Narendra Modi biopic ‘Maa Vande’: Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan to play the Prime Minister

Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan will play Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the latter’s biopic Maa Vande, directed by Kranthi Kumar CH. The announcement was made on Wednesday (September 17), coinciding with the 75th birthday of the Prime Minister.

The film, which comes with the tagline ‘The Anthem of a Mother’, will trace Modi’s journey from “childhood to becoming the leader of the nation”, with emphasis on his relationship with his late mother, Heeraben Modi.

In a post made on his Instagram handle, Unni mentions that having grown up in Ahmedabad, he knew of Modi as “my Chief Minister during my childhood. Years later, I had the privilege of meeting him in person…”

Calling the experience as “overwhelming yet deeply inspiring”, he writes that the film aims to explore “the man beyond the statesman, especially his profound bond with his mother, who shaped his character and spirit.”

Actor Unni Mukundan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Instagram/iamunnimukundan

Mounted as a pan-Indian movie, it has some of the finest technicians on board – K K Senthil Kumar (cinematography), Ravi Basrur (composer), Sreekar Prasad (editor), Sabu Cyril (production design), King Solomon (action) etc. It is produced by Veer Reddy for Silver Cast Creations.

However, this is not the first biopic on Modi. PM Narendra Modi, directed by Omung Kumar, was released in 2019, starring Vivek Oberoi as the Prime Minister.

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Meanwhile Unni, whose last release was Get Set Baby, had a shot at going national with his action thriller, Marco, last year. The film was criticised for showing graphic violence. Plans to make a sequel was dropped, “due to the negativiity around the project”, as told by Unni.