Unni Mukundan

Unnikrishnan Mukundan commonly known as Unni Mukundan (born 22 September 1987) is an Indian film actor, who predominantly appears in Malayalam films. He is one of the best supportive actor in Malayalam cinema.[2] He has also acted in a few Tamil and Telugu films.

In this Indian name, the name Mukundan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Unni.
Unni Mukundan
Born (1987-09-22) 22 September 1987
Thrissur, Kerala, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Singer
Years active2011 – present
Parent(s)
  • Mukundan Nair
  • Roji Mukundan

Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the Tamil film Seedan (2011), a remake of Nandanam (2002).[3] After playing several small roles, Unni got his breakthrough with his lead role in Vysakh's action comedy Mallu Singh (2012).[4] Later, he went on to do major roles in several Malayalam films including commercially successful films like KL 10 Patthu (2015), Style (2016) and Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya (2016).[5] He made his Tollywood debut with the 2016 film Janatha Garage.[6]

Unni Mukundan made his debut as a lyricist and singer with the film Achayans.[7] He has also sponsored road safety measures by appearing in the motor vehicle department's advertisements.[8]

Personal life

Unni Mukundan was born on 22 September 1987 as the son of Mukundan Nair and Roji Mukundan.[9] He has an elder sister named Karthika.[10] Even though he is a Malayali by birth, he was brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[11] In his early days, he used to work with Motif, now known as TTEC.[12]

Acting career

Debut and initial success (2011–2013)

In 2011, Unni made his film debut in Tamil film Seedan, a remake of the Malayalam film Nandanam.[13] Unni entered the Malayalam film industry through Bombay March 12[14] alongside Mammootty, directed by Babu Janardhanan. For his performance in Bombay March 12, he was adjudged best newcomer by SIIMA, Asianet Film Awards, Asiavision, Jaihind TV, Amrita TV and Vanitha Film Awards. He played a supporting role in Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty, directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar.[15][16][17] [18]

Unni got his turning point from the Movie Mallu Singh (2012) directed by Vyshakh. The movie became a huge hit and ran over 100 days.[19] He did cameo appearances in movies Theevram and Hitlist. In the same year, he appeared in Ezham Suryan and I love Me directed by B Unnikrishnan.[20][21] His action sequences where well acclaimed by the audience.

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]

Breakthrough (2014–present)

In 2014, he appeared in The Last Supper directed by Vinil turned out to be a flop. But in the same year, he made a comeback by playing one of the titular role along with Dulquer Salmaan in super hit movie Vikramadithyan directed by Lal Jose.[24][25] A critic from Ibtimes wrote "Unni Mukundan has made a massive comeback with this Lal Jose directorial. He nailed his character as Vikraman, a young man with well controlled emotions and realistic attitudes".[26]

In 2015, he was seen in supporting role in the Mammootty starrer Fireman directed by Deepu Karunakaran.[27] 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.[28] He next release was KL 10 Patthu written and directed by debutant Muhsin Parari.[29]

In 2016, he did action thriller movie Style which turned out to be a decent commercial entertainer.[30] He was then seen in critically acclaimed movie Kaattum Mazhayum and fantasy romantic comedy film Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya.[31] He made his Telugu debut with the film Janatha Garage in an antagonistic role as Raghava, son of Sathyam (Mohanlal).[32] The film was both commercial success and critically acclaimed. It was the highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[33]

In 2017 film Achayans, he made his debut as a lyricist and singer.[34][35] He played one of the lead role along with Jayaram and Adil Ibrahim in the movie and it turned out to be a commercial success.[36] In the same year, he was seen in another multi hero movie Avarude Raavukal along with Asif Ali which received mixed reviews.[37] In August of the same year Clint with 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.[38] For this film he received Ramu Kariat Movie Award for the Best Actor.[39] His last release of 2017 was Mammootty starrer Masterpiece in which he played the villain role and Tharangam in which he played an extended cameo.[40]

