Acting has been Murali's main passion since the time he won the best actor award in a Drama competition play at the age of 13. In 1973 he came to UK and settled there.

Graduated in Mathematics from Imperial College London in 1980 and obtained a Masters degree in Computer Science from University College London in 1981. He then worked in the IT industry and took early retirement in 2020 from his job as a Senior IT Project Manager. He has acted in over 20 Indian plays in UK; mainly playing lead roles.