Murali Gopy reminiscences how Blessy brought him back to cinema

Showering his gratitude towards the Aadujeevitham director, Murali added, “Even today, before every shot I act in and every word I write, the memory of Blessy ettan‘s luminous eyes continues to guide and inspire me like a silent prayer. He still often remarks with a smile, ‘I was just an instrument, Murali. If not me, it would have been someone else.’ But it’s not my habit to see great mentors as mere instruments. They are our teachers. Thank you, Blessy ettan.”

Bhramaram, released on 25 June 2009, was a psychological drama about a jeep driver who finds his old schoolmates to prove his innocence in a convicted crime after 30 years. Headlined by Mohanlal as Sivankutty, the film featured Murali Gopy as one of the classmates Dr Alexander Varghese, alongside Suresh Menon as Unnikrishnan. It also starred Bhumika Chawla, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy and KPAC Lalitha in prominent roles.

Post Bhramaram, Murali went on to become a prominent name in Malayalam cinema—both as an actor and writer—over the last 15 years. While films like Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012) and Left Right Left (2013) brought him critical acclaim, the gigantic commercial success of Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Lucifer (2019) made him one of the most sought-after scriptwriters in Malayalam. His upcoming film on the writing front is the much-awaited sequel to Lucifer titled Empuraan, which is currently undergoing shoot in Gujarat.