Mollywood hunk Unni Mukundan is an avid social media user. On Friday, Unni took to his Facebook handle to announce that he is temporarily quitting social media as he has started with the pre-production of his upcoming movie ‘Meppadiyan’.

"Hi Friends, Signing off from all my social media accounts since the pre-production of meppadiyan has taken off. Team Unni Mukundan will handle the portals and keep you posted about the projects. See you at the movies! Thank you! ??❤️Yours, Unni Mukundan.," wrote the actor.

His upcoming movie ‘Meppadiyan’ is directed by debutant Vishnu Mohan. To get into the skin of the character, Unni had put on a few kilos. The actor plays Jayakrishnan, a villager and for this role, Unni Mukundan skipped his fitness regime for almost four months and even developed a pot-belly for the same.

Produced by Sathish Mohan, the movie is a crime thriller that also stars Sreenivasan, Lena, Hareesh Kanaran, Kalabhavan Shajon, Saiju Kurup, and Alencier in the lead roles.