L2: Empuraan Movie (2025) – Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer, Poster, Budget, Collection, Review
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L2: Empuraan Movie Details:
| Also known as | L2E, E.M.P.U.R.A.A.N |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Dubbed In | Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Release date | March 27, 2025 |
| Running time | 2hr 59min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran |
| Directed by | Prithviraj Sukumaran |
| Written by | Murali Gopy |
| Produced by | Subaskaran Allirajah, Antony Perumbavoor |
| Cinematography by | Sujith Vaassudev |
| Edited by | Akhilesh Mohan |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
| Casting by | Sahil Baber Khan, Naila Mughal |
| Art Direction by | Mohandas |
| Costume Design by | Sujith Sudhakaran |
| Production Companies | Lyca Productions Aashirvad Cinemas |
| Distributor | AA Films (North India), Sri Venkateswara Creations (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Hombale Films (Karnataka) Gokulam Movies (Tamil Nadu) |
L2: Empuraan Movie Cast & Characters:
- Mohanlal as Khureshi Ab’raam / Stephen Nedumpally
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Zayed Masood
- Karthikeya Dev as Young Zayed
- Abhimanyu Singh as Balraj
- Tovino Thomas as Jathin Ramdas
- Manju Warrier as Priyadarshini Ramdas
- Andrea Tivadar as Michele Menuhin
- Jerome Flynn as Boris Oliver
- Indrajith Sukumaran as Govardhan
- Kishore as Karthik (voice dubbed by John Kokken)
- Sukant Goel as Munna
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Sajanachandran
- Eriq Ebouaney as Kabuga
- Nikhat Khan as Subhadra Ben
- Fazil as Father Nedumpally
- Sachin Khedekar as P. K. Ramdas
- Saikumar as Mahesha Varma
- Baiju Santhosh as Murukan
- Nandhu as P. S. Peethambran
- Saniya Iyappan as Jhanvi
- Satyajit Sharma as Masood
- Oziel Jivani as Zaheer Masood
- Aishwarya Ohja as Haniya
- Nayan Bhatt as Suraiya Bibi
- Shubhangi Latkar as Bahija Begum
- Alexx O’Nell as Robert McCarthy
- Mikhail Novikov as Sergei Leonov
- Murugan Martin as Muthu
- Shivaji Guruvayoor as Medayil Rajan
- Manikuttan as Mani
- Nyla Usha as Arundathi Sanjeev
- Giju John as Sanjeev Kumar
- Behzaad Khan as Salabath Hamza
- Aneesh G. Menon as Sumesh
- Sshivada as Sreelekha
- Jaise Jose as Xavier
L2: Empuraan Movie Storyline:
The second installment of a trilogy, the film acts as a prequel and sequel that covers, the journey of Stephen Nedumpally, a man leading a double life as Khureshi Ab’raam, an enigmatic leader of a powerful global crime syndicate.
About L2: Empuraan Movie:
L2: Empuraan is a Malayalam action thriller film written by Murali Gopy and directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film is also marketed with the short name L2E by the production house. As the second installment of a trilogy, the film is a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Lucifer.
The movie features Mohanlal reprising his role as Khureshi-Ab’raam / Stephen Nedumpally, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Saniya Iyappan, Saikumar, Baiju Santhosh, Fazil, and Sachin Khedekar, all of whom return from the original film
Lucifer was conceived as a series right from the start, originally created as a three-part film. The first part was made as the film Lucifer. The success of the first film led to the production of the second part of the series.
The announcement for L2: Empuraan was made in June 2019, shortly after the success of Lucifer. Initially, production was scheduled to begin in mid-2020, but the project faced significant delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The screenplay was finalised in July 2022, and pre-production began the following month.
Principal photography began on October 5, 2023, in Faridabad. Subsequent sporadic schedules took place at various locations, including Shimla, Leh, United Kingdom, United States, Chennai, Gujarat, Hyderabad, the United Arab Emirates, Mumbai, and Kerala. The final shot of the film was captured during the early hours on December 1st, the 145th day of production, as confirmed by the film’s director and actor Prithviraj Sukumaran.
As announced by the team, Lucifer is a trilogy, implying the existence of a third film as a continuation of the series. During a September 2019 event, Prithviraj mentioned that the third film will explore a much darker theme in the series.
L2: Empuraan Movie Release Date:
L2: Empuraan was released on March 27, 2025, coinciding with the sixth anniversary of Lucifer. Besides its original release in Malayalam, the film also released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages. The film opened with mixed reviews. It was released in standard, IMAX, and EPIQ formats, making it the first Malayalam film to be released in IMAX and EPIQ.
L2: Empuraan began streaming on JioHotstar from 24 April 2025 in Malayalam and dubbed versions of Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages.
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L2: Empuraan Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₹180 crore |
| Opening Day | ₹65 crore |
| Domestic Collection | ₹120 crore |
| International Collection | ₹142 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹262.75 crore |
