Verdict: “A visually stunning sequel that thrives on Mohanlal’s presence but struggles with depth in storytelling.”
Pros:
Mohanlal’s magnetic performance Stunning visuals & high production value Strong world-building & direction
Cons:
Overextended runtime Weak screenplay & underdeveloped characters Lackluster background score
Summary:
Prithviraj Sukumaran’s L2: Empuraan, the sequel to Lucifer, expands into global crime and politics but loses some of the original’s depth. Mohanlal’s screen presence and top-tier cinematography make it engaging, but the film suffers from an uneven screenplay and unnecessary length. While it’s a grand spectacle, a tighter script would have made it truly iconic.
L2 Empuran Cast & Crew Details
Cast
Mohanlal as Khureshi Ab’raam / Stephen Nedumpally
Pranav Mohanlal as Young Khureshi Abr’aam / Stephen Nedumpally
Prithviraj Sukumaran as Zayed Masood
Karthikeyaa 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
Karthikeya Dev as Young Zayed
Kishore as Karthik
Sukant Goel as Munna
Suraj Venjaramoodu as Sajanachandran
Eriq Ebouaney as Kabuga
Nikhat Khan as Subhadra Ben
Fazil as Father Nedumpally
Sachin Khedekar as Perunjeri Kesava Ramdas / “PKR”
Saikumar as Mahesha Varma
Baiju Santhosh as Murukan
Nandhu as P. S. Peethambaran
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
Crew
Director – Prithviraj Sukumaran
Producer – Antony Perumbavoor
Producer – Gokulam Gopalan
Production – Sree Gokulam Movies , Aashirvad Cinemas Pvt Ltd
Writer – Murali Gopy
DOP – Sujith Vaassudev
Music – Deepak Dev
Editor – Akhilesh Mohan
Executive Producers – Suresh Balaje, George Pius
Project Design – Prithviraj Productions
Production Controller – Sidhu Panakkal
Art Director – Mohandas
Trailer Cuts – Don Max
Chief Associate Director- Vava
Creative Director – Nirmal Sahadev
Sound Design – M R Rajakrishnan
Finance Controller – Manoharan K Payyannur
Action – Stunt Silva
Costume – Sujith Sudhakaran
Makeup – Sreejith Guruvayoor
VFX Supervisor – Praveen Ghanta
VFX – YFX Studios, Labyrinth Studios- Mumbai, Binary Circus, Paperplane, Ident, DTM
YFX Producer – Huseini Barodawala
SFX – Vishal Tyagi
First Associate Director – Renith Ravindran
Production Executives – Saji Joseph, Sethu Adoor
Finance Manager – Basil M Babu
Production Manager – Sasidharan Kandanassery
Multilingual Dubbing Director -RP Bala
DI – Annapurna Studios
Colorist – Vivek Anand
Still – Sinat Savier
Design – Anand Rajendran (Illuminartist)
Promotions – Poffactio
