Drishyam (film series)

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Drishyam
Directed byJeethu Joseph
Written byJeethu Joseph
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
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Edited by
Music by
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Release dates
Running time
317 minutes (2 films)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹11 crore[a]

Drishyam is an Indian crime thriller film series, written and directed by Jeethu Joseph, produced by Antony Perumbavoor under Aashirvad Cinemas. It stars Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba Hassan and Esther Anil in the lead roles. The film series follows the struggle of Georgekutty and his family who come under suspicion when Varun Prabhakar, the son of the inspector-general of police, goes missing.

The first installment to the film series, Drishyam, was released on 19 December 2013 and was received very well at the box office. The film was an industry hit and was the highest-grossing Malayalam film at that time.[4]

Jeethu had given no thought to a sequel to the movie until the producer suggested it. Later, he started to write the screenplay to the sequel of the film. The film, Drishyam 2, was shot completely in the Covid-19 pandemic and was released through Amazon Prime Video on 19 February 2021. The sequel was well received and appreciated by the critics and audience, claiming it 'One of the best ever sequels in Indian cinema'.[5][6]

Development[edit]

Drishyam[edit]

In July 2013, it was reported that Jeethu Joseph will be directing a film titled My Family with Mohanlal in the lead.[7] In August 2013, Jeethu clarified that the film was titled Drishyam.[8] A thread similar to that of Drishyam has been with the director since the early 1990s. He was inspired by a conversation he had overheard about the plight of two families involved in a legal battle.[9] Jeethu had penned the story of Drishyam even before Memories (2013).[10] He says, "I started working on the subject some two years back. But I wanted to stick to the planned order and hence postponed the project till I finished Memories".[11] The script was initially planned to be filmed by another director but since that director could not find a producer, Jeethu took back the script and decided to direct it himself.[12] Drishyam contrasts from the director's previous films. He says, "Different films require different treatment. I toiled hard while filming Memories as the film was full of twists and turns and the handling of the subject mattered a lot. But Drishyam is a complete script-oriented film that does not require any special effort. We shot the film sticking completely to the script, and the shooting was completed effortlessly."[13]

Drishyam 2[edit]

Jeethu Joseph and Mohanlal were filming for Ram prior to the COVID-19 lockdown in India, however the shooting of the film was stalled as some sequences they want to film in foreign locations, such as London and Cairo. As the crew realised that the filming would take time to continue, Jeethu decided to start the works for Drishyam 2, a sequel to their 2013 film Drishyam which he had plans for some time. As the shooting of the film would only take place in Kerala, Jeethu realised it was most appropriate film to shoot after the lockdown ends.[14] The film was officially announced by Mohanlal on his 60th birthday on 21 May 2020. It was intended to start filming soon after the government allows permission to begin film shootings.[15] Mohanlal said during an interview that he has read the script, and shooting might begin after lockdown.[16] Antony Perumbavoor who produced Drishyam returns as the producer. Jeethu said that it is a direct continuation of the last film and for that he has retained the principal characters along with some new additions in the secondary cast.[17] In the turn of events, Georgekutty and his family now leads an affluent life and Georgekutty has opened a cinema theatre and is also planning to produce a film.[18]

Drishyam 3[edit]

Director Jeethu Joseph revealed that Drishyam 3 is in early stages of development.[19]

Cast and Crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Drishyam[edit]

Drishyam 2[edit]

  • Mohanlal as Georgekutty – A movie theatre owner and aspiring film producer
  • Meena as Rani George – Georgekutty's wife; Anju and Anu's mother; a homemaker
  • Ansiba Hassan as Anju George – Georgekutty and Rani's college-going elder daughter; a PTSD patient
  • Esther Anil as Anu George – Georgekutty and Rani's school-going younger daughter
  • Murali Gopy as IGP Thomas Bastin IPS – Geetha’s friend
  • Asha Sharath as Geetha Prabhakar – Varun’s mother; former Inspector General of Police (resigned)
  • Siddique as Prabhakar – Varun's father; Geetha's husband
  • Saikumar as Vinayachandran – A screenwriter
  • K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Philipp Mathew – Circle Inspector of Police; member of Bastin’s Investigation Team
  • Anjali Nair as Saritha – Georgekutty's neighbor-Sabu's wife;an undercover cop; member of Bastin’s Investigation Team
  • Sumesh Chandran as Sabu – Georgekutty's neighbor-Saritha's husband;an undercover cop; member of Bastin’s Investigation Team
  • Ajith Koothattukulam as Jose George – An ex-convict sentenced for homicide
  • Santhipriya as Advocate Renuka – a defense lawyer appearing for Georgekutty
  • Dinesh Prabhakar as Rajan – Kottayam Medical College's Forensic Medicine block security whom Georgekutty befriends with him
  • Antony Perumbavoor as Antony Joseph – Sub Inspector of Police
  • Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Sulaiman – A tea shop owner who is a sympathiser of Georgekutty
  • Raghu as Raghu – Sulaiman’s assistant in his tea shop
  • Adam Ayub as Judge of District Court, Thodupuzha
  • Krishna as Police Forensic Surgeon
  • Joy Mathew as Advocate Janardhanan – The public prosecutor appearing for police
  • Boban Samuel as DySP Raghuram
  • Rajesh Paravoor as Tehsildar
  • Krishna Praba as Mary – Jose's wife
  • Pauly Valsan as Jose's mother
  • Renjini as Dr. Renjini P. Dev – Anju's doctor
  • Murali Kannur as DGP V. Jayakrishnan IPS
  • Shobha Mohan as Rani's mother
  • Aneesh G. Menon as Rajesh, Rani's brother and local politician
  • Jayashankar as Pathrose – A gravedigger whom Georgekutty befriends with him.

