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Prithviraj Sukumaran & Mohanlal Interview

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00:00I can't assure you anything. I am just hoping that it engages.

00:04I understand that the expectations are very high and actually I am very happy about it

00:08because I am also relying on those expectations for this film to open big

00:12and people to come and have that excitement over it.

00:15But I can't let those expectations drive me while making the film.

00:19So I believe I have made a very honest film in terms of what the second part of the franchise should be.

00:24And I really hope and pray that on come 27th, you will go to the theatres and watch the film and like what you see.

00:30That's all that I can hope for.

00:32Lucifer was a story of Stephen Adumbally.

00:36And in the climax, we are giving an idea of another person also in Stephen.

00:48It's called Abraham Qureshi. Qureshi Abraham.

00:51So in Empuran, we are showing who is Qureshi Abraham because Stephen Adumbally is known as Qureshi Abraham also.

00:58So this is the story of Qureshi Abraham.

01:01So maybe we have another film coming up after the success of this film.

01:06That will give you the idea of who is Stephen, how he became Qureshi Abraham.

01:11So this is a beginning of another character from Stephen to Qureshi Abraham.

01:16Empuran is the story of Qureshi Abraham. How Stephen is known as Qureshi Abraham.

01:21The biggest challenge was that this film is mounted on a scale and size that at least for us from Kerala is a never before attempt.

01:29So to pull off that was actually a challenge.

01:32And the biggest challenge being that this is a film shot in real locations.

01:36So it took me almost two years to travel around the world and find locations where I can shoot the film.

01:42That was a long process.

01:43And then actually after having found those locations, to be traveling around the world with such a big unit,

01:48the logistical challenges of moving such a big unit between cities within countries,

01:54all that I think was the biggest challenge.

01:56But full marks to my wonderful production team, my producer Antony Perimbaur,

02:00my line producers Mr. Suresh Balaji, Mr. George Payas, my creative director Nirmal Sahadev, my associate director Vava.

02:08For me, from a director's perspective, it was just a very smooth process.

02:12The whole film moved like a well-oiled piece of machinery.

02:16But I am sure underneath these guys must have been working 24x7 for that to happen.

02:20No, no. See, as Prithviraj said, for a Malayalam film, this is a huge film, budget-wise.

02:27And we have the preparation of two years.

02:30But we have done films like this, definitely.

02:34The possibility of such films are bigger now, to come out with a film.

02:39And if it's a success, it will be a big success, because now we call this a pan-Indian film.

02:44We have Tamil, Telugu, bigger options.

02:48Before that, we didn't have that kind of options.

02:51But in Embran, we created a big shout, like it's going to be a big film.

02:56And the story demands such kind of locations, such kind of actors.

03:02So we are trying something very big from the Malayalam industry.

03:06And it will be a success, we are all hoping for that.

03:09Thank you, sir.