Malayalam Movie Review Unda - Cast & Crew

Khalid Rahman is an Indian film Director cum Screenplay Writer. He was born and brought up in Kochi, Kerala, India. He has worked primarily in the Malayalam movie industry i.e. Mollywood. Moreover, he has worked in popular movies like Thallumaala and Love. It was like a golden opportunity for him to showcase and prove his talent in Thallumaala. Khalid's film to hit the box office and the theatre was Thallumaala in the year 2022. He has given his direction in Ustad Hotel in the year 2012, North 24 Kaatham in the year 2013, Unda in the year 2019 and Anuraga Karikkin Vellam in the year 2016.

Krishnan Sethukumar is an Indian Film producer. He was born in Thiruvananthapuram. He predominantly works in the Malayalam movie industry. He has worked in popular movies like, James and Alice, Unda, etc.

Sajith Purushan is an Indian cinematographer. He works prominently in the Mollywood film industry. Sajith Purushan was born in Kerala, India. He lives in Kochi, Kerala. Sajith Purushan is known for the movies like Laddoo, Unda, and Yuvam. Laddoo is a Malayalam movie released in 2015. Merlin Babu was the director of the movie. Sajith Purushan was the cinematographer of the movie. He was awarded the Best Cinematographer award at the Whatashort Independant International Film Festival, India, 2016. 

Prashant Pillai, born on 8 September 1981, in Pune, Maharashtra, India, is a Music Producer, Composer, Film score writer, and Bandleader. After completing his graduation in Sound Engineering from Chennai, he worked as his guide and mentor A.R. Rahman for a short while and then settled in Pune. In 2004, Prashant got his first ever break to compose a radio jingle. He did his job quite good and was praised for it. He composed music for Bejoy Nambiar’s short movie Rahu in 2007. Pillai got his first break in feature films in 2010 in the Malayalam film Nayakan, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, featuring actors like Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, etc.

Vishnu Govind is a sound designer. He was born in India. He mainly works with the Tamil and Telugu Film Industry. He has Indian Nationality. He had appeared in the film industry various times. He is an actor of versatile talent. He has worked with several artists. He has associated with the actors and directors of versatile performance. He did multiple movies. He has designed the sound for movies like 144, 2403 ft, Athadey, Aval, Enakkul Oruvan Ente Ummante Peru, Guru Telugu, Indru Netru Naalai, Irudhi Suttru, Maayavan, Massu, Meyaadha Maan, Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela, Parava, Poomaram, Premam, Solo Malayalam, Thobama, and Y. He did the 144 in the year 2015. Its release date is November 27 and in the year 2015. It has a genre comedy and drama. It's run time is two hours and thirteen minutes.

Sabu Mohan is an art director who has worked on movies like Iyobinte Pusthakam, Unda, Maradona, and Meppadiyan.

Ashik Padinjattil is a Line Producer, Writer, and Casting Director. He predominantly works in Hindi and Malayalam movie industry. He lives in Mumbai, India. He has written Hindi Dialogues for the Malayalam movie UNDA. He has also acted in movies like Hey Jude and Anuragakarikkin Vellam. He has also worked as an assistant director for 'Walking Mind,' a documentary-drama on Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. He has also worked as a Unit Production Manager for the successful series 'Laakhon Mein Ek' created by stand-up comic Biswa Kalyan Rath, which was released on Amazon Prime.

Mashar Hamsa is a famous costume designer, artist and, cinema affectionate in the south Indian film industry, especially in the Malayalam Industry. It is known as Mollywood. He debuted in the Malayalam industry through the veteran director Sameer Tahir's movie ‘Neelakasham Pachakadal ChuvannaBhoomi.’ He belongs to Thanoor, Mallapuram district (Formed on 16 June 1969) that situated in the state of Kerala.

Ronex Xavier is one of the rising makeup artist working in the Malayalam film industry. It has not been much of time that Ronex started working in the industry, but he managed to steal all of his hearts by his makeup skills and techniques. In the span for less than a decade, Ronex had worked in the Malayalam films including, Carbon, Aadu 2, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Maheshinte Prathikaram, and The Great Father to the latest Maradona.

Sham Kaushal is an Indian stunt artist, popular amongst the regional audience for his work in the stunt sequences of movies like Dangal (2016), Gunday (2014), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Dhoom 3 (2013), Student of the Year 2 (2019), etc. Mostly known for his major involvement in Bollywood movies, he has won 4 Filmfare Awards, 4 International Indian Film Academy Awards, and 2 Zee Cine Awards for Technical Excellence.

