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L2: Empuraan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPrithviraj Sukumaran
Written byMurali Gopy
Produced by
StarringMohanlal
CinematographySujith Vaassudev
Edited byAkhilesh Mohan
Music byDeepak Dev
Production
company
Distributed bysee below
Release date
  • 27 March 2025 (2025-3-27)
Running time
180 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹180 crores est.[2]
Box office₹174.35 crores[3][4]

L2: Empuraan (transl. Overlord; stylised as L2: E.M.P.U.R.A.A.N – Lucifer 2) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and written by Murali Gopy. It was jointly produced by Antony Perumbavoor, Subaskaran Allirajah, and Gokulam Gopalan through Aashirvad Cinemas, Lyca Productions, and Sree Gokulam Movies. It is the second instalment in the Lucifer trilogy and follows the events of its prequel Lucifer. The film stars Mohanlal, alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Manju Warrier, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Andrea Tivadar, Jerome Flynn, Eriq Ebouaney, and Suraj Venjaramoodu.

Lucifer was conceived as a three-film franchise from its inception. The success of the first film led to the decision to proceed with the second instalment in the series. L2: Empuraan was announced in June 2019, and production, originally planned for mid-2020, faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Murali took the opportunity to expand the scale and scope of L2: Empuraan. Although it maintains continuity, the film was conceived as a standalone entry, not requiring viewers to have seen the first film. The screenplay was finalised in July 2022, and pre-production began the following month. Lyca joined in September 2023, marking their venture in Malayalam cinema. In March 2025, Gopalan joined as a co-producer, following financial disputes with Lyca.[5] The film's original soundtrack was composed by Deepak Dev.

Principal photography took place from October 2023 to December 2024, spanning 145 days across sporadic schedules in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates. L2: Empuraan was released in theatres worldwide on 27 March 2025 in standard, IMAX, and EPIQ formats, making it the first Malayalam film to be released in IMAX and EPIQ.[6] It is currently the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2025, 5th highest grossing Malayalam film of all time and 4th highest grossing Indian film of 2025.

Plot

In 2002, communal riots break out in Gujarat against the Muslim community. Amidst the violence, a young Zayed and his family flee their home, seeking refuge with Subhadra Ben—a Hindu political activist. She shelters them and entrusts their safety to her nephew, Munna. However, Munna, harbouring a deep hatred towards Muslims, informs his brother, Balraj, of their whereabouts. Soon, Balraj arrives with a large group of rioters, intent of killing them.

Masood, Zayed’s father, hides Zayed and his younger brother, Zaheer, in a small compartment before being brutally murdered by Balraj. The massacre claims the lives of many people, including Subhadra Ben, whom Balraj kills for betraying her community. Though Zayed manages to escape, he discovers that Zaheer was killed in the midst of the violence. Devastated, he flees, only to fall into the hands of an extremist group, that radicalizes children for terrorism. He is transported to Pakistan for training, but en-route, their convoy is ambushed by the Khureshi-Ab’raam nexus. The group, led by Khureshi Ab’raam, rescue the children, and Ab’raam takes Zayed under his wing, vowing to help him seek revenge.

In the present day, six years into his tenure as the Chief Minister of Kerala, Jathin Ramdas finds himself under investigation by intelligence agencies for money laundering and financial scams. Members of his rulling party, the Indian Union Front (IUF), including his close ally, Murukan, grow increasing concerned about the state’s political future. Amidst the turmoil, a new opposition party, Akhanda Shakthi Morcha (ASM), led by politician Sajanachandran, gains prominence in North India, and begins expanding their influence into Kerala, threatening the IUF’s support.

