Censor Board clears Mohanlal-starrer L2: Empuraan for release with UA certificate

Chennai:  The Censor Board of Film Certification has now cleared for release director Prithviraj Sukumaran’s much awaited political thriller L2: Empuraan, featuring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in the lead, with a clean UA certificate.

The film certification body, in its certificate awarded to the makers of the film, has give the film a UA 16+ rating. The certified length of the film is 179.52 metres

Empuraan is the sequel to Lucifer, which went on to emerge a huge success. Prithviraj Sukumaran, apart from directing the film, also plays the character of Zayed Masood – the mercenary commando who leads the hit force of the infamous nexus Kureshi-Ab’ram in the Lucifer franchise.

Recalling that audiences were introduced to a complex world in Lucifer, Prithviraj had in a video clip released earlier said that in the second part, that complexity would deepen even further.

“The number of characters increases. You’ll witness even more settings and landscapes where the story unfolds. But through all of this, we strongly believe that the film maintains a coherant narrative. May the viewers feel the same when they watch it,” he said.

Stating that when the first part of Lucifer ended, audiences, who were introduced to the Khureshi-Ab’ram underworld mega syndicate, left with the feeling that it seemed like there was no force in the world strong enough to take them on, Prithviraj said, “That was the belief we walked away with after watching the movie. But was it true? Or was it a misplaced assumption?”

Mohanlal-starrer L2: Empuraan (L2E) is produced jointly by Antony Perumbavoor and Subaskaran. The film’s story has been penned by Murali Gopy and its music has been scored by Deepak Dev. The film has cinematography by Sujith Vaassudev and editing by Akhilesh Mohan.

‘Lucifer’, the first part of the franchise which released in 2019 and which marked the directorial debut of actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, emerged a blockbuster in just eight days. It went on to make over Rs 200 crore, making it the highest grossing Malayalam film ever.

Needless to say expectations from the sequel, which is scheduled to hit screens on March 27 this year, have soared.

–IANS