In 2018, he did Tamil-Telugu Bilingual film Bhaagamathie along with Anuskha Shetty which turned out to be both commercial success and critically acclaimed.[41][42] His next releases were two thriller movies Ira and Chanakyathanthram.[43] Both the films received positive reviews and was commercially successful.[44]

His first release of 2019 was Haneef Adeni's Mikhael, in which he portrayed the role of antagonist Marco Jr.[45]

Upcoming Movies

His upcoming releases include historical drama Mamangam along with Mammootty.[46][47] He will be also seen in Vishnu Mohan's Meppadiyan which is based on true events.[48][49]

Production house

Unni Mukundan launched his new film production company[50] Unni Mukundan Films (UMF)[51][52][53] on 17 August 2020.

Filmography
  • All films are in Malayalam, except where noted.

As actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011SeedanMano RamalingamTamil film; Credited as Jai Krishna
Bombay March 12Shahjahan
Bangkok SummerMadhavan
2012Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttySuryan
Mallu SinghHari Narayan (Hareender Singh)Breakthrough role
Ezham SuryanChitrabhanu
TheevramHimselfCameo appearance
The Hit ListS.I Ajai KumarGuest appearance
I Love MeSavyFirst Independent Voice
2013Ithu PathiramanalEldho
OrissaChristhuraj
D Company (Gangs of Vadakkumnathan segment)Sarath
2014The Last SupperAlby
VikramadithyanS.I Vikram Shenoy
RajadhiRajaBridegroomCameo appearance[54]
2015FiremanShahjahan
Samrajyam II: Son of AlexanderJordan Alexander
KL 10 PatthuAhmad
2016StyleTom
Kaattum MazhayumJayanarayanan
Oru Murai Vanthu ParthayaPrakashan
Janatha GarageRaghava SathyamTelugu film; Telugu debut[55]
2017AchayansTony Vavachan

Also Lyrics and Playback Singing "anuragam puthu mazha pole"[56]

Avarude RaavukalSiddharth Gopan
ClintJosephBased On A Real Character
TharangamReghuCameo appearance
Masterpiece ACP John Thekkan IPS
2018BhaagamathieShaktiTelugu,Tamil bilingual film [57]
IraRajiv IPS
Chanakya ThanthramArjun Ram Mohan
2019MikhaelMarco Jr.
My Great GrandfatherSam ChristyCameo appearance
Pathinettam PadiAjith Kumar IAS Cameo appearance[58]
MamangamChandroth Panicker
2021 MeppadiyanJayakrishnanPost-Production
ChocolateAbhimanyuPre-Production[59]
Bruce LeeTBAPre Production
BhramamTBAFilming
Khiladi TBA Telugu film[60]

As playback singer
YearTitleSong / VoiceRef(s)
2017 Achayans Anuraagam Puthumazha Pole [61]
2018

Chanakya Thanthram

 Etho Vazhithaarayil [62]
Oru Kuttanadan Blog Chaarathu Nee [63]
2020 Shylock Ek Tha Boss

As lyricist
YearTitleSong / VoiceNotesRef(s)
2017 Achayans Anuraagam Puthumazha Pole Co-writer with Ratheesh Vega [64]

As Assistant Director
YearFilmDirectorRef(s)
2018 Oru Kuttanadan Blog Sethu [65]

Awards
YearAwardCategoryFilmSource
2011Asianet Film AwardsBest New Face of the yearBombay March 12[66]
Asiavision Movie AwardsBest Promising Newcomer[67]
Vanitha Film AwardsBest New Face[68]
Jaihind TV Film AwardsBest Newcomer of the year[69]
Amrita TV Film AwardsBest Debut actor[70]
South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut Actor (Malayalam)[71]
2013Pravasi Express AwardsYouth IconMallu Singh[72]
2017 Anand TV Awards 2017 UKYouth IconAchayans[73]
Red fm Malayalam Music Awards 2017Best Star singer[74]
Ramu Kariat Movie AwardsBest ActorClint (film)[75]
2019Creative Film AwardsBest Actor in negative roleMikhael[76]
2020Ramu Karyat awardBest second actorMamankam
Asianet Film AwardsYouth IconMamankam,Mikhael

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