L2: Empuraan

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!".

Anna Mathews of Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote that "L2: Empuraan doesn't quite match the punch of Lucifer".

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".

Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Mohanlal & Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer action-thriller is high on swag, charisma & technical brilliance".

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".

Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Director Prithviraj Sukumaran's L2: Empuraan is a fitting sequel to Lucifer.

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."

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".

Praveen of The Hindu wrote that "Mohanlal, rich production design fail to save this sequel".