Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
multi-faceted
talent
of
Malayalam
cinema
has
made
his
directorial
debut
in
2019,
with
the
Mohanlal
starring
blockbuster
Lucifer.
Immediately
after
the
release,
Prithviraj
and
his
team
had
announced
a
sequel
to
the
project,
which
has
been
titled
as
Empuraan.
Recently,
director
Prithviraj
dropped
a
big
hint
about
Empuraan
on
social
media.
The
actor-director
posted
a
selfie
with
Murali
Gopy,
the
writer
of
Lucifer
series
which
was
clicked
during
the
script
discussion
session
which
was
held
at
the
latter's
residence.
'At
the
writers
den!
My
eyes
are
so
wide
coz
I'm
thinking
how
in
the
world
am
I
going
to
shoot
what
he's
just
told
me!
👀
#L2',
wrote
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
on
his
post.
From
the
director's
post,
it
is
quite
evident
that
Empuraan
has
something
big
and
super
exciting
is
in
store
from
the
Malayalam
cinema
audiences.
Expectations
are
definitely
riding
high
on
the
Lucifer
sequel,
which
is
reportedly
being
made
in
a
larger
canvas
with
a
massive
budget.
According
to
director
Prithviraj
and
writer
Murali,
the
core
plot
of
Empuraan
has
already
been
finalized.
Recently,
lead
actor
Mohanlal
had
revealed
that
the
pre-production
activities
of
the
project
will
begin
by
the
end
of
2020.
The
big-budget
venture
is
said
to
be
the
second
installment
of
the
Lucifer
series,
which
has
been
planned
as
a
trilogy.
The
movie,
which
is
said
to
be
both
a
prequel
and
sequel
to
Lucifer,
as
it
narrates
both
the
past
and
future
of
Mohanlal's
character
Stephen
Nedumpilly
aka
Khureshi
Ab'Ram.
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
director
who
made
a
cameo
appearance
in
the
role
of
Zayed
Masood
in
the
2019-blockbuster,
is
playing
a
full-fledged
role
in
Empuraan.
Most
of
the
actors
from
the
original
star
cast,
including
Indrajith
Sukumaran,
Manju
Warrier,
Tovino
Thomas,
Baiju
Santhosh,
and
so
on
will
be
retained
in
part
two
as
well.
Empuraan
is
produced
by
Antony
Perumbavoor,
under
the
banner
Aashirvad
Cinemas.