Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran’s blockbuster will be played from this date, but there is a twist
L2: Empuraan is the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time, and will be played on OTT Platform Jiohotstar starting from April 24 in the original Malayalam and languages ​​known as Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. The latest news about the streaming distribution of the Hindi dubbed version is not updated.
Headlined by Mohanlal and helmed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, the action thriller L2: Empuraan or Empuraan – Lucifer 2 was released in the cinemas on March 27, 2025. The sequel to the 2019 film Lucifer and the second installment in the planned Lucifer trial, the film went on to become the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time with the worldwide gross. The Lucifer sequel broke some box office records, which was the global opening ceremony of the Malayalam Cinema 670 crore, becoming the first Malayalam film to earn Rs 10 billion at overseas box office and also became the first Malayalam film to violate Rs 25 billion worldwide.
Within a month after the release of the drama, L2:Empuraan will be broadcast on Jiohotstar starting April 24. The OTT platform shares an update on its social media handle with the announcement poster on the announcement poster, which is “L2 Empuraan” “L2 Empuraan – April 24 – Jiohotstar – Jiohotstar – Malayalam, Malayalam, Telugu, Telugu, Kannada, Kannada.” The streaming release of the Hindi dubbed version of the movie has not been updated yet.
Mohanlal-starrer and Prithviraj Sukumaran leadership directions in 2002’s subtle mention of the riots in Gujarat in 2002 were related to the call for boycott by the Hindutva group in Kerala. After a huge uproar, Mohanlal shared a statement saying the empuraan team regretted hurting the people’s emotions, and the producers voluntarily made 24 cuts. The re-bearing version will be the version that is most likely to be streamed on JioHotstar.
But even after this controversy, the Lucifer sequel set such a huge record that it would be difficult to achieve for any other Malayalam film. The only movie that could break the Empuraan record in the Malayalam film will be the third film in the Lucifer Trilogy – L3: Beginning.
Apart from Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran, L2: Empuraan features a solid ensemble cast comprising of Manju Warrier, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Andrea Tivadar, Jerome Flynn, Eriq Ebouaney, Sukant Goel, Nikhat Khan, Karthikeya Dev, Fazil, and Suraj Venjaramoodu, etc.
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