In an unexpected move, Jathin Ramdas holds a rally to announce his resignation from the IUF, to form a new faction—IUF (PKR), named after his late father, former Chief Minister P. K. Ramdas. He also reveals his party’s alliance with the Akhanda Shakthi Morcha (ASM), whose national leader is Balraj, now operating under the alias Baba Bajrangi. Seizing the opportunity to exploit Kerala’s political landscape, Bajrangi plans to amass his wealth under the guise of public service. Meanwhile, Govardhan has been gathering information on Stephen Nedumpally, P. K. Ramdas’ adopted son, who has remained absent from politics since Jathin took office.

In the United Kingdom, MI6 officer Boris Oliver has been pursuing the Khuresh-Ab’raam nexus. Meanwhile, Interpol agent Robert McCarthy has been covertly conspiring with Kabuga, an African crime lord, to traffic drugs from Senegal to Guinea with the assistance of Sergei Leonov, a former associate of Ab’raam. However, Ab’raam-who opposes drug trafficking, intercepts the operation, eliminating both McCarthy and Leonov, before arranging a meeting with Kabuga in Iraq. As Boris assigns MI6 agent Michele Menuhin to track Ab’raam, she uncovers details about his planned meeting, Unbeknownst to her, Boris is secretly affiliated with the Ab’raam nexus and leaks the information to Ab’raam.

Meanwhile in India, Govardhan’s search for Stephen leads him to Daniel Rawuther, who drugs and smuggles him to New York. There, Govardhan finally meets Stephen, who has been living under his alternate identity—Khureshi Ab’raam. Stephen assures Govardhan that he will eventually return to Kerala, but only after he completes his mission. He then travels to Iraq, where, with Zayed’s help, eliminates the Kabuga syndicate. To deceive his enemies, Stephen fakes his own death, a story later reported by the news channel, NPTV in Kerala. Believing him to be dead, Kerala’s political landscape plunges into uncertainty.

Meanwhile, Priyadarshini, Jathin’s sister, protests against the construction of a controversial dam in Nedumpally. During a protest, Priyadarshini is attacked by unidentified assailants, but manages to escape into a forest, where Stephen, now back in India, rescues her. He convinces her to step forward as the IUF’s new Chief Ministerial candidate. On the other hand, Jathin meets with Balraj and Munna, but is kidnapped by Stephen, who holds him hostage until Priya is cleared of false money laundering charges—charges that were actually linked to Jathin’s past crimes as the IUF president. After Priya is released, Stephen, along with Zayed, orchestrate a final showdon against Balraj and Munna at the site where Zayed’s family were massacred. Zayed and Stephen face-off against Balraj and Munna, ultimately killing them and fulfilling Zayed’s long-awaited revenge.

With Balraj and Munna dead, Priya officially launches her political campaign. Meanwhile, Stpehen gives Jathin an ultimatum—either support Priya’s rise to power or face death. Jathin reluctantly agress; however, moments after boarding a helicopter, a bomb explodes, killing him instantly. Stephen then receives a call from the leader of the Shen triad, a powerful Afro-Chinese criminal syndicate, that was aligned with Kabuga.

In the post-credits scene, the leader of the Shen Triad expresses interest in meeting Ab’raam, hinting at an impending conflict. Seeking to uncover Stephen’s past, he begins investigating how Stephen became Khureshi Ab’raam, leading to a trail revealing a much younger Khureshi Ab’raam in 1981 Bombay.

Cast

Production

Development

No official announcement of a follow-up was made for Lucifer (2019), despite its open ending. The possibility of a continuation was confirmed by writer Murali Gopy in an interview in April 2019, shortly after the release of Lucifer. He clarified that "Lucifer is definitely designed as a franchise, and it is very evident from its structure and progression."[7] The official announcement of a second film and its title took place during a press conference on 18 June 2019. Shedding light on the meaning of the title, Prithviraj Sukumaran said that Empuraan signifies "someone who is more than a king, but less than a god", with a more literal translation being "overlord". Murali revealed that Lucifer was conceived as a series right from its inception. The success of the first film gave them confidence to proceed with Empuraan, said Prithviraj. Production was planned to commence in the second half of 2020.[8]

