Thiruvananthapuram: Even as the much-hyped Mohanlal-starrer, L2: Empuraan, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran, received an overwhelming response in theatres, the film has become a topic of hot debate over its critique of right-wing politics.
The best wishes extended by BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar also seems to have not gone down well with the BJP and Sangh Parivar activists as the film’s content is against their interest.
It is learnt that some leaders raised the issue at the party core committee meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday and Chandrasekhar clarified that he wished success to the film owing to his good relation with Mohanlal.
“Best wishes, Mohanlal Prithviraj Sukumaran n team! I look forward to watching and enjoying #L2E #Empuraan one of these days!,” Chandrasekhar posted on his social media account on Thursday after the film was released with much hype.
However, the film, which has a covert mention of the Gujarat riots is against the interests of the Sangh Parivar. Many BJP-Sangh Parivar activists came out with vehement criticism against the film.
Congress in Kerala said in a post in X that the movie “exposed the Sangh agenda and the division they plan in Kerala to capture control of our vast coastline and two major ports.”
People who never stepped foot on Kerala’s soil were saying that a c-grade propaganda movie they released tax-free was the real Kerala story.
Now a world class film Malayalam movie exposed the Sangh agenda and the division they plan in Kerala to capture control of our vast… pic.twitter.com/zfVIKk4PXC
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) March 28, 2025
A section of BJP leaders were learnt to have expressed displeasure over the Censor Board at the core committee meeting.
However, BJP state general secretary P Sudheer told reporters that the BJP don’t have any problem with any film. If party members are expressing any opinion about the film on social media, it would be their personal opinion.
