1. Muralikrishnan Gopynathan Nair, professionally credited as Murali Gopy, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist, journalist, author, and music composer who works in Malayalam films.
21 Facts About Murali Gopy
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Murali Gopy has written films such as Ee Adutha Kaalathu, Left Right Left, Tiyaan, Kammara Sambhavam, Lucifer, L2: Empuraan.
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Murali Gopy has won numerous awards including the Filmfare Awards and South Indian International Movie Awards.
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Murali Gopy joined The New Indian Express in 1995, immediately after completing PG in Journalism at Institute of Journalism, Thiruvananthapuram, and worked as sub-editor and reporter there.
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Murali Gopy then shifted base to UAE, and became chief sub-editor with Arab-Allied Media, Dubai, for the sports magazines Cleanbowled and Sports Today.
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Murali Gopy published his first short story "Ayur Rekha" in Kalakaumudi in 1991 at the age of 19.
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Murali Gopy has often stated that he started writing stories to bring a smile to his father, thespian Bharat Gopy, who was debilitated by a massive stroke in 1986.
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Murali Gopy has sketched illustrations for The Hindu, Kalakaumudi and DC Books.
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Murali Gopy made his debut as a screenwriter, actor and singer in the Lal Jose movie Rasikan.
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The 2012 film Ee Adutha Kaalathu, scripted by Murali Gopy, is considered a pathbreaker in Malayalam cinema, for its innovative method of weaving story threads together.
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Murali Gopy scripted Lucifer, starring Mohanlal, and directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran.
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Murali Gopy's debut acting role in Rasikan was as the villain Kala Bhaskaran.
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Murali Gopy returned on-screen as Dr Alex Verghese in Bhramaram.
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Murali Gopy has won Asiavision Movie Award for The New Sensation in Singing for "LRL Anthem".
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Murali Gopy ventured into lyrics writing with the song "Neti" in Tiyaan, which describes the path to spiritual enlightenment.
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Murali Gopy has written the Lucifer anthem song "Empuraane", which was sung by Usha Uthup.
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Murali Gopy penned the theme song of the movie Theerppu called "Raavil".
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Murali Gopy made his debut as a music composer with the song Raavil, for the movie Theerppu, which he scripted and produced.
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Murali Gopy was born as the son of the famous actor Bharath Gopi and Jayalakshmy in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
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Murali Gopy was married to Anjana Pillai, and has two children, Gowri and Gowrav.
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Murali Gopy has launched a website in memory of his father Bharath Gopi.