Actor on break, director in action
Updated On: 15 April, 2024 07:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
With Bade Miyan… and The Goat Life behind him, Prithviraj kicks off Chennai schedule of his directorial venture Empuraan; to shoot protagonist’s backstory and action scenes in this leg
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Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mohanlal
In the last 20 days, he has had two big releases, The Goat Life and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. One would think that calls for a breather. Not if you are Prithviraj Sukumaran. After promoting the two films over the past few weeks, the actor flew back to Chennai to kick off the latest schedule of his next directorial venture, L2: Empuraan. The Mohanlal-led action thriller is the second instalment in the Lucifer franchise.
Lucifer (2019), which marked Sukumaran’s directorial debut, had leading man Mohanlal play the dual roles of politician Stephen Nedumpally and international gangster Abraam Khureshi. With it becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films, the stakes are naturally higher for the second part. Sukumaran kicked off the project in north India last October, and is now on his fourth schedule. “Lucifer revolved around drug trade, money laundering and the Illuminati, all set against the political backdrop of Kerala. Empuraan will go deeper into these themes, throwing light on Mohanlal’s character’s connection with the Illuminati. The fourth schedule began in Chennai from April 7 with Mohanlal and Prithviraj’s actor-brother Indrajith. A set of small-town houses has been built, where the unit shot scenes depicting the central character’s backstory. Over this three-week schedule, the director plans to can several action and emotional scenes, after which the unit will begin the next stint in Cochin in May,” says a source.
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