Unni Mukundan shows his flabby body 'makeover' in Meppadiyan

Unni Mukundan has always been a

fitness

inspiration for his fans, so his look for

Meppadiyan

, which shows a flabby body, is surprising - even Unni Mukundan gets love handles?

Speaking about his Meppadiyan bod, Unni wrote, “The swollen physique is primarily done to suit the part I play in the film…. I had committed to do this project while I was training for

Mamangam

, wherein, I played a warrior.”

He said that he was “disheartened”, but “challenged” to hear that he would have to lose his gym-honed, muscular look to play a regular guy in the upcoming film.

“The whole idea of giving up on a healthy lifestyle and a good physique is nothing less than a nightmare for me, but missing out on quality art because of a rigid mindset is even worse. The moment I was convinced that Meppadiyan and Jayakrishnan (the character) need me with a different attitude and body language, I convinced myself to a different way of life. I was 93kgs while filming this project. It’s going to be a very neat family entertainer. I believe it has challenged me as an actor and will bring the best results for all the efforts I took to mess up with my healthy lifestyle. All said and done, I’m totally against the idea of ruining one's health for any reason whatsoever. However, the sad part is that here a muscular body is considered to be incompetent for a certain types of cinema and characters, which in turn forces actors to come up with such ridiculous ways to compensate the loss of work,” he wrote, adding that Meppadiyan, which he has bankrolled, will not disappoint.

So can this be motivational? The actor is currently on a three-month diet. He had invited his fans to join him on the new diet, which he began at the start of the new year.