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5mo ago

L2: Empuraan Breaks Records While Facing Political and Financial Controversies

The Malayalam blockbuster surpasses ₹250 crore globally as financial probes into producers and political backlash over its themes continue.

L2 Empuraan box office collection day 12: Mohanlal plays the titular character in Prithviraj Sukumaran film.
L2 Empuraan worldwide box office collection day 10: Mohanlal in a still from the film.
Prithviraj Sukumaran and Antony Perumbavoor showed that they stand united amid controversy.
L2 Empuraan box office collection day 11: Mohanlal in a still from the Prithviraj Sukumaran film.

Overview

  • L2: Empuraan has become the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time, earning over ₹250 crore globally since its release on March 27, 2025.
  • The film faced criticism for its depiction of the 2002 Gujarat riots, prompting voluntary edits with 24 cuts and a public apology from lead actor Mohanlal.
  • Producers Gokulam Gopalan and Antony Perumbavoor are under financial scrutiny, with the Enforcement Directorate recovering ₹1.5 crore from Gopalan during a raid last week.
  • Prithviraj Sukumaran, the film's director, received an Income Tax notice related to earnings from three films released in 2022, which his mother defended as baseless.
  • Actor-politician Suresh Gopi clarified that the decision to remove controversial scenes was made voluntarily by the filmmakers, denying external pressure.