Malayalam film L2: Empuraan is a smashing hit in Kerala and overseas. In other territories, the film is struggling to do decently well. The film landed into a controversy and it underwent re-censor. As per the update, 2 minutes and 8 seconds have been removed from the film with 17 cuts. The villain’s name has been muted and an official clarification is awaited. The revised version is expected to be uploaded in theatres by today evening.

The film’s lead actor Mohanlal has issued an apology regarding the political controversy that surrounded the film so that the box-office numbers would not be impacted. L2: Empuraan is the sequel to Lucifer and it is directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film had a wide release and L2: Empuraan opened on a strong note. The film received mixed response from the audience.