Prithviraj Sukumaran confirms that his next directorial after L2 Empuraan will be Tyson

Prithviraj Sukumaran had announced Tyson two years ago, but chose to go with Empuraan on floors first. But there will be no more pushing Tyson ahead, he says.

Prithviraj during the Bengaluru leg of Aadujeevitham promotions

It’s been almost two years since Hombale Films announced a collaboration with Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran, for a film that he would direct and act in called Tyson. Since then, there has been no update on this, and Prithviraj has been busy with his acting commitments, including Salaar: Ceasefire for Hombale Films. In fact, just before he began the promotional tour of his next release, Aadujeevitham, he was bang in the middle of directing his third film, L2: Empuraan, the sequel to his earlier Lucifer.

In Bengaluru recently for Aadujeevitham promotions Prithviraj was speaking about his ever-growing connection to the city, including how he is now the biggest distributor of Kannada cinema in Kerala and that he has already done a film with Hombale and rearing to start shooting for the next instalment – Salaar Shouryaangaparvam. Shooting for the second part of Prashant Neel’s Salaar saga is expected to begin shortly, before which Prithviraj is hoping to wind up Empuraan, which he says is a big film that has to be shot across locations in different countries.

After Empuraan, though, as and when Prithviraj returns to the director’s chair, he promises it will be Tyson, although he has not set a definitive timeline for it. Tyson, meanwhile, will be social thriller based on a script by Murali Gopi, which will the actor-scriptwriter’s third collaboration with Prithviraj.

Aadujeevitham, based on a bestseller novel by Benyamin that narrates the true-life story of a Malayali who falls prey to a slavery scam and ends up spending more than three years in the deserts of Saudi Arabia as a goatherd, without even basic necessities for sustenance and how he eventually manages to make a rather daring escape from the clutches of his captors. Prithviraj plays the protagonist in the film directed by National Award winner Blessy.

Prithviraj Sukumaran on Aadujeevitham – Blessy sir and I knew that the biggest challenge is the popularity of the book

A Malayalam original, Aadujeevitham has been dubbed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English, with Prithviraj dubbing for himself in all the languages, something he has been insisting on doing for his pan-India ventures.

Prithviraj – I dubbed for Aadujeevitham in Kannada because an actor’s voice is a large part of his performance

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