India, Feb. 1 -- The 2025 Malayalam film Empuraan was embroiled in a huge controversy with the right-wing sections up in arms against the Mohanlal-starrer. Directed by actor-filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran, Empuraan is written by actor-writer Murali Gopy. Though Mohanlal had apologised after the backlash, Murali Gopy had not publicly addressed the issue. During a recent event, Murali Gopy dismissed apprehensions about writing after the Empuraan row.

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Empuraan, which is the sequel to the 2019 hit Lucifer, was re-censored after it was released in theatres and kicked up a storm over alleged anti-right-wing content. During a conversation with Maneesh Narayanan ...