Crew[edit]

Occupation Film
Drishyam (2013) Drishyam 2 (2021)
Director Jeethu Joseph
Producer Antony Perumbavoor
Writer Jeethu Joseph
Cinematography Sujith Vaassudev Satheesh Kurup
Editor Ayoob Khan V. S. Vinayak
Music Anil Johnson,
Vinu Thomas 		Anil Johnson

Remakes[edit]

Drishyam[edit]

Drishyam was remade into several languages. The Indian remake rights of the film were sold for ₹155 million. All the versions were commercially successful.[20][21] The film was remade in Kannada as Drishya (2014), in Telugu as Drushyam (2014), in Tamil as Papanasam (2015) by Joseph himself, in Hindi as Drishyam (2015), in Sinhala as Dharmayuddhaya (2017)[22] and in Mandarin Chinese as Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) with a different ending.[23]

Language Name Cast Director
Kannada Drishya (2014) Ravichandran, Navya Nair, Asha Sharath P. Vasu.
Telugu Drushyam (2014) Venkatesh, Meena, Nadhiya Sripriya
Tamil Papanasam (2015) Kamal Haasan, Gautami, Asha Sharath Jeethu Joseph
Hindi Drishyam (2015) Ajay Devgan, Shriya Saran, Tabu Nishikant Kamat
Sinhala Dharmayuddhaya (2017) Jackson Anthony, Dilhani, Kusum Renu Cheyyar Ravi[22]
Mandarin Chinese Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) Xiao Yang, Tan Zhuo, Joan Chen Sam Quah[23]
Indonesian TBA (2022) TBA TBA

Drishyam 2[edit]

The film was remade in Kannada as Drishya 2 directed by P. Vasu[24] and in Telugu as Drushyam 2 (2021) by Jeethu Joseph himself.[25] The Hindi remake titled Drishyam 2 directed by Abhishek Pathak was released on theatres on 18 November 2022. Jeethu had plans to direct a Tamil remake.[26]

Language Name Cast Director
Kannada Drishya 2 (2021) Ravichandran, Navya Nair, Asha Sharath P. Vasu.
Telugu Drushyam 2 (2021) Venkatesh, Meena, Nadhiya Jeethu Joseph
Hindi Drishyam 2 (2022) Ajay Devgan, Shriya Saran, Tabu Abhishek Pathak

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times claims the film's budget as ₹1million,[1] while IANS claims it to be ₹50 million.[2] Sify claims the budget of the film to be ₹45 million.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (9 January 2014). "Mohanlal's aam aadmi is a surprise hit in Drishyam". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Balachander lauds Drishyam, salutes Mohanlal". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ "'Drishyam' celebrates 50 days, strikes gold at box-office". IANS. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Highest grossing Malayalam films of all time". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (19 February 2021). "Drishyam 2 Review: Mohanlal excels as Georgekutty again in this expertly crafted sequel". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ^ Pudippedi, Haricharan (19 February 2021). "Drishyam 2 review: Mohanlal, Jeethu Joseph reunite for one of the best sequels ever". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ NR (8 July 2013). "Mohanlal in Jithu Joseph's movie". Now Running. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Jeethu's Mohanlal film is 'Drishyam". Sify. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  9. ^ Rajaneesh Vilakudy (24 December 2013). "Mohanlal's Xmas release has Kerala hooked". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  10. ^ Deepa Gauri (26 September 2013). "Maximum risk". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  11. ^ Sivalakshmi Roshith (5 September 2013). "Rural Snapshots". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  12. ^ Mythily Ramachandran (26 December 2013). "'Drishyam' speaks of a family's fortitude". Gulf News. 26 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  13. ^ Parvathy Nambidi (19 December 2013). "Drishyam: On a Family Outing". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  14. ^ Balach, Logesh (2 July 2020). "Drishyam 2: Mohanlal's much-awaited thriller to go on floors in August". India Today. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Mohanlal announces 'Drishyam 2: The Resumption' on his 60th birthday". The Hindu. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  16. ^ ലേഖകൻ, സ്വന്തം (21 May 2020). "ദൃശ്യം 2 വായിച്ചു; ത്രില്ലിങ് ആകും; രണ്ടാമൂഴത്തിലും പ്രതീക്ഷ: ലൈവായി ലാൽ". Manorama News. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Drishyam 2 announced Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph to return". The New Indian Express. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  18. ^ "'Drishyam' both blessing and curse for me, says Director Jeethu Joseph". The New Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Jeethu Joseph debunks Drishyam 3's 'simultaneous shooting' of Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal's versions; says 'no decision about the project yet'". The Indian Express. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  20. ^ Srivathsan Nadadhur (4 August 2015). "High 'five' for Drishyam's deception". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
  21. ^ Wei, Xu (7 December 2019). "Latest festive films ready to be unleashed". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  22. ^ a b "And now in Sinhala..." Daily News. Sri Lanka. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.
  23. ^ a b Digital Native (14 September 2017). "Mohanlal's 'Drishyam' to be remade in Chinese". The News Minute. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  24. ^ "Ravichandran and P Vasu to team up for Kannada remake of Drishyam 2". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Drishyam 2 Telugu remake goes on floors with Venkatesh". The Indian Express. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Jeethu Joseph to remake 'Drishyam 2' in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

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