Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Prithviraj Sukumaran's Mohanlal-starrer is certainly not another run-of-the-mill pan-Indian film that exists solely to scream "look what our star can do!".Read at source
L2: Empuraan 2025 
Film · 2025 · Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada · Thriller
L2: Empuraan
TezScore66/100 Mixed How TezScore works
179 min 27 Mar 2025
Synopsis
L2: Empuraan
L2: Empuraan is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language political action thriller film directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, written by Murali Gopy and jointly produced by Antony Perumbavoor, Subaskaran Allirajah and Gokulam Gopalan through Aashirvad Cinemas, Lyca Productions and Sree Gokulam Movies. It is the standalone sequel to the Lucifer (2019) and also the second installment in the Lucifer Franchise, starring Mohanlal in the lead role, along with an ensemble cast consisting of Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tovino Thomas, Abhimanyu Singh, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jerome Flynn, Andrea Tivadar, Eriq Ebouaney and Kishore while Rick Yune and Pranav Mohanlal make cameo appearances. The film follows an international syndicate leader, Khureshi-Ab'raam, who seeks to return to Kerala after the state is threatened by a right-wing extremist, Balraj Patel, alias Baba Bajrangi, while also extending his influence in the global geopolitics.
- Director
- Prithviraj Sukumaran
- Release
- 27 Mar 2025
- Run time
- 179 min
- Language
- Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Reviews
Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Wikipedia-cited reviews for L2: Empuraan are mixed overall across 9 collected excerpts. The numeric critic average from cited scores is 65/100. Positive excerpts point to writing, visual craft. Critical excerpts point to visual craft.
Synthesized by AI from 9 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- writing
- visual craft
Watch points
- visual craft
Best forViewers looking for thriller and action in Malayalam cinema.
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Anna Mathews of Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote that "L2: Empuraan doesn't quite match the punch of Lucifer".Read at source
BVS Prakash of Deccan Chronicle gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote that "L2: Empuraan struggles to match the impact of its predecessor but remains an intriguing watch for fans of Lucifer".Read at source
Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Mohanlal & Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer action-thriller is high on swag, charisma & technical brilliance".Read at source
Goutham S of Pinkvilla gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Mohanlal starrer acts as mirror to socio-political narrative with string of new foes lining up to vanquish Khureshi".Read at source
Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Director Prithviraj Sukumaran's L2: Empuraan is a fitting sequel to Lucifer.Read at source
Sajin Shrijith of The Week rated 3/5 and wrote, "The second chapter of 'Lucifer' is too pre-occupied with eyeball-catching visualisation than storytelling prowess, and suffers a little as a result."Read at source
Sanjith Sidhardhan of OTTplay gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Prithviraj Sukumaran elevates the stakes with an ambitious but less nuanced follow-up to Lucifer".Read at source
Praveen of The Hindu wrote that "Mohanlal, rich production design fail to save this sequel".Read at source
Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 27 Mar 2025
- Run time
- 179 min
- Language
- Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Prithviraj Sukumaran
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