Unni Mukundan

Unni Mukundan
Born Unnikrishnan Mukundan
(1987-09-22) 22 September 1987
Thrissur, Kerala, India[1]
Residence Ottappalam, Kerala
Occupation Film actor, playback Singer, lyricist
Years active 2011–present
Home town Thrissur, Kerala
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Unnikrishnan "Unni" Mukundan (born 22 September 1987) is an Indian film actor, who predominantly appears in Malayalam films.

Unni Mukundan made his acting debut with the Tamil film Seedan (2011), which was the remake of Nandanam (2002). After playing several small roles, Unni got his breakthrough with his lead role in Vysakh's Malayalam film Mallu Singh (2012). Later, he went on to do major roles in films, including I Love Me (2012), Ithu Pathiramanal (2013), Vikramadithyan (2014), KL 10 Patthu (2015), Style (2016), Kaattum Mazhayum (2016), Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya (2016), Achayans (2017), Clint (2017), and Masterpiece (2017 film) (2017). He made his Telugu debut with the 2016 film Janatha Garage.

Unni Mukundan made his debut as a lyricist and singer with the film Achayans.[2] He has also sponsored road safety measures by appearing in the motor vehicle department's advertisements.[3]

Personal life

Unni Mukundan was born to a Malayali family on 22 September 1987 as the son of Mukundan Nair and Roji Mukundan. He has an elder sister named Karthika. Even though he is a Malayali by birth, he was brought up in Ahmedabad.[4]

Acting career

In 2011, Unni made his film debut in Tamil film Seedan, a remake of the Malayalam film Nandanam.[5] Unni entered the Malayalam film industry through Bombay March 12[6] alongside Mammootty, directed by Babu Janardhanan. He played a supporting role in Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty, directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar.[7][8][9] [10] Unni got his turning point from the Movie Mallu Singh (2012) directed by Vyshakh. His action sequences where well acclaimed by the audience..

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorLanguageNotes
2011SeedanMano RamalingamSubramaniam SivaTamil
Bombay March 12ShahjahanBabu JanardhananMalayalam
Bangkok SummerMadhavanPramod Pappan
2012Thalsamayam Oru PenkuttySuryanT. K. Rajeev Kumar
Mallu SinghHariVysakh
TheevramHimselfRoopesh PeethambaranCameo appearance
Ezham SuryanChitrabhanuNjanasheelan
I Love MeSavyB. Unnikrishnan
The Hit ListCIBalaGuest appearance
2013Ithu PathiramanalEldhoM. Padmakumar
OrissaChristhurajM. Padmakumar
D Company (Gangs of Vadakkumnathan segment)SarathDiphan
2014The Last SupperAlbyVinil
VikramadithyanVikram ShenoyLal Jose
RajadhiRajaBridegroomAjai VasudevCameo appearance
2015FiremanShahjahanDeepu Karunakaran
Samrajyam II: Son of AlexanderJordanPerarasu
Oru Vadakkan SelfieHarinarayanPrajithPhoto Presence
KL 10 PatthuAhmadMuhsin Parari
2016StyleTomBinu S
Kaattum MazhayumJayanarayananHarikumar
Oru Murai Vanthu ParthayaPrakashanSajan K Mathew
Janatha GarageRaghava SathyamKoratala SivaTeluguIn Malayalam version, he dubbed for his character
2017AchayansTony VavachanKannan ThamarakulamMalayalam

Also Lyrics and Playback Singing "anuragam puthu mazha pole"

Avarude RaavukalSiddharthShanil Muhammed
ClintJosephHarikumar
TharangamReghuDominic ArunExtended cameo
Masterpiece John ThekkanAjai Vasudev
2018BhaagamathieShaktiG. AshokTelugu
Tamil
In Malayalam version, he dubbed for his character
IraRajivSaiju S SMalayalam
Chanakya ThanthramArjun Ram MohanKannan Thamarakkulam
MikhaelMarco Jr.Haneef AdeniPre -Production
Chengazhi NambiarManakkattu BadhranSidhil SubramanianPre-Production

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmSource
2011Asianet Film AwardsBest New Face of the yearBombay March 12
Asiavision Movie AwardsBest New Face of the year
Vanitha Film AwardsBest New Face
Jaihind TV film AwardsBest New Comer of the year
Amritha TV film AwardsBest Debut actor
South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debut Actor (Malayalam)
2017 Anand TV awards 2017 UKYouth IconAchayans
Red fm Malayalam music awards 2017Best Star singer
Ramu Kariat Movie AwardsBest ActorClint (film)

References

  1. https://m.manoramaonline.com/homestyle/spot-light/2017/06/10/unni-mukundan-house.html
  2. Unni Mukundan House
  3. "കൊതിച്ചതും വിധിച്ചതും , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1886449/
  5. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (1 November 2011). "Unni Mukundan is determined to make it big". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  6. Sudhish, Navamy (13 October 2011). "Game to fame: Unni Mukundan". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  7. "Unni Mukundan in Talsamayam Oru Pattikutti". City Journal. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  8. quintdaily (11 August 2017). "Clint Malayalam movie Review,Clint Movie Rating (3/5) News – Public Talk – QuintDaily".
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