Drishyam (2013)

Original title

ദൃശ്യം

Directed by

Jeethu Joseph

Genre

crime thriller

Country

India

Runtime

2h 40m

Rated

U

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 226 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle class family man named Georgekutty must protect his family after the police suspect them in the disappearance of a powerful officer's son. He uses his knowledge of movies and careful planning to stay ahead of the investigation.

suspensefulmethodicalcerebraltenseemotionally chargedslow-burncleverfamily-centric

What happens

Drishyam (transl. Visual) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal alongside Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Roshan Basheer and Neeraj Madhav. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under Aashirvad Cinemas. It is the first installment in the Drishyam film series. The film follows the struggle of Georgekutty and his family, who come under suspicion when Varun Prabhakar, the son of the IG Geetha Prabhakar, goes missing. Principal photography commenced in October 2013 in Thodupuzha, where the film was extensively shot. The cinematography was handled by Sujith Vaassudev whilst the film was edited by Ayoob Khan. The soundtrack was composed by Anil Johnson and Vinu Thomas. Drishyam was released on 19 December 2013. The film received widespread critical acclaim with critics praising the cast performance, story, screenplay, and direction. It was the first Malayalam film to collect ₹50 crore. The film grossed over ₹62 crore worldwide. It ran in theatres for more than 150 days. It also became the longest-running film in the United Arab Emirates, running for 125 days. The film remained the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time until it was surpassed by Premam in 2015 and remained among the top 10 highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time for a decade. A sequel titled Drishyam 2 was released in 2021. Drishyam won numerous accolades, including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam. The film was also screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India and the 8th Asian Film Festival. Drishyam has been remade into several languages including four regional languages which were Drishya (2014) in Kannada, Drushyam (2014) in Telugu, Papanasam (2015) in Tamil and Drishyam (2015) in Hindi. Internationally, it was remade in Sinhala language as Dharmayuddhaya (2017) and in Chinese as Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019). A Korean remake was announced, making it the first Indian film to be remade in that language. The Indonesian remake was announced in September 2021, making it the first Indian film to be remade in Indonesian; however, there has been no update on the remake since. An English language remake has been announced by Panorama Studios in 2024 with U.S. companies Gulfstream Pictures and JOAT Films. The Spanish remake was announced at the 2026 International Film Festival of Delhi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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