Prithviraj thought ‘Empuraan’ wouldn’t get made—here’s why

Prithviraj Sukumaran has opened up about the immense challenges of making ‘L2: Empuraan,’ revealing that he initially doubted whether the ambitious sequel would ever materialize.

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“I thought this was not going to get made.”

In an interview with Hindustan Times, the actor-director admitted, “Halfway through writing the script for this, I thought this was not going to get made.”

Given the massive scale of L2: Empuraan, Prithviraj felt that no Malayalam film had ever attempted such grandeur. Lucifer was the costliest film in Mollywood at the time, and its sequel naturally had to be even bigger. However, the scale was so overwhelming that even he struggled to rein it in.

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Despite these hurdles, L2: Empuraan became a reality, thanks to the unwavering belief of Mohanlal and producer Antony Perumbavoor. “It was only the belief of Mohanlal sir and my producer, Antony Perumbavoor, that this was made. And we decided to go all out,” he shared.

Prithviraj also clarified that the film wasn’t made just because Lucifer was a blockbuster. From the very beginning, he had envisioned the Lucifer saga as a three-part story. However, the first film’s massive success gave them the confidence to push forward with L2: Empuraan on an unprecedented scale.

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Twitter reviews

As the most awaited ‘Empuraan’ has been released in theaters, Twitter is flooded with reviews for the movie. One review reads, “#Empuraan First half !!— Started off very strong with an intense flashback—Mohanlal gives his entry after an hour, and his screen presence was The first half felt a little lengthy as it was full of character & world establishment—like Lucifer, the screenplay was slow-paced but fairly engaging at most parts—the interval block was so good with bang-on BGM. - Visuals & Action blocks Decent so far; expecting a good second half as it picked up phase on Interval.” Another one wrote, “#Empuraan movie review :- The film starts with a slow pace with international standard visuals. Dialogues mostly in English and Hindi. But after #Mohanlal�� 's entry, the film picks up the pace with a banger interval (best interval for a Malayalam movie).”