In September 2019, Prithviraj further revealed that L2: Empuraan is part of a three-film series.[9] The trilogy was originally envisioned as a three-season web series, the first season was transformed into the film Lucifer, while the second and third seasons were adapted for the subsequent instalments.[10] Prithviraj clarified that Empuraan does not continue the story of Lucifer but rather delves into the events that occurred before and after it, and that they have built "a franchise structure that visits every aspect of the story".[11] Murali hinted that L2: Empuraan would unveil more layers of the narrative.[8] Although it maintains continuity, the film was conceived as a standalone entry, not requiring viewers to have seen the first film.[12]

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to the postponement of the production.[13] In September 2020, Murali presented a comprehensive design brief of L2: Empuraan to Prithviraj, who stated that it assisted him in visualising an edited and colour-corrected version of the film.[14] Pre-production, that was set to begin in 2021, was again delayed due to the pandemic.[15] In the meantime, Prithviraj directed another film, Bro Daddy (2022), in the third quarter of 2021.[16] In October 2021, Prithviraj disclosed that they were still waiting for the pandemic situation to subside, as they could not proceed with location scouting under that situation and expressed hope to start filming by mid-2022.[17]

In 2022, Murali revealed plans to "scale up the magnitude and scope" of L2: Empuraan.[18] He was in the process of writing the screenplay in May 2022,[19] which he completed that month.[20] In July, Prithviraj announced the completion of Empuraan's final script and informed lead actor Mohanlal and producer Antony Perumbavoor.[21] The following month, the team officially announced through social media that they had entered the pre-production phase, "we are starting the actual process of making the film from today (17 August 2022)", wrote Prithviraj. Murali categorised L2: Empuraan as a second instalment rather than a sequel. Prithviraj described the film as a "commercial entertainer".[22] In September 2023, the Tamil film production company Lyca Productions announced their involvement in the production of L2: Empuraan, marking their debut in Malayalam cinema, along with Aashirvad Cinemas, the producer of Lucifer. Additionally, Prithviraj's company Prithviraj Productions is credited for "project design".[23] In March 2025, Sree Gokulam Movies joined the project as a co-producer, reportedly due to a financial dispute between Lyca Productions and Aashirvad Cinemas.[24][25]

Casting

Mohanlal reprises his role of Stephen Nedumpally / Khureshi Ab'raam. During the film's announcement, it was revealed that Prithviraj's character Zayed Masood would have more prominence in L2: Empuraan.[8] Prithviraj said that Zayed's role in Stephen's life is bigger than what was shown in Lucifer.[11] In February 2020, Tovino Thomas confirmed his involvement in the project.[26] In February 2023, Baiju Santhosh confirmed that he would reprise his role as Murugan.[27] Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran, Saikumar, Fazil and Sachin Khedekar were also confirmed to reprise their respective roles.[28] In May 2023, Suraj Venjaramoodu was signed to play a pivotal role.[29] In October, Saniya Iyappan was confirmed to reprise her role as Jhanvi, despite her earlier decision to take a break.[30] Adil Ibrahim confirmed that he would not be reprising his role from the first film.[31]

Filming

Following a six-month-long location scouting process in India, which concluded in February 2023, the film crew embarked on a recce across several international locations.[32] Principal photography was originally scheduled to commence on 15 August,[33] however, it was postponed after Prithviraj sustained an injury on the sets of Vilayath Buddha.[34] Production eventually began with a customary muhurtam shot on 5 October in Faridabad on the outskirts of Delhi and Haryana. It primarily featured foreign actors and extras. Filming was moved to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, following a day of shooting in Faridabad.[35][36] Filming also took place in Leh, Ladakh.[37] The first schedule was completed in Ladakh on 28 October.[38]

