Prithviraj Sukumaran connected imaginable collaborations with SS Rajamouli and Meghna Gulzar. (Photo: Hombale Films/YouTube)
2024 was a alternatively absorbing twelvemonth for actor-filmmaker Prithviraj Sukumaran. His imagination project, The Goat Life, directed by Blessy, received captious and commercialized acclaim. His follow-up film, Guruvayoor Ambalanadaiyil, had him exploring comedy. But his Hindi cinema sojourn with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan received a acold shoulder. Nevertheless, Prithviraj is starting 2025 with the merchandise of his much-awaited directorial venture, Empuraan, headlined by Mohanlal. Even arsenic the hype astir the movie is increasing, determination are a fewer speculations astir Prithviraj’s non-Malayalam acting assignments that are matching the hype of Empuraan.
First up, the biggest speculation of them each is Prithviraj’s beingness successful SS Rajamouli’s upcoming movie with Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra, tentatively referred to arsenic SSMB 29. There is besides the long-speculated Kayoze Irani film, backed by Dharma Productions, which would diagnostic Kajol alongside Prithviraj, and Meghna Gulzar’s next, starring Kareena Kapoor. In a caller enactment with Galatta India, Prithviraj was asked astir these projects, particularly the Rajamouli movie wherever helium is speculated to play the antagonist. However, the ever-stoic Prithviraj neither denied nor confirmed the projects, and said, “With respect to each these projects, determination are a batch of things that person to beryllium discussed, earlier we tin corroborate anything.”
But helium utilized the accidental to reiterate his emotion for Rajamouli, and said, “I americium a immense instrumentality of Rajamouli sir. I person ever benignant of looked up to him, some arsenic a filmmaker and a dreamer. So, with respect to his adjacent film… let’s see.” When asked astir shooting for Prashanth Neel’s Salaar 2, Prithviraj revealed that the filmmaker volition decorativeness his task with Jr NTR, and past instrumentality to the sequel.
Prithviraj is present grooming each his absorption connected the merchandise of Empuraan, the 2nd portion of the much-anticipated franchise, Lucifer. The film, which is acceptable to deed the screens connected March 27, stars Manju Warrier, Tovino Thomas, Fazil, and Baiju Santhosh successful pivotal roles. On the acting front, Prithviraj has an absorbing lineup of films successful Malayalam, including Vilayath Buddha, Nobody, and Santosh Trophy.