India, Nov. 19 -- The Malayalam film Empuraan, starring superstar Mohanlal, is back in the spotlight after its director Prithviraj Sukumaran broke his silence on the controversy which hit the film during its March 2025 release. Now, actor-politician Suresh Gopi has also spoken up about the Empuraan movie, recounting how he had secured high-level permission, even from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, for the film, without which, he claims, it would not have been released even now.

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Empuraan is Prithviraj's third directorial, and one of the most ambitious and big-budget films from Malayalam. BJP MP Suresh Gopi's name was also initially included...