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paragraph_text: L2: Empuraan (transl. Overlord) stylised as L2: E.M.P.U.R.A.A.N marketed as L2E is a 2025 Indian Malayalam -language action thriller film directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and written by Murali Gopy. It is jointly produced by Antony Perumbavoor, Subaskaran Allirajah and Gokulam Gopalan through Aashirvad Cinemas, Lyca Productions and Sree Gokulam Movies. The film is sequel to Lucifer (2019) and second instalment in the Lucifer trilogy starring Mohanlal, it also features Prithviraj Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jerome Flynn, Andrea Tivadar, Saikumar, Baiju Santhosh, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kishore, Rick Yune and Pranav Mohanlal.
  
  Lucifer was conceived as a three-part film series since its inception. The first film's success led to the decision to proceed with the second in the series. It was announced in June 2019, and production, originally planned for mid-2020, faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Murali took the opportunity to expand the scale and scope of the film. Although it maintains continuity, it was meant to be a standalone entry, not requiring viewers to have seen the first film. The screenplay was finalised in July 2022, and pre-production began the next month. Lyca joined in September 2023 and in March 2025, Gopalan joined as a co-producer, following financial disputes with Lyca. Deepak Dev composed the original soundtrack.
  
  Principal photography took place from October 2023 to December 2024, spanning 145 days across sporadic schedules in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates. Made on a ₹175 crore budget, L2: Empuraan was released in theatres on 27 March 2025 in standard, IMAX, and EPIQ formats. Despite controversies, it received generally positive reviews and emerged as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time and the 2nd highest-grossing Indian film of the year.
  
  L2: Empuraan (transl. Overlord) stylised as L2: E.M.P.U.R.A.A.N marketed as L2E is a 2025 Indian Malayalam -language action thriller film directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and written by Murali Gopy. It is jointly produced by Antony Perumbavoor, Subaskaran Allirajah and Gokulam Gopalan through Aashirvad Cinemas, Lyca Productions and Sree Gokulam Movies. The film is sequel to Lucifer (2019) and second instalment in the Lucifer trilogy starring Mohanlal, it also features Prithviraj Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran, Jerome Flynn, Andrea Tivadar, Saikumar, Baiju Santhosh, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kishore, Rick Yune and Pranav Mohanlal.
  
  Lucifer was conceived as a three-part film series since its inception. The first film's success led to the decision to proceed with the second in the series. It was announced in June 2019, and production, originally planned for mid-2020, faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Murali took the opportunity to expand the scale and scope of the film. Although it maintains continuity, it was meant to be a standalone entry, not requiring viewers to have seen the first film. The screenplay was finalised in July 2022, and pre-production began the next month. Lyca joined in September 2023 and in March 2025, Gopalan joined as a co-producer, following financial disputes with Lyca. Deepak Dev composed the original soundtrack.
  
  Principal photography took place from October 2023 to December 2024, spanning 145 days across sporadic schedules in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates. Made on a ₹175 crore budget, L2: Empuraan was released in theatres on 27 March 2025 in standard, IMAX, and EPIQ formats. Despite controversies, it received generally positive reviews and emerged as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time and the 2nd highest-grossing Indian film of the year.