B. Unnikrishnan

Directing

B. Unnikrishnan

Born 1970-08-14 · Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India

B. Unnikrishnan (born Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran Pillai, 14 August 1970) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema.[1] After completing his post graduation in English Literature, he took M. Phil from Mahatma Gandhi University with first rank in 1991. He started publishing his writings on literature, politics and culture during the early 1990s. He, along with V. C. Haris, edited a series of books on postmodernism which was published by DC Books. He started his career as a screenwriter in 2000 by writing Jalamarmaram which won him the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Screenplay in 2000. This was followed by Cover Story (2000) and two films directed by Shaji Kailas—Shivam (2002) and The Tiger (2005). He directed his first film, Smart City in 2006. He continued directing films such as, Madambi and Grandmaster. Unnikrishnan is involved in organisational activities in Malayalam cinema and was the General Secretary of Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) for a long time[quantify] before resigning from the federation. His resignation was rejected by the General Council of FEFKA who asked him to continue till the next election in 2013. In 2013, the newly elected General Council of FEFKA unanimously re-elected him as General Secretary. Unnikrishnan is a member of the advisory committee of Cine Workers Welfare Board and the director of Saamskaarika Khemanidhi in Kerala. In January 2014, at the National Conference of All India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC) in Mumbai, he was unanimously elected as the General Secretary. He became the first Keralite elected to this venerable post

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Prathichaya poster
4.4

After Kerala’s Chief Minister dies in a scandal engineered by a ruthless media tycoon, his son a brilliant tech entrepreneur enters the blood-soaked arena of politics to expose the conspiracy, vindicate his father, and turn technology against those who weaponized it

Prathichaya

2026

Prathichaya poster
4.4

After Kerala’s Chief Minister dies in a scandal engineered by a ruthless media tycoon, his son a brilliant tech entrepreneur enters the blood-soaked arena of politics to expose the conspiracy, vindicate his father, and turn technology against those who weaponized it

Prathichaya

2026

Prathichaya poster
4.4

After Kerala’s Chief Minister dies in a scandal engineered by a ruthless media tycoon, his son a brilliant tech entrepreneur enters the blood-soaked arena of politics to expose the conspiracy, vindicate his father, and turn technology against those who weaponized it

Prathichaya

2026

The Thriller poster
3.8

Simon is the son of Joseph Palathinkal, a business multi millionaire. One night during the night patrol, Niranjan finds Simon stabbed and murdered on a highway. Who killed him? and why?

The Thriller

2010

The Thriller poster
3.8

Simon is the son of Joseph Palathinkal, a business multi millionaire. One night during the night patrol, Niranjan finds Simon stabbed and murdered on a highway. Who killed him? and why?

The Thriller

2010

Kerala Cafe poster
6.7

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Kerala Cafe

2009

Kerala Cafe poster
6.7

Ten interconnected short stories unfolding around a roadside railway café in Kerala, where travelers from diverse backgrounds pass through, their lives briefly intersecting amid themes of migration, relationships and modern struggles.

Kerala Cafe

2009

Aaraattu poster
3.9

Goparajan / Gopan, a native of Neyyattinkara and a real estate tycoon buys a large piece of land in Chittur for a construction purpose, but on his arrival, he learns that the residents are forcefully and unlawfully evicted from their properties by an Andhra based real estate mafia using illegal land acquisition rules with support from the local authorities and government officials.

Aaraattu

2022

Mr. Fraud poster
4.7

Bhai Ji is a high-tech robber who changes his looks frequently. Disguised as jewelry experts, he and his team members hatch a plan to steal precious jewelry from a palace in Kerala.

Mr. Fraud

2014

Mr. Fraud poster
4.7

Bhai Ji is a high-tech robber who changes his looks frequently. Disguised as jewelry experts, he and his team members hatch a plan to steal precious jewelry from a palace in Kerala.

Mr. Fraud

2014

Pramani poster
5.2

Mammootty in 'Pramaani' plays Viswanatha Panicker, the corrupt president of a grama panchayat. Panicker is a self-made man who has become immensely wealthy through corruption. He is called 'Pramani' because he has in his custody several documents; the Pramaanams as they call it.

Pramani

2010

Pramani poster
5.2

Mammootty in 'Pramaani' plays Viswanatha Panicker, the corrupt president of a grama panchayat. Panicker is a self-made man who has become immensely wealthy through corruption. He is called 'Pramani' because he has in his custody several documents; the Pramaanams as they call it.

Pramani

2010

IG: Inspector General poster
3.8

Inspector General Durga Prasad is made the head of an anti-terrorism squad and strives to end the terrorist activities. However, a revelation forces him to choose between his family and his duty.

IG: Inspector General

2009

IG: Inspector General poster
3.8

Inspector General Durga Prasad is made the head of an anti-terrorism squad and strives to end the terrorist activities. However, a revelation forces him to choose between his family and his duty.

IG: Inspector General

2009

No artwork available
NR

Drama which carries the message of man's pollution of the environment, in this instance, water. In the story, an old man called Usman, dies of cancer which was caused by the toxic waste in the village water supply. Usman's son Nirmal, identifies the cause of the pollution as the large chemical factory which his father had been campaigning against most of his life. Disturbed by his father's death, Nirmal takes refuge in the fables and images his father had left him with, during their wanderings in the village. His fantasy world merges with reality when he meets a mermaid in the carnival which is visiting the village.

Jalamarmaram

1999

Villain poster
6.0

ADGP Mathew Manjooran, returns to work after a seven-month sabbatical, only to take voluntary retirement. His last day has him investigating a case involving triple murder, including a police officer. Soon a pattern emerges and each clue also links Mathew. How is the veteran police officer tied to the murders and who is the real villain?

Villain

2017

Villain poster
6.0

ADGP Mathew Manjooran, returns to work after a seven-month sabbatical, only to take voluntary retirement. His last day has him investigating a case involving triple murder, including a police officer. Soon a pattern emerges and each clue also links Mathew. How is the veteran police officer tied to the murders and who is the real villain?

Villain

2017

Christopher poster
3.7

A maverick, vigilante cop who is forced to misbehave the limits of law when the system fails. It weaves across past and present whilesolving the motives and moral bruises that shape his actions.

Christopher

2023

Grandmaster poster
6.6

Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who anticipates his opponents moves well in advance, he proceeds forward. But only once, just once, he makes a fatal mistake.

Grandmaster

2012

Grandmaster poster
6.6

Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who anticipates his opponents moves well in advance, he proceeds forward. But only once, just once, he makes a fatal mistake.

Grandmaster

2012

The Priest poster
5.5

The culprits behind multiple deaths in a family over a few years are exposed, but there is more to it than meets the eye.

The Priest

2021

Madambi poster
5.7

Pillai, a moneylender, encounters a predicament when his younger brother falls in love and marries a girl from the rival family. Though his brother joins hands with his in-laws, Pillai fights back.

Madambi

2008

Madambi poster
5.7

Pillai, a moneylender, encounters a predicament when his younger brother falls in love and marries a girl from the rival family. Though his brother joins hands with his in-laws, Pillai fights back.

Madambi

2008

Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel poster
5.7

Balakrishnan is a lawyer who hasn't been able to achieve much in his professional life due to his stammer. His life takes an interesting turn when his brother-in-law entrusts him with a complex case involving a rich businessman.

Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel

2019