Unni Mukundan Denies Assault Claims, Says It’s A Plot Against Friendship With Tovino

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 16:56 IST

Malayalam histrion Unni Mukundan is accused of maltreatment by erstwhile manager Vipin Kumar. Unni denies it though.

Unni Mukundan shared that helium and Tovino Thomas person been adjacent friends for galore years.

Malayalam histrion Unni Mukundan is facing accusations of carnal and verbal maltreatment from his erstwhile manager. According to a study by Matrubhumi, Vipin Kumar, the ex-manager, has lodged a ailment with the Info Park Police successful Kochi aft receiving infirmary attraction for his injuries. In the latest update, Unni Mukundan has denied each the claims.

Speaking to Manorama Online, Mukundan confirmed visiting Vipin’s level successful Kochi with a communal friend, Vishnu Unnithan, but said their treatment happened successful an country covered by CCTV. Unni accused Vipin of trying to harm his estimation and said helium had gone determination lone to question him astir it.

“Yes, I removed and broke his sunglasses, but I did not prosecute successful immoderate enactment that could beryllium called carnal assault," said Unni, adding, “I personally called Tovino and explained the situation. We’ve been friends since we entered the manufacture and stock a beardown bond. No mendacious rumour tin destruct that friendship."

Unni further claimed that helium had asked Vipin to instrumentality passwords to his accounts and constitute an apology. He accused the erstwhile PR manager of blackmail and of taking undue recognition during the promotions of Marco. Unni besides alleged that respective complaints person been made against Vipin wrong the movie industry, including 1 by a pistillate histrion to the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC).

After lodging a ailment with the Info Park constabulary successful Kochi, Vipin spoke to the media, saying, “I did promotions for Tovino Thomas’ Narivetta. I had posted praising the film, which Unni didn’t like. He called maine that nighttime and asked maine to halt moving for him. I said okay."

Vipin alleged that Unni called him to the parking country of his gathering connected Monday, wherever the battle took place. According to the FIR, Unni allegedly punched him successful the face, broke his sunglasses, and threatened to termination him.

“He bushed maine up aft abusing me…I worked with him for six years. I americium a PR advisor and enactment with different actors, helium knows that. He’s frustrated that helium didn’t get bully films aft Marco. Even Get Set Baby failed astatine the container office. He was expected to nonstop a film, but Gokulam Movies withdrew. He is showing that vexation connected the radical astir him. None of them are with him now. Even I person my limits," claimed Vipin.

Theb charges against Unni scope nether sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 296(b) (uttering obscene songs, ballads, oregon words successful a nationalist place), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 324(4) and 324(5) (causing nonaccomplishment oregon damage) of Bhariya Nayay Sanhitha (BNS).

Moreover, Vipin besides filed a ailment against Unni with FEFKA (Film Employees Federation of Kerala) and AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Artists).

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