New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Actor-turned-politician and Union Minister Suresh Gopi has expressed a strong desire to return to his film career, saying that his income has "completely stopped" since he took up a ministerial role in the central government.

Speaking at an event in Kannur, Kerala, the Thrissur MP and Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Tourism said he misses acting and wants to balance his political responsibilities with his passion for cinema.

"I really want to continue acting. I need to earn more; my income has now stopped completely," Gopi said.

The veteran Malayalam star, who joined the BJP in October 2016, said that he never aspired to become a minister and had hoped to continue working in films.

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