‘Upset’ Rajeev Chandrasekhar Adjustments ‘L2: Empuraan’ Stance, Pinarayi Vijayan Backs Film Amid Row – News18
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BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar expressed disappointment with Malayalam film L2: Empuraan over its 2002 Gujarat riots references. The movie will endure 17 cuts and re-censorship.
L2: Empuraan is helmed by Prithviraj himself. (Photograph Credit: Instagram)
BJP Kerala unit president Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated on Sunday that he’s disenchanted with the Malayalam film L2: Empuraan, which has run into controversy over its references to the 2002 Gujarat riots and can now endure 17 voluntary cuts, as agreed by the movie’s manufacturing firm.
Taking to Fb, Chandrasekhar stated that he wouldn’t watch the movie.
“I had watched Lucifer and had favored it. I had stated that I would watch the film Empuraan once I heard it was a sequel to Lucifer. However now I’ve come to know that the makers of the film themselves have made 17 amendments within the film and that the film is present process re-censorship,” the BJP chief stated.
“I perceive that there have been subjects within the film that disturbed Mohanlal followers and different viewers. A film ought to be watched as a film. it can’t be seen as historical past. Additionally, any film that tries to construct a narrative by distorting the reality is doomed to fail. So, will I watch this sequel to Lucifer? No. Am I disenchanted by this kind of moviemaking? – Sure,” he wrote on Fb.
On Thursday, Chandrasekhar had spoken positively concerning the transfer.
“Finest needs, Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and workforce! Look ahead to watching and having fun with Empuraan one in all nowadays!” he had stated. The publish acquired many adverse feedback.
In the meantime, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote on Fb that he had watched the movie and praised the film. He additional criticised protesters and condemned the reported cuts.
“In a democratic society, the liberty of expression of a citizen should be protected. Violent calls to destroy and ban paintings and artists are the most recent manifestations of fascist attitudes. They’re a violation of democratic rights. The rights to make movies, watch them, take pleasure in them, consider them, agree and disagree, and many others., should not be misplaced. For this, the united voice of this nation, which is rooted in democratic secular values, should be raised,” the chief minister stated.
L2: Empuraan Undergoes 17 Cuts
As reported by News18 Malayalam, the producers of Empuraan have determined to make 17 cuts to the movie. Apart from this, some dialogue from the movie can even be muted. The title of the Villan, Baba Bajrangi, can even be modified.
The choice comes after sure Hindu organisations within the state allegedly claimed that L2 Empuraan vilifies their faith. Extra particulars about this are awaited.
Starring Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran within the lead, L2: Empuraan is a political motion thriller movie. Regardless of this controversy, the movie has now crossed Rs 45 crore on the field workplace after three days. The much-awaited sequel to Mohanlal’s blockbuster Lucifer hit theatres on March 27, 2025.
