From ‘Bilal’ to ‘Empuraan’, Mollywood sequels that we are looking forward to this year

Today most of the audience is looking forward to seeing those films that are content-oriented and as a result, the scope of contents has really expanded as to the character design, scope of story-telling, etc. So limiting these contents which have wider potential to a 2-hour film won't be doing justice. This is where sequels come into play. In Malayalam cinema, there have been several successful sequels in the past such as ‘Mannar Mathai Speaking’, ‘2 Harihar Nagar’ and the recent movie ‘Aadu 2’. Here let's take a look at some of the sequels that we are all looking forward to in 2022.

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The sequel to the Amal Neerad film ‘Big B’ which was released in the year 2007 is tentatively titled ‘Bilal’. The film ‘Big B’ had the legendary actor Mammootty playing the lead role. ‘Big B’ really has a separate fan base among the audience and people are really expecting to see a comeback of the character Bilal John Kurishningal which was essayed by Mammootty. According to some sources, director Amal Neerad will soon start the pre-production works of ‘Bilal’ after his upcoming movie ‘Bheeshma Parvam’.

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Prithviraj’s directorial debut film ‘Lucifer’ which was released in the year 2019 had all the mass elements that were perfectly suited for a legendary superstar like Mohanlal. The film was a humongous success and following the success, director Prithviraj Sukumaran announced a second part to the film which is tentatively titled ‘Empuraan’. Netizens have already started debating on the possible storyline for the sequel as they all expect the sequel to dwell deep into the past life of Mohanlal’s character Khureshi -Ab’raam.

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When the comedy-drama movie ‘Aadu’ was released in 2015, the film didn't make much impact on the box office although the film got many positive responses. Receiving much adulation for the film, director Midhun Manuel Thomas decided to make a sequel to the movie. And the sequel ‘Aadu 2’ was a humongous success at the box office and also the actor Jayasurya got much appreciation for playing the character Shaji Paapan. Following the success of ‘Aadu 2’, the makers have announced a third part for the film. As per the reports, the third part of ‘Aadu’ will be released in 3D format.

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The fifth and supposedly final sequel of the superhit CBI series is tentatively titled ‘CBI 5’ and the audience are eagerly waiting for the comeback of the most iconic character Sethurama Iyer in the fifth installment. Recently the actor Mammootty unveiled a glimpse of his look as Sethurama Iyer via his official Facebook handle, making the fans go all the way excited. The upcoming film ‘CBI 5’ will be directed by K. Madhu under the script penned down by SN Swamy. The music of the film will be done by Jakes Bejoy. As per the reports actor, Jagathy Sreekumar will be playing a major role in the film as the CBI officer Vikram.

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After receiving rave reviews for the Dulquer Salmaan starrer movie ‘Kurup’, the makers are planning for a second installment for the movie which is reportedly titled ‘Alexander’. Although the makers have not yet confirmed whether the movie ‘Alexander’ will be a sequel to ‘Kurup’, the reports suggest that the actor Dulquer Salmaan will be appearing in the same look as shown in the climax scene of the movie ‘Kurup’.

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