Empuraan,
the
sequel
to
the
2019-released
blockbuster
Lucifer
is
unarguably
one
of
the
most
awaited
upcoming
films
in
Malayalam
cinema.
The
project
once
again
brings
back
the
celebrated
actor-director
duo,
Mohanlal
and
Prithviraj
Sukumaran.
Interestingly,
now
it
has
been
confirmed
that
the
Empuraan
script
is
locked.
Murali
Gopy,
the
writer
of
the
Lucifer
franchise
took
to
his
official
pages
and
shared
a
picture
of
the
bound
script
of
the
sequel.
"L2:
r-E-ady
for
L-aunch!
😊," the
scriptwriter
captioned
his
post,
hinting
that
the
project
is
about
to
start
rolling.
Director
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
on
the
other
hand,
commented
on
Murali's
post:
"When
chaos
arises
and
darkness
descends..he
will
return
to
reset
the
order.
The
Devil's
order!
#L2E
#2023"
Check
out
Murali
Gopy's
post
here:
According
to
the
latest
reports,
Mohanlal
and
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
might
make
a
major
announcement
on
the
project
in
June,
after
the
director
returns
from
Jordan.
The
grapevine
suggests
that
Bollywood
filmmaker
Karan
Johar's
home
banner
Dharma
Productions
might
collaborate
with
Antony
Perumbavoor's
Aashirvad
Cinemas,
to
co-produce
the
Lucifer
part
2
and
part
3.
As
reported
earlier,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
planning
to
kickstart
the
pre-production
works
of
Empuraan,
once
he
wraps
up
the
shooting
of
his
ambitious
project
Aadujeevitham.
The
pre-production
works
of
the
Lucifer
sequel
is
expected
to
begin
by
mid-2022,
after
the
actor-filmmaker
returns
from
Jordan.
Prithviraj
and
his
team
are
planning
to
have
extensive
pre-production,
that
will
last
for
over
6
months,
for
the
Mohanlal
starrer.
In
a
recent
interview,
writer
Murali
Gopy
revealed
that
Lucifer
was
always
planned
as
a
trilogy.
The
team
wanted
to
make
a
web
series
with
the
theme
but
later
decided
to
make
it
into
a
feature
film
franchise.
According
to
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
and
Murali
Gopy,
it
is
impossible
to
narrate
the
entire
journey
of
Mohanlal's
character
Stephen
Nedumpally
aka
Khuresh
Ab'Ram,
in
a
single
film.