Marco star’s next chapter: Unni Mukundan steps behind the camera

The film’s shoot will begin next year, and it will be released in all major Indian languages. Before that, Unni will complete his ongoing Telugu project.

Hyderabad: Malayalam star Unni Mukundan is all set to turn director. After winning hearts with his roles as a chocolate boy, a powerful villain, and most recently as the fierce Marco, the actor is now stepping into a new phase of his dream—filmmaking.

Unni made the big announcement on his Instagram, revealing that his first film as a director will be a superhero story. “The kid in me grew up believing in legends,” he wrote in an emotional note. “Drawn to stories of courage, sacrifice, and magic, I found my heroes not just in books, movies, and folk tales, but even in my dreams.”

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The actor shared that superheroes were always his biggest source of hope and that their heroic acts shaped his own dreams. “That kid never really grew up. And more importantly, he never gave up dreaming,” he wrote. “Today, he takes a quiet, proud step forward to tell a story he has carried in his heart for years.”

The yet-to-be-titled superhero film will be produced by Gokulam Gopalan under the banner of Sree Gokulam Movies. V C Praveen and Baiju Gopalan will be the co-producers, with Krishnettan as the executive producer. The script is written by Maverick Midhun Manuel Thomas.

The film’s shoot will begin next year, and it will be released in all major Indian languages. Before that, Unni will complete his ongoing Telugu project.

Fans are excited to see what magic Unni Mukundan will bring to the screen, this time from behind the camera. As he said, “It’s a dream taking shape — built with love, wonder, and everything that once made me look up at the sky and believe that the sky isn’t the limit.”

Let’s wait and see what wonders this passionate star will create in his new journey as a director.