2013 Ithu Pathiramanal Eldho
Orissa Christhuraj
D Company SarathSegment: Gangs of Vadakkumnathan
2014 The Last Supper Alby
Vikramadithyan Vikram Shenoy (Vikraman)
RajadhiRaja BridegroomCameo appearance [56]
2015 Fireman Shahjahan
Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander Jordan Alexander
KL 10 Patthu Ahmad
2016 Style Tom
Janatha Garage Raghava Sathyam Telugu film [57]
Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya Prakashan
2017 Achayans Tony Vavachan [58]
Avarude Raavukal Siddharth Gopan
Clint Joseph
Tharangam ReghuCameo appearance
Masterpiece ACP John Thekkan IPS
2018 Ira Rajiv IPS
Bhaagamathie ShakthiTelugu - Tamil, Bilingual film [59]
Chanakya Thanthram Arjun Ram Mohan
2019 Mikhael Marco Jr.
My Great Grandfather Sam ChristyCameo appearance
Pathinettam Padi Ajith Kumar IAS [60]
Mamangam Chandroth Panicker
2021 Bhramam CI Dinesh Prabhakar
2022 Meppadiyan JayakrishnanAlso producer
Bro Daddy Dr. Cyril
12th Man Zachariah
Khiladi Rama KrishnaTelugu film [61]
Pyali Miska Saha SalmanCameo appearance
Yashoda Dr. GauthamTelugu film [62]
Shefeekkinte Santhosham ShefeekAlso producer and playback singer
Malikappuram CPO D. Ayyappadas
2023 Kadhikan Superintendent of juvenile home [63]
2024 Jai Ganesh GaneshanAlso producer [64]
Garudan KarunaTamil film [65]
Marco Marco D'PeterAlso producer [66]
2025 Mindiyum Paranjum Sanal [67]
TBA Get-Set Baby TBAFilming [68]

Television

List of Unni Mukundan television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Ente NarayanikkuAravind a.k.a. BasheerShort film (voiceover)
2022Eureka 21WilliamsCameo in final episode
2023Muttathe MullaAyyapadasTV serial; Cameo

Discography

List of film music credits
YearFilmSongComposer(s)NotesRef.
2017 Achayans "Anuraagam Puthumazha Pole" Ratheesh Vega Also lyricist [69]
2018 Chanakya Thanthram "Etho Vazhithaarayil" Shaan Rahman [70]
Oru Kuttanadan Blog "Chaarathu Nee"Sreenath Sivasankaran [71]
2020 Shylock "Ektha Boss"Prakash Alex
2021 Meppadiyan "Ayyappa Song"Vinayak Sasikumar
Vidhi "Ho Jaane De"Saanand George GraceLyricist; Sung by Jyotsna
Ente Narayanikku"Thodathe" Arun Muraleedharan Short film
2022 Shefeekkinte Santhosham "Khalbile Hoori" Shaan Rahman

Awards

List of Unni Mukundan awards
YearAwardCategoryFilmRef.
2011 Asianet Film Awards Best New Face of the year Bombay March 12 [72]
Asiavision Movie Awards Best Promising Newcomer [73]
Vanitha Film Awards Best New Face [74]
Jaihind TV Film AwardsBest Newcomer of the year [75]
Amrita TV Film AwardsBest Debut actor [76]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actor (Malayalam) [77]
2013 Pravasi Express Awards Youth Icon Mallu Singh [78]
2017Anand TV Awards 2017 UK Youth Icon Achayans [79]
Red fm Malayalam Music Awards 2017Best Star singer [80]
Ramu Kariat Movie AwardsBest Actor Clint [81]
2019Creative Film AwardsBest Actor in negative role Mikhael [82]
2020Ramu Karyat awardBest second actorMamankam
Asianet Film AwardsYouth IconMamankam, Mikhael
202213th JC Daniel Foundation AwardsBest Actor (Jury Award)Meppadiyan [83]
2022Adoor NRI Forum Kuwait Chapter - Adoor Bhasi PuraskaramBest ActorMeppadiyan
2022Ramu Kariat Movie AwardsBest Actor Meppadiyan and Shefeekinte Santhosham
202169th National Film AwardsBest film of a debut director Meppadiyan (Producer)
2023 11th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominated – Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu Yashoda

Controversy

He was caught mouthing expletives during a phone call with a YouTuber (secret agent) after receiving what he claims to be personal attacks in the guise of reviews for his movie Mallikapuram .

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