The crew began location scouting in the United Kingdom in November 2023.[39] The location scouting process for the entire film spanned 18 months.[40] The second schedule started in the UK in January 2024[41] and concluded later that month.[42] In late February, filming shifted to the United States,[43] covering various locations including New York, New Mexico, Louisiana, San Francisco, and Atlanta.[44][45] This schedule featured the principal cast members, Mohanlal, Tovino, Prithviraj, and Indrajith, and continued until the second week of March.[46] By this time, approximately 20 percent of the film had been completed.[47] The subsequent phase of production began in April on specially constructed sets in Chennai,[48] concluding within the same month.[49] This phase involved Mohanlal, Tovino, Warrier, and Saniya.[50]

By May, the production had moved to Thiruvananthapuram, where scenes were filmed at two schools with the participation of 2,000 extras, along with cast members Warrier, Suraj, Saikumar, Baiju, and Nandhu.[51] In June, the crew filmed in Kochi,[52] before relocating to Gujarat by mid-June for the longest schedule of the production.[53][54] The Gujarat schedule included scenes depicting Zayed’s younger years, with Mohanlal joining the shoot.[55] Filming took place at a palace and on custom-built sets, covering both past and present timelines. However, heavy downpour caused delays.[56] Production resumed in Rajkot during the fourth week of September.[57][58] The team shifted to Hyderabad in October for a brief schedule, reportedly at Ramoji Film City.[59][60]

Later in October, the production team returned to Thiruvananthapuram.[61] Filming was held at Kanakakkunnu Palace, The Leela Kovalam, Adimalathura Beach, and Pallippuram. This phase concluded within the same month.[62] Additional scenes were shot in places such as Thammanam, Kuttikkanam, and Vandiperiyar during October. In November, the production moved to the United Arab Emirates and Mumbai before returning to Kerala to film in Ernakulam, Chalakudy, and Palakkad. Filming was wrapped on 1 December 2024, on the banks of the Malampuzha Reservoir, marking the conclusion of 14 months of production.[63][64] Empuraan was completed in 145 days, which was 28 days shorter than the originally planned schedule.[65]

Empuraan was filmed using the anamorphic format with a 2.8:1 aspect ratio, ensuring visual consistency with the first film.[66] Prithviraj confirmed the third installment will follow the same approach.[67] He mostly utilised practical effects for the action sequences.[68][69] The fight sequences were choreographed by Stunt Silva.[34] Sujith Vaassudev and Mohandas were retained as the cinematographer and art director, respectively.[32] Nirmal Sahadev served as the film's creative director.[70] Suresh Balaje and George Pius of Wide Angle Creations served as the film's line producers.[71]

Music

The film's original soundtrack was composed by Deepak Dev, who also composed the soundtrack for Lucifer.[72] Prithviraj wrote the lyrics of an English song in the soundtrack.[73] The first single, "Phir Zinda" was released on 25 March 2025.[74] The second single, ''Kaavali Chevakar" was released on 29 March 2025.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Empuraane (Version 2)"Deepak Dev, Emil CarltonMahima Menon3:35
2."L2: Empuraan Teaser Theme"Prithviraj SukumaranPrarthana Indrajith2:31
3."L2: Empuraan Trailer Theme"InstrumentalAnand Bhaskar, Alankrita M. Sukumaran3:50
4."Phir Zinda"Deepak Dev, Tanishk NabarAnand Bhaskar, Tanishk Nabar5:34
5."Kaavalai Chekavar"Murali GopyJob Kurian4:04

Marketing

Within a week of wrapping production, the team confirmed that the first cut was finished and that post-production was progressing at a brisk pace.[75] The release date was announced on Kerala Piravi with a poster featuring a mysterious figure dressed in white and adorned with a red Dragon, which sparked widespread discussion among fans regarding the identity and background of the character.[76][77] Birthday posters were released for Mohanlal as Khureshi Abraam, Prithviraj as Zayed Masood and Indrajith as Govardhan, the latter two characters reportedly having more prominent screen presence with regards to the first instalment.[78][79] The film's teaser was released on 26 January 2025 in Kochi, coinciding with the Indian Republic Day.[80][81]

