Movie: L2: Empuraan 
Dir: Prithviraj Sukumaran 
Cast: Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Abhimanyu Singh, Manju Warrier, Indrajith
Runtime: 2hrs 59 mins

Prithviraj Sukumaran's directorial 'L2: Empuraan' was released in theatres today (March 27) amid much fanfare and hype, owing to the mega success of its predecessor, 'Lucifer' (2019). 'Lucifer' marked actor Prithviraj's directorial debut, with Mohanlal in the lead, playing a mysterious and powerful figure—the adopted son of Kerala's ruling party IUF's founder, the now-deceased PKR. While Lucifer focuses on political ideologies of the primary characters, Empuraan takes the narrative forward.

Empuraan, at its core, is a revenge drama that gives some depth and understanding to the largely mysterious character of Zayed Masood (Prithviraj Sukumaran), who, at a single gesture, would lay down his life for Stephen Nedumpally (Mohanlal). With Stephen dominating Lucifer’s narrative, the primary question in the film was: "Who is he?" With his biological roots and connection with PKR being unclear, yet posing as a saviour of the PKR family and, by extension, Kerala, there was much curiosity about who he is. Writer Murali Gopy keeps the suspense going in the second part, even as we are familiarized with Stephen’s alter ego, Ab'raam Qureshi—a man of principles who strongly stands against and fights drug cartels across the globe.