New Delhi, March 25 -- The countdown to the theatrical release of Mohanlal's L2: Empuraan has begun. The highly awaited film has already shattered records with its pre-sales and is set to become the biggest Malayalam grosser during the Eid festive in the first week.

L2: Empuraan, a sequel to 2019's 'Lucifer', will be released on Thursday, March 27 in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. It will be the first Malayalam movie to be released on IMAX.

The Mohanlal-starrer film is already the biggest Malayalam opener, thanks to its pre-sales.

According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the pre-sales of Empuraan on the opening day surpassed Rs.35 crore, and crossed Rs.50 crore gross for the entire opening weekend at the worldwide box offic...