Sunny Wayne

Sujith Unnikrishnan^[1] (born 19 August 1983), known by his stage name Sunny Wayne is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in second lead to supporting roles. He made his acting debut in Second Show (2012), in which Dulquer Salmaan played the main lead role.^[2]

Sunny Wayne
Sunny Wayne on a shooting location
Born	Sujith Unnikrishnan 19 August 1983 (1983-08-19) (age 41) Wayanad, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology
Occupations	Actor Producer
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Renjini T. H. ​ (m. 2019)​
Parents	Unnikrishnan Soumini

Personal life

Sujith Unnikrishnan was born to Unnikrishnan and Soumini in Wayanad, on 19 August 1983. He is an alumnus of Calicut University Institute of Engineering and Technology at Tenhipalam in Malappuram, Kerala. He married his longtime girlfriend Renjini at Guruvayoor Temple on 10 April 2019.^[3][4][5]

Career

Sunny Wayne's first work was Second Show which was released in 2012.^[6] Indiaglitz.com praised Wayne's portrayal of Kurudi.^[7] After that he did a cameo appearance in Vineeth Sreenivasan's musical-romance film Thattathin Marayathu.^[8][9] In 2013, Wayne played a supporting character in Rajeev Ravi's Annayum Rasoolum. He portrayed Rasool's friend Ashley and story unveils through his narration. The Sify.com reviewer stated "Sunny Wayne underlines why he is regarded as one of the most talented actors to have happened to Malayalam cinema during recent times and his narration sets the mood very well."^[10] Wayne went on to play the cosmetic surgeon Roshan in Nee Ko Njaa Cha directed by debutant Gireesh. The Times of India wrote "Sunny Wayne throws himself into the character of Dr Roshan, a seasoned playboy with calm elegance. He looks sleek, stylish and sometimes genuinely funny."^[11][12] He then starred in Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi, directed by Sameer Thahir. He portrayed the character Satan Xavier in the film Aadu, directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas. The following year, his character Poombata Gireesh in the film Annmariya Kalippilannu (2016) was well acclaimed by the audience. He portrayed the role of Vijay fan in the Movie Pokkiri Simon (2017).^[13][14][15] Wayne made his Tamil debut with Gypsy.

In 2018, he launched a production company named Sunny Wayne Productions, which produced a theatre drama titled Moment Just Before Death.^[16] It produced 2 films: Padavettu, starring Nivin Pauly and Appan, starring himself.^[17][18]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Second Show	Kurudi
	Thattathin Marayathu	Majeed
2013	Nee Ko Njaa Cha	Roshan
	Annayum Rasoolum	Ashley
	Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi	Suni
	Chewing Gum	Dinu
2014	Raktharakshassu 3D	Nandan
	Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal	Akbar Ali
	Masala Republic	Bada Bhai
	Koothara	Ram	[19]
2015	Aadu Oru Bheegara Jeeviyanu	Satan Xavier
	Saradhi	Christy	[20]
	Candle Camera	Citizen journalist	[21]
	Appavum Veenjum	Jude (Freddy Peter George)
	Double Barrel	Silent
	Vizhiyil	Sunny	[22]
	Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi	Bheeran
2016	Annmariya Kalippilannu	Poombatta Gireesh	[23]
2017	Alamara	Arun	[24]
	Avarude Raavukal	Sunny	Cameo appearance
	Gold Coins	Katha	[25]
	Pokkiri Simon	Simon	[26][27]
	Chembarathipoo	Dr. Nandan	Cameo appearance
	Aadu 2	Sathan Xavier
2018	Kayamkulam Kochunni	Keshava Kurup	[28][29]
	Oru Kuttanadan Blog	Gopan
	French Viplavam	Sathyan	[30]
2019	June	Alex	Cameo appearance
	My Santa	Eby Mathew
2020	Gypsy	Balan	Tamil film[31]
	Maniyarayile Ashokan	Ajayan	Cameo appearance; Netflix film
2021	Black Coffee	Davis	[32]
	Anugraheethan Antony	Antony	[33]
	Chathur Mukham	Antony	[34]
	Sara's	Jeevan	Amazon Prime Video film[35]
	Pidikittapulli	Shambu	Jio Cinema film[36]
	Kurup	Peter
2022	Aquarium	Father Shibu	[37]
	Kuttavum Shikshayum	CPO Rajesh Mathew
	Adithattu	Marcos	[38]
	Varall	Officer
	Padavettu	Pradeep	Cameo appearance
	Appan	Njoonju	SonyLIV film
	Padachone Ingalu Kaatholee	C. H. Raghunandan
2023	Kasargold	Faisal	[39]
	Kannur Squad	Reghu	Cameo appearance[40]
	Vela	SI Mallikarjunan	[41]
2024	Perumani	Mujeeb	[42]
	Turbo	Vimal	Cameo appearance
	Golam	Gibson George	50th film[43]
	Thrayam	Harry	[44]
	Turkish Tharkkam	CI Roopesh
2025	Written & Directed by God †	TBA	[45]

As producer

Year	Film	Director	Banner	Notes
2022	Padavettu	Liju Krishna	Sunny Wayne Productions
	Appan	Maju		SonyLIV film

As dubbing artist

• Ezra – dubbed for Sujith Shankar
• Valatty – Bruno (voice)
• King of Kotha - dubbed for Shabeer Kallarakkal

Short film

• Binary Error as Sunny Thomas^[46]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2024	Perilloor Premier League	Sreekuttan	Malayalam	Disney+ Hotstar	[47]