Prithviraj Sukumaran slams rumours about Mohanlal's Lucifer 3 budget, calls it ‘part of hate campaign’

Recently rumours circulated about the budget of Prithviraj Sukumaran's Mohanlal-starrer Lucifer 3, calling it India's ‘most expensive’ film.

All eyes are on Prithviraj Sukumaran and Mohanlal for Lucifer 3 after their L2: Empuraan earned ₹265.5 crore worldwide. Recently there were reports that Prithviraj had called the Lucifer franchise film India’s ‘most expensive’ film among other details. His team, Poffactio, took to social media to bust these rumours, calling it a ‘hate campaign’ against the actor-director.

Prithviraj Sukumaran’s team busts rumours about Lucifer 3

Prithviraj Sukumaran directed and starred in Mohanlal-starrer Lucifer and L2: Empuraan.

Prithviraj’s team shared screenshots of various reports that claimed, “Lucifer 3 will be the biggest and most expensive film in Indian cinema and will feature underwater action, says star Prithviraj Sukumaran.”

They wrote that they ‘express disappointment’ about the ‘false news’ denying that Prithviraj ever made these statements. They also wrote, “It appears this misinformation originated from a fake profile ID as part of a hate campaign. We request all channels to cross-check facts before reporting and to republish corrected news to clarify the truth to the public and Prithviraj’s well-wishers. We expect a professional approach in handling this matter. Thank you.”

His team posted the note on both X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

About the Lucifer franchise

Prithviraj was most recently seen in Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, apart from L2. His Hindi film Sarzameen, also starring Kajol and Ibrahim Ali Khan, was recently released on JioHotstar. He will soon star in Vilayath Buddha, Santhosh Trophy and Nobody in Malayalam, apart from SS Rajamouli’s yet-to-be-titled project with Mahesh Babu and Priyanka Chopra in Telugu.