9 years after Pulimurugan redefined Kerala’s field workplace, Mohanlal is as soon as once more within the race for historical past. Mohanlal’s newest outing, L2: Empuraan, has stormed previous Rs 70 crore in only a week on the Kerala field workplace with its Malayalam model, setting its sights on overtaking one other of Mohanlal’s blockbusters, Pulimurugan. The latter holds the file with a lifetime gross of slightly below Rs 90 crore in Kerala. With sturdy momentum behind it, will L2: Empuraan dethrone Pulimurugan from its long-held place?
Launched in 2016, Pulimurugan was not only a movie—it was a revolution in Malayalam cinema. It turned the primary Mollywood movie to gather Rs 100 crore worldwide and dominated the Kerala field workplace, gathering slightly below Rs 90 crore from the state alone. Since then, no Malayalam movie has been capable of break its Kerala file, regardless of sturdy contenders like Lucifer, Drishyam 2, and Manjummel Boys.
Although Manjummel Boys collected over Rs 235 crore worldwide—turning into the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever—it earned solely a bit over Rs 70 crore from Kerala, thereby leaving the No.1 spot within the state to Pulimurugan.
Not like Pulimurugan, a standalone mass entertainer, L2: Empuraan advantages from being a sequel to the blockbuster Lucifer. With Prithviraj Sukumaran returning as director, the movie had immense pre-release buzz. By the tip of its first week, it had already surpassed Rs 71 crore in Kerala, shortly catching as much as Manjummel Boys’ Kerala complete and now setting its sights squarely on Pulimurugan’s long-standing file.
Given Empuraan’s excellent field workplace efficiency, the Rs 90 crore milestone might be reached in a matter of days. If the present tempo continues, it’d even surpass Rs 100 crore in Kerala alone—a feat no Malayalam movie has but achieved throughout the state.
As L2: Empuraan races in direction of the Kerala field workplace crown, one other titan is getting ready to enter the fray. The April 10 launch of Mammootty’s Bazooka might have an effect on the long-term collections of L2: Empuraan, particularly if it receives a thunderous response on Day 1.
Current successes like Kannur Squad and Bramayugam have underscored Mammootty’s sturdy field workplace pull, and Bazooka is already producing important optimistic buzz.
L2: Empuraan wants to maximise its earnings earlier than Bazooka hits theaters if it hopes to solidify its place as Malayalam cinema’s highest-grossing movie—each in Kerala and total. With field workplace giants clashing, Kerala is in for an exciting cinematic showdown!
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