L2: Empuraan also known as L2E is an upcoming Malayalam language movie starring Mohanlal in the lead, and the film directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran is all set to release on March 27, 2025. A sequel to the political action thriller Lucifer (2019), Empuraan features Mohanlal in dual roles as Stephen Nedumpally, and Khureshi Ab'raam.
A joint venture of Lyca Productions, and Aashirvaad Cinemas, Empuraan has been having character video reveals, where the actor playing a said character gives details of the first film Lucifer, and how they continue in L2: Empuraan.
On Wednesday, the character videos of Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mohanlal were unveiled, and Mohanlal in his video calls the Lucifer-L2: Empuraan franchise the biggest outing of his career. Mohanlal has also revealed that a glimpse of L3, the third film will be unveiled in L2: Empuraan film.
Character No.1 🎭 Mohanlal as KHURESHI AB'RAAM A.K.A Stephen Nedumpally in #L2E 🔥 Witness his legacy in #Empuraan⚡️
— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) February 26, 2025
Malayalam | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Hindi@mohanlal @PrithviOfficial #MuraliGopy @LycaProductions #Subaskaran @gkmtamilkumaran @antonypbvr @aashirvadcine… pic.twitter.com/lJaVQRj2Ia
Character No.2 🎭 Prithviraj Sukumaran as Zayed Masood in #L2E 🔥 The mastermind behind the shadows is back in #Empuraan ⚡️
— Lyca Productions (@LycaProductions) February 26, 2025
Malayalam | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Hindi@mohanlal @PrithviOfficial #MuraliGopy @LycaProductions #Subaskaran @gkmtamilkumaran @antonypbvr… pic.twitter.com/990cSQm91U
Empuraan is a multi-starrer, and its ensemble includes names like Abhimanyu Singh, Manju Warrier, Tovino Thomas, Andrea Tivadar, Jerome Flynn, Indrajith Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu, among others. The movie has Deepak Dev for music, Sujith Vaassudev for cinematography, Akhilesh Mohan for edits.