Unni Mukundan Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Unnikrishnan Mukundan Nair
Nickname	Muscle Aliyan
Other Name	Jai Krishnan
Profession	Actor, Producer, Singer, Lyricist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	• Tamil Film (as an actor): Seedan (2011) as Mano Ramalingam • Malayalam Film (as an actor): Bombay March 12 (2011) as Shahjahan • Telugu Film (as an actor): Janatha Garage (2016) as Raghava Sathyam • Malayalam Film (as a producer): Meppadiyan (2022) • Malayalam Film (as a singer and lyricist): Achayans (2017) • TV: Eureka 21 as Williams, a cameo role in the final episode
Awards	• 2011: Best New Face of the Year Award at the Asianet Film Awards for the film Bombay March 12 • 2011: Best Promising Newcomer Award at the Asiavision Movie Awards for the film Bombay March 12 • 2011: Best New Face Award at the Vanitha Film Awards for the film Bombay March 12 • 2011: Best Newcomer of the Year Award at the Jai Hind TV Film Awards for the film Bombay March 12 • 2011: Best Debut Actor Award at the Amrita TV Film Awards for the film Bombay March 12 • 2011: Best Debut Actor (Malyalam) at the SIIMA (South Indian International Movie Awards) Awards for the film Bombay March 12 • 2013: Youth Icon Award at the Pravasi Express Awards by the Pravasi Publications, Singapore for the film Mallu Singh • 2017: Youth Icon Award at the Anand TV film Awards UK for the film Achayans • 2017: Best Star Singer Award at the Red FM Malayalam Music Awards for the song Anuraagam Puthumazha from the film Achayans • 2017: Best Actor Award at the Ramu Kariat Movie Awards for the film Clint • 2019: Best Actor in a Negative Role at the Creative FIlm Awards for the film Mikhael • 2020: Best Second Actor Award at the Ramu Kariat Awards for the film Mamangam • 2020: Youth Icon Award at the Asiant Film Awards for the films Mamangam and Mikhael • 2021: Best film of a debut director at the 69th National Film Awards as the producer of the film Meppadiyan • 2022: Best Film at the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) for the film Meppadiyan • 2022: Best Actor (Jury) Award at the 13th JC Daniel Foundation Awards for the film Meppadiyan • 2022: Best Actor Award at the Adoor Bhasi Puraskaram by Adoor NRI Forum Kuwait Chapter for the film Meppadiyan • 2022: Best Actor Award at the Ramu Kariat Movie Awards for the film Meppadiyan • 2023: The Entertainer of the Year - Special Mention Award at the Mazhavil Entertainment Awards • 2024: West Bengal Governor’s Excellence Award in Kochi • 2025: Best Actor - Critics' Choice Award (Malayalam) for the film 'Marco' at the 13th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 September 1987 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	37 Years
Birthplace	Thrissur, Kerala
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Thrissur, Kerala
School	Pragati School, Ahmedabad
College/University	Prajyoti Niketan College, Puthukkad
Educational Qualification	Bachelor degree in English Literature
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Nair
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Controversies	• A case filed against Unni Mukundan for outraging the modesty of women A Kottayam-native filed a complaint in 2017 against Unni Mukundan for sexual assault when she met him for a film discussion. He filed a counter case against the complainant citing extortion. Later, his team of lawyers initiated to end the case with a compromise settlement which was not agreed by the complainant. [1]Kaumudi Online
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Madathiparambil Mukundan Nair Mother- Roji Mukundan
Siblings	Sister- Karthika Mukundan
Favourites
Actor	Bruce Lee
Song	Poonkatte Poyichollamo from the film Shyama (1986)
Cricketer	Sourav Ganguly
Politician	Shafi Parambil
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Land Rover Defender 110 SE
Bike Collection	• Ducate Panigale V2 • Bajaj Pulsar 150 • Jawa Classic

Some Lesser Known Facts About Unni Mukundan

• Unni Mukundan grew up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat as his parents were employed there.

• Since school, he has actively participated in sports and fitness activities. During his teenage years, he was also interested in poetry, literature, and history.
  

  Unni Mukundan (standing, fourth from the right) in the school cricket team

• He dropped out of college during his first year and started working for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies including Tele Tech (now TTEC Holdings Inc.).

• She used to travel from Ahmedabad to Kochi for his auditions and at the start of his career.

• Some of his blockbuster films are Mallu Singh (2012) as Hari Narayan (Hajeender Singh), Vikramadithyan (2014) as Vikram Shenoy, and KL 10 Patthu (2015) as Ahmad.
  

  Unni Mukundan (right) with co-actors Namitha, Lena, and Dulquer Salman in a scene in the film Vikramadithyan

• Some of his songs are Chaarathu Nee in Oru Kuttanadan Blog (2018), Ayyappa Song in Meppadiyan (2021) and Khalbile Hoori in Shefeekkinte Santhosham (2022).

• He likes to write poetry and has written lyrics for a few Malayalam films, including the song “Ho Jaane De” from the film, Vidhi (2021).

• He started a production company, Unni Mukundan Films (UMF) Private Ltd, in 2020. The films produced under this banner include Meppadiyan (2022), Shefeekkinte Santhosham (2022) and Jai Ganesh (2024).

• He disagreed with YouTuber Secret Agent over the review of the film Marco (2024). Unni Mukundan reportedly used harsh words against the YouTuber.

• He likes to collect superhuman figures.
  

  Unni Mukundan with his collection of figures

• He is an animal lover and often posts images of his pets, a German shepherd and golden retriever, Toffee and Burfi, on his social media accounts.
  

  Unni Mukundan with his pet dogs