Actor Unni Mukundan breaks silence, denies allegations of assaulting manager-OxBig News Network

Actor Unni Mukundan
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Noted Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan has been booked for allegedly assaulting a person who claims to be his skilled supervisor, police mentioned in Kochi on May 27, 2025 (Tuesday).

In his grievance, Vipin Kumar alleged that the actor slapped him within the face for recording a evaluation of a movie that includes one other actor. Meanwhile, Mukundan has denied the allegations towards him.

The incident allegedly occurred within the basement parking space of an condominium advanced in Kakkanad on Monday, police mentioned.

Kumar additionally alleged that Mukundan used abusive language and threatened to kill him, police added. The Marco actor has been booked beneath numerous sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, together with 115(2) (voluntarily inflicting harm), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 296(b) (obscene acts and songs), 351(2) (prison intimidation), 324(4), and 324(5) (each coping with mischief), police mentioned.

They added that an FIR has been registered and an investigation is underway. Meanwhile, the actor publicly denied all allegations made by Kumar, saying that Kumar was by no means formally appointed as his private supervisor.

“There was no bodily assault at any level of time as he claims and the allegations put forth are completely false and unfaithful. The complete place is beneath CCTV scanning. Please confirm the identical earlier than arriving at any conclusion,” Mukundan mentioned in a Facebook put up.

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He mentioned each phrase spoken by Kumar was “an absolute lie.” “He was never assigned as my personal manager on record.” “I deny all allegations. I’m just an easy target, He is threatening and harassing me for some undue gain and benefits,” the actor mentioned.

The Malikappuram (2022) actor additionally alleged that he strongly believes some folks, who’re sad together with his private {and professional} life, are serving to Kumar to spoil his profession.

“I’ve constructed this profession by means of sheer laborious work and perseverance. I consider in fact, although I could also be subjected to all form of victimisation and harassment,” Mukundan mentioned within the put up.