Vishnu Unnikrishnan

Vishnu Unnikrishnan (born 11 March 1987) is an Indian actor and screenwriter, who works in Malayalam film industry.

Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Born	(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Film actor screenwriter
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Aiswarya ​ (m. 2020)​
Parent(s)	Unnikrishnan (Father), Leela Unnikrishnan (Mother)

Early and personal life

He was born to Unnikrishnan and Leela on 11 March 1987 at Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. He has two sisters, Lakshmi Priya and Reshmi aka Ambili.^[1]

Career

He made his film debut in the Malayalam film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum, directed by Sibi Malayil in 2003.^[2] Since then, he has acted in numerous films. In 2015, he debuted as a screenwriter by co-writing the film Amar Akbar Anthony with Bibin George, directed by Nadirshah. In the following year, he acted in the leading role in Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan which he co-wrote with Bibin George and was directed by Nadirshah.During the filming of the movie Street Light's his second movie in a major role he suffered an injury to his right hand which left his hand almost paralysed for months. After regular physiotherapy he recovered in a few months time to get back to do his next project Shikkari Shambhu.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum	Juvenile Home Inmate	Child artist
2004	Rappakal	boy who buys aanaval
	Amrutham	Akash Nath
2006	Palunku	Asalappan
2007	Kadha Parayumbol	Tuition student
	Mayavi	Boy at Shop
2012	Pottas Bomb		Uncredited
	Asuravithu	Don Bosco's friend
	Matinee	Najeeb's friend
	Bhoomiyude Avakashikal
	Bachelor Party	Young Ayyappan
2013	Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath	Young Thief
2014	Iyobinte Pusthakam	Young Iyob
	Parankimala
	Ponnaryan
2015	Aana Mayil Ottakam		Uncredited
	Amar Akbar Anthony	Colony Boy in Bike	Also screenplay[4]
2016	Out of Range	Subru
	Vanyam	Vivek
	Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan	Krishnan Nair	Also Screenplay	Debut role
2017	Tarangam	Devotee of god	Voice only
2018	Shikkari Shambhu	Achu	[5]
	Vikadakumaran	Binu
	Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha	Unnikrishnan	Cameo
	Nithyaharitha Nayakan	Sajimon
2019	Neeyum Njanum	Ganapathi
	Oru Yamandan Premakadha	Teny Sebastian	Also Screenplay
	Children's Park	Jerry
	Margamkali		Cameo
2020	Big Brother	Khani
	Break The Chain	Superman Suni	Short film
2021	Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi	Unnikannnan
2022	Randu	Vava
	Kuri
	Sabhash Chandra Bose	Chandra Bose
2023	Vedikettu	Shibuttan	Also co-director.[6]
	Kallanum Bhagavathiyum	Maathappan	[7]
	Dance Party		[8]
2024	Idiyan Chandhu	Chandhu	[9]
	Thaanara		[10]
TBA	Red River †	Balu	Post Production[11]

Accolades

• Won: 19th Asianet Film Awards for Best Script - Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan
• Won: Vanitha Film Awards for Best Debut (Male) - Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan
• Nominated: SIIMA Best Debut Male - Malayalam

References

1. "Bio". www.mangalamvarika.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "ente veed appuvinteyum".
3. "'അമര്‍ അക്ബര്‍ അന്തോണി' കൊച്ചിയില്‍, Preview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
4. "vishnu unnikrishnan amar akbar antony film'". www.mathrubhumi.com.
5. "Vijay Yesudas casts a spell yet again with Shikkari Shambu's song". The Times of India. 4 January 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
6. "Vishnu Unnikrishnan-Bibin George starrer Vedikettu gets a release date". Cinema Express. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
7. "Vishnu Unnikrishnan starrer 'Kallanum Bhagavathiyum' gets a release date". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
8. "Dhama Dhama song from Dance Party ft Shine Tom Chacko, Prayaga Martin is out". Cinema Express. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
9. "Teaser Of Vishnu Unnikrishnan's Idiyan Chandhu Promises Gripping Action Drama". News18. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
10. Features, C. E. (20 July 2024). "First single from Vishnu Unnikrishnan's Thaanara out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
11. "Vishnu Unnikrishnan wraps up Red River". The New Indian Express. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

External links

• Vishnu Unnikrishnan at IMDb