Muhammed Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is the original name of Mammootty, the Malayalam superstar. Having working in more than 300 movies he is still a star to reckon with, in Malayalam film industry. Apart from acting, he was also a lawyer. Currently he is busy with philanthropic works too.

Born on 7th September 1951, Mammootty also donned the role of a producer. He has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada, other than Malayalam films. He garnered the National Award for his acting skills, thrice in his career. He shares this feat with veteran actor Kamal Haasan. 5 Kerala State Film Awards and a dozen Filmfare Awards also decorate his cupboard. Mammootty was bestowed with Padmashri during 1998. He is fondly called as Mammukka or Megastar by Malayalam fans.

Hailing from Kottayam, Kerala, Mammootty, after studying in Maharajah College, he pursued law at the Ernakulam Government Law College. Mammootty entered the film industry through the insignificant role in the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971. The flick Devalokam was the first flick in which he played the lead role. Sphodanam and Trishna made Mammootty a star to reckon with in Malayalam cinema.

Mammootty was very much lauded for his performance in the flick New Delhi. Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha is the another film which provided the perfect fodder to his acting skills. Some of the other notable films of Mammukka include August 15, Pranchiyettan & The Saint, Drona 2010, Kutty Shrank, Nazrani, Pazhassi Raja, Ee Pattanathil Bhootham, Yugapurushan, Maunam Sammatham, Thalapathy, Swathi Kiranam, Balram vs Tharadas and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Mammootty’s penchant towards acting made him to take both commercial and offbeat roles with equal panache. Mammootty’s son Dulquer Salman is a rising star in Malayalam film industry now.

In his career, Mammootty acted with several actors and actresses. Mammootty also involved himself in the production of some serials in television. Mammootty is credited with the responsibility of Akshaya project’s goodwill ambassador. He also supports various other social causes, including a project pertaining to health.

Asif Ali is a model –turned actor who was brought into the film by iconic director Shyamaprasad and Sathyan Anthikkad. Later on, he featured in some successful Malayalam movies and made his way to stardom. Though he was not a superstar, his image of a chocolate boy in a movie ‘Salt N Pepper' seems to be best suited to him as he is very cute and innocent-looking. But unfortunately, he was given to play scary characters that had gray and negative shades. 

Known for his good looks and easy-going personality, the actor did not get box office success for his films like 'Hi I'm Tony’, ‘Mosayile Kuthirameenukal’ and ‘Pakida' which is supposed to be his best films. That is one reason he could not be graded as a superstar. Known for his handsome looks, the actor had graduated from foreign university and had previously appeared in video commercial and small film roles. This actor had too many dramatic projects too such as Siby Malayil’s ‘Violin' that marked a milestone for the actor as he played the solo lead for the first time in his career. Even in S Siby Malayil ‘s ‘Apoorvaraagam' and Sathyan Anthikkad ‘s ‘Kadha Thudarunnu' and Aashiq Abu's ‘Salt n' Pepper, he got raving reviews from critics and audiences, as all these films were family-oriented dramas on screen. 

The actor has done cameo roles in five films. In between 2012-14, he had signed maximum film projects that made him a very star which went to earn him many buzzworthy roles which put him in the club of established actor in Mollywood. In 2015, he appeared in four successful movies such as Double Barrel, You Too Brutus, Kohinoor and Nirnayakam, which allowed him to try something new in commercial cinema. In 2013, he tied his knot with Zama Mazreen, and now the couple is blessed with a boy. The actor was born on 4th February 1986, to M. P. Shoukath Ali and Molly in Kerala.

Sudhi Koppa was born in Kerala, India. He is an actor by profession who works in Malayalam movie Industry. He started his career in acting in the year 2009. His debut movie was “Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded” which was a Spin-off of “Irupatham Noottandu” released in the year 1987. His role in the movie was uncredited. His most appreciated roles are Kanjavu Soman in the movie “Aadu” released in the year 2015 and Unni in the movie “You Too Brutus” released in the year 2015.

