India, Jan. 27 -- Actor Mohanlal spoke about director-actor Prithviraj Sukumaran at the teaser launch of their upcoming film L2: Empuraan in Kochi on Sunday and called him 'cruel'. According to Mathrubhumi, the actor was all praise for Prithviraj and had this to say. (Also Read: L2 Empuraan teaser: Mohanlal returns as Ab'raam Qureshi in Prithviraj Sukumaran's action-packed film. Watch)

Mohanlal praised Prithviraj at the event and stated that the actor-director was clear on what he wanted from his actors and that he knew how to 'extract' it, too. He said, "He is a very cruel director; he will extract what he wants from us, and that's how (his) films are made. Actors perform well because of directors. I have worked with many directors befo...