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Urvashi reveals secret behind her blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in Mohanlal's blockbuster Aaram Thamburan: ‘No one noticed back then'

Is there anything Urvashi hasn't done or can't do? In the past four decades since she became an actor, Urvashi has played a wide range of roles across various languages and left a lasting impression on all. Such is the impact she has had that Malayalees can recognise the actor just by her eyes, and it was recently discovered that she had a blink-and-you-miss-it 'appearance' in director Shaji Kailas' blockbuster Mohanlal and Manju Warrier-starrer Aaram Thamburan (1997). While all the songs in the movie became chart-toppers, 'Harimuraleeravam', composed by Raveendran, penned by Gireesh Puthenchery and sung by KJ Yesudas, became one of the most celebrated Malayalam playback songs of all time. Featuring Mohanlal's character Jagannathan's emotional journey and how circumstances pushed him into the world of organised crime, while his heart kept rooting to be loved and intoxicated by music, the song also has a bit in which he pursues a veiled woman, a metaphor for what Jagannathan seeks. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Although he actively chases her, she slips away every time he's about to reach her, symbolising how what he yearns for is so near and yet so far. In one of the shots, we also see the woman's eyes through her face covered by a veil. While speculations had been swirling since the film's release that it was Urvashi, it was never officially confirmed. Now, 28 years later, the legendary actor herself has revealed that those eyes indeed belonged to her. 'It's not me who's running. But those eyes are mine. They're taken from one of my movies. Did you figure that out too? Back then, no one had noticed,' she said during a recent interview when the anchor asked if she worked in Aaram Thamburan as well. While 2024 was a very happening year for her with back to back movies in both Malayalam and Tamil, with her performance in Christo Tomy's Ullozhukku earning her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, Urvashi is now gearing up for the release of her first movie of 2025, L Jagadamma Ezham Class B, helmed by her husband Shivaprasad.