The actor-director talked about Lucifer in an interview for Film Companion
Last Updated: 05.19 PM, Aug 09, 2021
Prithviraj Sukumaran is on a roll these days with multiple films in the pipeline. The actor turned director is currently helming Bro Daddy which stars Mohanlal. This is his second directorial. having made his directorial debut with Lucifer starring the Malayalam superstar. Prithviraj has now made an interesting statement about the fan favourite movie.
In an interview with Film Companion, the actor-director has said that there are still discussions about Lucifer being made as an eight-episode series in Hindi.
“Lucifer was initially thought of as a series, there are still discussions about Lucifer being made as an eight-episode mini-series in Hindi.”, said Prithiviraj in the interview with Anupama Chopra for Film Companion.
Lucifer was released in 2019 and starred Mohanlal. Prithviraj’s directorial debut, the movie became a highly anticipated one since its announcement. The idea of Prithviraj directing Mohanlal for a movie written by Murali Gopi made Lucifer a big project. The movie became an instant hit and went on to be a blockbuster.
Bankrolled by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvad Cinemas, the movie also featured Manju Warrier, Vivek Oberoi, Tovino Thomas, Indrajith Sukumaran, Fazil, Saniya Iyappan, Kalabhavan Shajon, Sai Kumar. The director also made an acting cameo in the movie.
The political action thriller had music composed by Deepak Dev while Sujith Vaassudev was the cinematographer.
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Lucifer, which broke many box office records upon its release, is a highly celebrated movie even now. The team was supposed to come together for the production of a second part for the movie titled Empuraan but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lucifer is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.