L2E Empuraan: Prithviraj Sukumaran welcomes Lyca Productions on board to Malayalam film industry

L2E Empuraan, a sequel to 2019 film Lucifer, will be going on floors on October 5.

By Soumya Anantharaman -

September 30, 2023 - 8:50 PM IST

The Lucifer pair is all set to return, and fans couldn’t be more excited about it. Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mohanlal will be coming together for L2E: Empuraan, which was officially announced in August 2022. The film is expected to be a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster and is touted as one of the biggest Malayalam films. Having recovered from his knee injury after a three-month-long hiatus, Prithviraj Sukumaran is all geared up to kickstart the shoot of it from October 5. A recent update on the film front is that the makers have welcomed Lyca Productions.

L2E Empuraan: Prithviraj Sukumaran welcomes Lyca Productions on board to Malayalam film industry

Actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran took to social media and shared that L2E: Empuraan is going on floors from October with its first official schedule and also welcomed Lyca Productions on board. The popular production house, which has worked with some of the biggest names in the South, will mark their debut in the Malayalam cinema with this magnum opus. Lyca Productions is the label behind some of the biggest films including Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II, the upcoming action drama Indian 2 and the newly released Chandramukhi 2 amongst others.

Dropping a visual treat for his fans, Prithviraj Sukumaran shared, “#L2E - Empuraan. It’s an honour for the ‘L’ team to welcome #LycaProductions to the Malayalam Cinema industry. Jointly produced by #AashirvadCinemas and #LycaProductions, the 2nd instalment of the #LUCIFER franchise starts rolling from 5th Oct 2023.“

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In an official statement released by Lyca Production, it said, “Our chairman, Mr. Subaskaran, shares his passion and his commitment to deep storytelling will resonate strongly with the people of this culturally rich land, Kerala. We are also blessed with this debut opportunity in Malayalam films, through L2E: Empuraan, we aim not only to accelerate the industry's growth but also take its stories to a global audience. We strongly believe that the film's success will cement Lyca's position as the go-to enabler of progressive, impactful cinema from the industry, for many years to come. Thank you, Aashirvad Cinemas, for joining hands with us on this prestigious collaborative project.”

An enthralling political action thriller, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and produced by Aashirvad Cinemas and Lyca Productions, further details on L2E: Empuraan is eagerly awaited.

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