Unni Mukundan

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
Unnikrishnan

(1987-09-22) 22 September 1987 (age 37)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Playback singer
  • Film producer
Years active2011–present
Websiteunnimukundan.com

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]

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