Unni Mukundan was born on 22 September 1987 in Thrissur, Kerala. He graduated in English Literature and Journalism from Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad.

Unni started her acting career in the year 2011 with the Tamil film Cayan, in which Dhanush was also seen. The film was a remake of the 2002 Malayalam film Nandanam.

After this, Unni made his Malayalam film industry debut with Bombay March 12, in which he worked with veteran actor Mammooty. From this film, he received many awards in the Best Debut category. However, Mallu Singh, who came in 2012, proved to be the turning point film of his career, which made him popular in every household. After this, he played lead roles in films like Ezham Suryan, I Love Me and Ithu Pathiramanal.

Unni later stepped into Telugu cinema. He made Tollywood debut with Janata Garage, which was one of the highest -grossing films of 2016. After this he appeared in the film Bhagmati alongside Anushka Shetty, who also achieved good success.

The 2022 film Malikapuram established Unni as a strong lead star in Malayalam cinema and he was highly appreciated.

The year 2024 was very special for Unni’s career, when he played the lead role in the Violent Action Thriller film Marco. This Malayalam film by Hanif Adani was counted among the most violant films in India. Although Later Unni distanced away from its sequel, Cube Entertainments announced to pursue its universe. The film earned more than Rs 100 crore at the box office.

Unni himself said in an interview that Marco was one of the best films of my career. The film achieved such a huge success not with my identity but because of its quality and story.

Now Unni is going to be seen in a new character. He will play the main role in mother Vande, a biopic based on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Announcing this news, Unni wrote on his X account that the story of a person who rises above the battles and took the form of a revolutionary revolution… This is mother Vande. Happy birthday to Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This biopic was given by Kranti Kumar C.H. Will write and direct, while it will be constructed under the banner of Veer Reddy M.’s Silver Cast Creations.