Kochi, May 31 -- Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan has been booked in a case of alleged assault and verbal abuse following a complaint filed by his former manager, Vipin Kumar.

The incident reportedly took place on May 26, with an FIR registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Vipin Kumar, who served as Mukundan's manager for six years, alleged that the actor physically attacked him during a meeting in the basement of Mukundan's apartment complex in Kochi.

According to Kumar's statement, the meeting was initiated by Mukundan himself.

"I worked as the manager of Unni Mukundan for six years. I filed a case against him on May 26 because he physically assaulted me, verbally abused me, and even issued a life threa...