‘Fanboy forever! OG Superstar’: Prithviraj Sukumaran meets Rajinikanth, screens ‘L2: Empuraan’ trailer to superstar
The Hindu
Malayalam actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran on Monday met Tamil superstar Rajinikanth ahead of the release of his much-awaited directorial, L2: Empuraan, starring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal
Malayalam actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran on Monday met Tamil superstar Rajinikanth and showed him the trailer of his much-awaited directorial, L2: Empuraan, starring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. L2: Empuraan, a sequel to 2019’s Lucifer, is set to release in theatres on March 27.
Prithviraj took to his official X handle to share a picture with Rajinikanth. He revealed that the superstar expressed his feedback, something “he would forever cherish.”
Earlier, at the teaser launch of L2: Empuraan, Prithviraj had said that he came close to directing Rajinikanth in a movie but he couldn't get the script ready well in time. Prithviraj said A Subaskaran of Lyca Productions, who is bankrolling L2: Empuraan, once approached him for a project starring Rajinikanth under his banner.
"The opportunity was so good for a new director like me, and I tried my best to see if I could come up with something. Subaskaran sir wanted the project to happen within a particular timeline. Since I'm a part-time director, I couldn't come up with a subject for the producer. So, that didn't happen," he said.
While the film with Lyca Productions and Rajinikanth didn't materialise, it led to the beginning of a friendship between the actor and Subaskaran, he added. "I hope (it) will happen someday. It is such an ambitious film. I had read the entire script and I loved what the film was on paper. I immediately said yes to it," said Prithviraj.
The actor-director said Subaskaran was curious about his next directorial venture, only to come on board as a producer for L2: Empuraan. "In the meanwhile, Subaskaran sir asked me, 'You can't direct a film for us with Rajini?' I said, 'Unfortunately I'm not able to (crack the idea)'. He asked me what I was doing next, and I told him, 'I'm doing a sequel to Lucifer, and it's a big dream that I've been harbouring ever since the release of Lucifer," he said.
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