‘Income dipped sharply… want to stay in films’: Suresh Gopi suggests Kerala BJP leader could become minister instead of him

Gopi said that he prayed that Sadanandan’s MP office would soon become a minister’s office. “I have not prayed to become a minister. Even on the eve of the election, I said I wanted to continue in cinema. I want to make money. My children are not yet settled. There are a few people who have reposed their faith in my income. If a section of them has to be taken care of, this income should not stop. At present, it (income) has stopped considerably,” he said.

During the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign, one of Gopi’s major planks was “a Union minister for Thrissur, Modi’s guarantee”. He won the election and became the BJP’s first Lok Sabha member from Kerala. He was then inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers as a Minister of State. However, soon after becoming a minister, Gopi said this was not part of his plan.

Months later, addressing an event at the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce in Thiruvananthapuram, Gopi said that films were his passion. “If there is no film, I will die. I have agreed to act in around 20 to 22 films. When I was asked how many films are pending, I told (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah that I have agreed to act in around 20 to 22 films, he (Shah) threw away that paper… I will always obey my leaders. But film is my passion, otherwise I will die,” he said.