Up to date on: Nov 16, 2025 05:22 pm IST
Actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran spoke in regards to the row surrounding Mohanlal-starrer L2 Empuraan for the primary time and stated this.
When Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Mohanlal-starrer L2 Empuraan hit screens, it precipitated controversy for its depiction of the 2002 Gujarat riots. The makers later submitted to voluntary cuts. Prithviraj, who each starred and directed the movie, broke the silence on the controversy for the primary time months after the movie’s launch. In an interview with Manorama, he talked about that he didn’t want to speculate crores to share his political beliefs.
Prithviraj Sukumaran breaks silence on L2 Empuraan controversy
Prithviraj talked about within the interview that Mohanlal and producers Antony Perumbavoor, Subaskaran Allirajah and Gokulam Gopalan had been conscious of the movie he was making. He talked about how everybody believed within the story of L2 Empuraan whereas making the movie, and weren’t aspiring to make it with a ‘particular intention’.
He then questioned, “I don’t want to speculate crores to make a movie about my political stance. In immediately’s digital age, issuing an announcement on social media is usually enough. So long as I’m trustworthy with myself, and I’ve that conviction inside me, I don’t suppose I have to be afraid of anybody.” Prithviraj additionally talked about that he made the movie to entertain the viewers, and he would contemplate himself a failure provided that he didn’t do this.
The controversy surrounding L2 Empuraan
After L2 Empuraan was launched in theatres in March this yr, it bumped into controversy when political teams objected to its depiction of the 2002 Gujarat riots. Politicians in Tamil Nadu additionally objected to a storyline revolving round a dam.
Issues took a flip when filmmaker Main Ravi claimed to the press that Mohanlal wasn’t even conscious of the movie’s story. Regardless of the movie being licensed by the CBFC earlier than its launch, the workforce needed to make 24 cuts with modifications made to scenes and character names.
L2 Empuraan is the second-highest-grossing Malayalam movie, with a worldwide haul of ₹265.5 crore. Final seen in Sarzameen in Hindi, Prithviraj will quickly star in Varanasi in Telugu and Daayra in Hindi.