Vinay Forrt, the Malayalam actor, was born in 1983 as Vinay Kumar in Kochi in Kerala. His parents are M. V. Mani and Sujatha. He has two siblings, Suma, a sister and Shyam, his brother. Vinay did his primary education in Boys School in Fort Kochi. During his first year graduation, he joined Lokadharmi theatre and started acting in the plays. Vinay has an experience of ten plus years in the theatrical activities. He is a postgraduate in acting and got his degree from Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. Vinay was honored as the Best Senior Theatre Actor and received the scholarship from Government of India in 2004 to 2006. He made his debut in “Ritu,” in 2009. He got the opportunity to shine in the cinema by Shyamaprasad. Though he did a small role in “Ritu,” he was noted by the audiences well. Vinay is a classical dancer too.

Bhagwaan Tiwari is a Bollywood actor who has impressed one and all with his exquisite and impeccable acting skills. He might not have spent decades in Bollywood, but his acting technique is that of a polished star. His father was an army man, and he was just five years old, when the family shifted to Ramanujganj, a small district in the state of Chhattisgarh.

Born on September 12, 1972, Chien Ho Liao has shown his outstanding acting skills in various movies and TV series. In 2017, he appeared as a Chinese soldier in Tubelight, starring Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Om Puri. Then in 2019, he worked in Khalid Rahman’s Unda that narrates the trail of events that happen after Kerala police officers reach the Naxalite prone areas for election duty.

Dileesh Pothan is a prominent Malayalam film actor-turned-director. He was born as Dileesh Philip on February 19, 1981, in Manjoor, District of Kottayam in Kerala, India. He studied at Emmanuel’s High School in Kothanalloor and later pursued a pre-degree at KE College in Mannanam. Later, he took Bachelor of Science at St. Philomena’s College in Mysore. He showed deep interest in cinema and drama, and so he decided to take a Master of Arts (MA) in Theatre Arts and attended the Sree Sankaracharya University of Kerala and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Theatre Arts at the MG University in Kottayam. Initially, he has worked as an actor and associate director in several films including director Aashiq Babu’s Salt N’ Pepper (2011), 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), 5 Sundarikal (2013), Idukki Gold (2013), and Gangster (2014). Dileesh is also the associate director of Dileesh Nair’s Malayalam satirical comedy film,

Gokulan is a film Actor, who has worked mainly in the Malayalam film industry generally in supporting roles. He has worked in several movies like Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam, Unda.

Jacob Gregory has mainly worked in Malayalam films. The 2013 Malayalam flick ABCD is his debut film. This film was directed by Martin Prakkat. The TV series (online sitcom) Akkarakazchagal showcased his acting prowess and he gained recognition for his performance. The name of his character in this series is Gregory or ‘Giri Giri.” This character was well crafted. This TV series was instrumental in Jacob Gregory travelling Canada, U.S. and Europe. He performed various shows based upon this series. In fact, Jacob was so engrossed with the character Girigiri that he used to imitate it in real life too. 

Kalabhavan Shajohn is one of the most well-known comedian, actor, and mimicry artist in the Malayalam cinema industry. He is renowned for his role as a villain in the award winning Malayalam suspense thriller movie, ‘Drishyam’ which came out in the year 2013.

Lukman Lukku is an Indian Film Actor who has extensively worked in the Malayalam industry. He is known for his work in the movie Sudani from Nigeria. He worked in a versatile way covering the major aspects of the television shows, short films and feature films Lukman was born on 22nd May in Changaramkulam and studied from Residential higher senior secondary school. He pursued his graduation in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation at Royal College of Engineering and Technology in Thrissur. He took a degree of Bachelor in Engineering from the institute. He was also the student of University of Calicut. He always took the studies very seriously and never compromised on them because of his passion.

Omkar Das Manikpuri is a film as well as a stage actor who was born in 1970 in Brindanagar, Bhilai, in the state of Chhattisgarh. He grew up in the Durg district of Chattisgarh. He studied till fifth standard but due to the sudden death of his father he had to quit studies. Later, he joined a local village theatre group named Mandali. In the year 1981, he shifted back to his birthplace Brindanagar in Bhilai.

Shine Tom Chacko is a renowned film actor in the Malayalam film industry. He was born on September 15, 1983, in Chalakudy, Kerala, India to CP Chacko and Mariya Carmel. He started his career as an Assistant Director to Kamal, a Malayalam filmmaker. After 9 years of working together, he finally laid his hands and venture into acting through Kamal’s 2011 drama film, Gaddama. The same year, he played as dubbing director in Aashiq Abu’s romantic comedy film, Salt N’ Pepper.

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