Similarly to Lucifer, an 18-day character reveal campaign revealing the 36 principal cast members was launched as part of the film's promotional strategy. The campaign began on 9 February 2025 and concluded on 28 February 2025.[82] The film's trailer was released on 20 March 2025.[83]

Release

Theatrical

In November 2022, while the film was in pre-production, Prithviraj stated that they have not decided on a release date for the film.[84] Beside its original release in Malayalam, the film would be released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.[85] The film is also marketed with the short title L2E by the makers and was theatrically released on 27 March 2025, coinciding the sixth year anniversary of Lucifer.[86][87][88] It is also the first Malayalam film to be released on IMAX format.[89] It is also the first Malayalam film to be screened in EPIQ format.[90]

Distribution

AA Films acquired the distribution rights for North India.[91] Dil Raju acquired the distribution rights for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under his banner Sri Venkateswara Creations.[92] Hombale Films acquired the distribution rights for Karnataka.[93] Sree Gokulam Movies will distribute the film in Tamil Nadu through its own distribution network.[94]

The overseas rights for the film, excluding the GCC and US, were acquired by Cyber Systems Australia.[95] Phars Film distributed the film in the GCC regions.[96] Aashirvad Hollywood and Prime Media acquired the distribution rights in the USA.[97][98] RFT Entertainment acquired the distribution rights in the UK and Europe.[99]

Pre-sales

Pre sales began with overseas from March 18, 2025. In Australia, the film generated pre-sales of more than $100,000 for its opening day, surpassing The Goat Life having $69,590 on day 1. In Germany, the film generated €50,000 on its opening day, as no Malayalam film has opened to above €10,000 with the highest opener previously held by The Goat Life which had an opening weekend of €45,000.[100] In India, pre-sales began from Mar 21, 2025. The film registered the highest hourly pre-sales ever recorded in Indian cinema, with 96,140 tickets sold per hour on BookMyShow.[101] As of 2 PM on Mar 21, 2025, the film had sold 3,10,000 tickets on BookMyShow across all Indian theatres; the highest for a Malayalam film surpassing The Goat Life which had sold 3,09,000 tickets in advance bookings.[102] In Canada, the film made $500,000 in advance bookings by 23 March 2025.[103]

The film will be screening in Ragam Theatre in Thrissur for a 24-hour continuous run from March 27 from 6 AM to March 31 to 4 AM. As of 10 PM on Sunday 24 March 2025, the film's weekend worldwide advance sales surpassed ₹53 crore. In Germany, its four-day weekend advance booking exceeded €251,0000 (₹2.33 crore) surpassing Pushpa 2. In Australia, the film made pre-sales of more than $601,000 by 24 March 2025.[104] By Mar 26, 2025 with over 1.1 million tickets sold on BookMyShow, it is among India’s highest pre-release ticket sales films. With 11.29 lakh pre-sales, it surpassed other major releases such as Jawan, Salaar and Animal .[105] The film headed for its release with its final pre-sales closing at ₹85 crore worldwide for the opening weekend (March 27 – March 30) with ₹36 crore coming from India, USD 5.65 million (₹49 crore) from overseas. For the opening day the film grossed over ₹52.50 crore advances worldwide. In Kerala the film grossed over ₹12.40 crore in advance for the opening day, surpassing Leo that earlier attained the top spot at the Kerala opening day box office.[106]

