Mohanlal
and
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
have
established
themselves
as
one
of
the
most
sought-after
duos
in
contemporary
Malayalam
cinema.
The
superstar
and
actor-filmmaker
cemented
their
successful
collaboration
with
the
2019-released
blockbuster
Lucifer,
and
OTT
hit
Bro
Daddy.
Reportedly,
Mohanlal
and
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
are
planning
to
collaborate
on
more
projects,
along
with
the
Lucifer
franchise.
According
to
the
grapevine,
the
multi-faceted
talent
is
planning
to
produce
two
back-to-back
films
with
the
superstar,
for
his
home
banner
Prithviraj
Productions.
Apart
from
that,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
also
all
set
to
direct
Mohanlal
once
again
in
both
the
Lucifer
sequel
Empuraan
and
the
untitled
third
installment
of
the
franchise.
However,
the
sources
close
to
Mohanlal
and
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
are
remaining
tight-lipped
regarding
the
duo's
upcoming
collaborations.
But,
the
rumour
mills
suggest
that
a
major
announcement
on
the
same
will
be
made
on
May
21,
Saturday,
on
the
special
occasion
of
Mohanlal's
birthday.
Along
with
the
updates
on
the
projects
produced
by
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
the
superstar
is
also
expected
to
drop
a
massive
update
on
Empuraan.
As
reported
earlier,
the
Lucifer-sequel
might
mark
the
regional
debut
of
the
prestigious
Bollywood
banner
Dharma
Productions,
which
is
headed
by
the
renowned
filmmaker
Karan
Johar.
The
rumourmills
suggest
that
Dharma
Productions
has
come
on
board
to
co-produce
Empuraan
along
with
Antony
Perumbavoor's
Aashirvad
Cinemas,
thus
making
their
entry
into
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
The
sources
also
suggest
that
director
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
planning
to
shoot
Empuraan,
along
with
the
untitled
third
installment
of
the
Lucifer
series,
together.
In
a
recent
interview,
director
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
confirmed
that
the
scripting
of
Empuraan
is
almost
finished.
According
to
the
actor-filmmaker,
he
has
a
rough
idea
of
how
the
film
is
going
to
be,
but
writer
Murali
Gopy
is
still
working
on
some
portions
of
its
second
half.
Prithviraj
and
his
team
are
planning
to
kickstart
the
post-production
work
of
the
film,
by
the
last
quarter
of
2022.