Unni Mukundan recently gained pan-Indian recognition with the film Marco. Before that, he was a number one actor in Malayalam cinema, navigating the same old ups and downs typical of a profession within the film industry. Interestingly, he has not played a romantic hero up to now seven years, a fact he confirmed himself in an interview with Onmanorama, stating, ‘I haven’t played a romantic hero in my movies, from Meppadiyan to Marco.’
His upcoming film, Get-Set Baby, which releases today, marks a departure from this pattern. Starring alongside Nikhila Vimal, he takes on the challenge of a romantic comedy, a genre he admits was difficult for him. Unni Mukundan also revealed that he avoids intimate scenes in movies and follows a strict no-kissing rule for all his projects. ‘I would like my movies to be appealing to all types of audiences,’ he explained.
Nevertheless, this stance seems ironic, considering his last film, Marco, was an A-rated motion thriller featuring intense violence, including the murder of a mother and disturbing imagery of childbirth and child abduction.
Unni Mukundan further elaborated that he often faces pressure from directors and others within the industry to incorporate intimate scenes in his movies. He mentioned that colleagues and actors in similar roles are steadily cited as examples to influence him. Nevertheless, he believes there are various ways to depict intimacy between romantic partners without showing them kissing on screen.
Drawing a parallel to motion choreography, he explained that in fight sequences, it could appear as if actors are hitting one another, but in point of fact, their bodies never make contact. In accordance with him, the identical approach may be applied to romantic movies as well.
Despite his stance, Unni Mukundan clarified that he has no objection to his colleagues performing intimate scenes of their movies. ‘I’m not against my colleagues doing intimate scenes of their movies,’ he stated. He added that he has consciously created a ‘bubble’ around himself, aiming to take care of a protected space for family audiences.
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