Reception

Critical response

S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote that "Mohanlal, rich production design fail to save this sequel".[107] Anna Mathews of Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote that "L2: Empuraan doesn't quite match the punch of Lucifer".[108] Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Mohanlal & Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer action-thriller is high on swag, charisma & technical brilliance".[109] Pooja Pillai of Eastern Eye wrote that "L2: Empuraan expands the Lucifer francise, diving into the past of Mohanlal’s Stephen Nedumpally AKA Khureshi Ab’raam while fleshing out Zayed Masood, played by Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film juggles global crime networks with Kerala’s political chaos, but many critics argue that the constant back-and-forth weakens the storytelling. According to some, the first half builds intrigue, but slow pacing and excessive exposition take away from its impact. Some reviewers appreciated the effort to deepen the narrative, while others felt it lost the crispness of the original."[110] Sanjith Sidhardhan of OTTplay gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Prithviraj Sukumaran elevates the stakes with an ambitious but less nuanced follow-up to Lucifer".[111]

Goutham S of Pinkvilla gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Mohanlal starrer acts as mirror to socio-political narrative with string of new foes lining up to vanquish Khureshi".[112] BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote that "L2: Empuraan struggles to match the impact of its predecessor but remains an intriguing watch for fans of Lucifer".[113] Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Director Prithviraj Sukumaran's L2: Empuraan is a fitting sequel to Lucifer. Mounted on a grand scale, the film displays convenient writing but makes up with stunning visuals."[114] Ananda Suresh of The Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Prithviraj Sukumaran's Mohanlal-starrer is certainly not another run-of-the-mill pan-Indian film that exists solely to scream "look what our star can do!".[115] Kirubhankar Purushothaman of News18 gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Prithviraj Effectively Scales Up Mohanlal’s Lucifer To Greater Heights".[116]

Rohit Panicker of Times Now gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "L2: Empuraan is a befitting addition to the Lucifer universe, and entertains you through and through despite its extra run-time and extensive world-building."[117] Bollywood Hungama gave 3/5 stars and wrote "L2: Empuraan boasts mass appeal, grandeur, and stellar performances."[118] Arjun Menon of Rediff gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "L2: Empuraan is an ambitious sequel that is bigger, bolder and timid in equal measure".[119] Pratyusha Sista of Telangana Today wrote "L2: Empuraan is a gripping political thriller that delivers on all fronts—story, action, and performances. It’s a well-connected sequel that avoids unnecessary drama, keeping audiences hooked for the entire 180-minute runtime. Whether you’re a Lucifer fan or a newcomer, this film is a must-watch in theatres for its larger-than-life experience".[120]

Box office

Sequel

As announced by the team, Lucifer is a trilogy, implying the existence of a third film as a continuation of the series. During a September 2019 event, Prithviraj mentioned that the third film will explore a much darker theme in the series.[121] In January 2025, while talking about the cinematographic techniques used in Empuraan, Prithviraj confirmed that the same would be used in the third film as well.[67]

In the post-credits scene, the title of the third installment in the trilogy, L3: The Beginning, was revealed.[122] The film's story would revolve around the conflict between Khureshi Abr'aam and the leader of the Shen triad group, played by Rick Yune.[123]

Controversies

Following its release, the film was met with immediate criticism from right-wing political groups like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), who objected towards the name of the villain as well as the portrayal of a Hindutva leaders. One of the antagonistic characters in the film is named "Baba Bajrangi", which some viewers have interpreted as an allusion to Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, a convicted figure involved in the 2002 Gujarat riots who was sentenced to life imprisonment for masterminding the Naroda Patiya massacre.[124][125][126] The film was criticized by RSS mouthpiece Organizer as using the 2002 Gujarat riots to push an "anti-Hindu political agenda."[127][128] Later, the makers announced over 17 voluntary changes in the film including edits to riots sequences, portrayal of violence against women, the antagonist's name as well as muting of some of the dialogues.[129] Subsequently, three minute of visuals were removed for exhibitions with effect from 31 March.[130]

Confirming the cuts to film, Mohanlal expressed ‘regret’ for political, social themes in the film and said that it is his duty as an artist to ensure that none of his films harbours hatred towards any political movement, ideology or religious sect.[131]

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