Prithviraj, Mohanlal announce the beginning of Lucifer 2: ‘Empuraan will be bigger than Lucifer’

The makers also released a video of Prithviraj, Mohanlal, Murali and Antony talking about the upcoming movie, while promising to keep the audience informed thought-out the process. Prithviraj noted that Empuraan will be a full-fledged commercial entertainer that will cater to all sections of the audience. “The huge success you gave for Lucifer has given us more confidence to dream big for Empuraan,” he added.

Prithviraj earlier had revealed that he was meeting Mohanlal to finalise the details of the project before the latter went abroad for a long shoot schedule. Empuraan was announced in 2019 right after Lucifer became a huge hit. It became the first film in the history of Malayalam cinema to breach the Rs 200 crore mark at the box office. The makers wasted no time to seize the opportunity to expand the universe of Lucifer, but the outbreak of coronavirus delayed its production.

Mohanlal noted that making a sequel to Lucifer was a huge challenge. “We want Empuraan to be bigger than Lucifer. And there are all possibilities in this project for that to happen. It’s a big film and we will be shooting in various other countries. The story of Lucifer could not be said in just one film. We are making all the efforts to give a film that will meet all your expectations,” Mohanlal said.

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Lucifer was a thriller set against the backdrop of volatile politics in Kerala. It followed the story of Stephen Nedumpally, played by Mohanlal, who tries to save his foster father’s family from a multitude of problems. The final reveal, however, changed the whole plot. It seems Stephen is an international mafia overlord, who goes by the name Khureshi Ab’raam.

Lucifer has been announced as a trilogy.