Drishyam

This article is about 2013 film. For the 2015 remake in Hindi, see Drishyam (2015 film). For other uses, see Drishyam (disambiguation).

Drishyam
Poster featuring Mohanlal, Meena, Esther and Ansiba walking
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeethu Joseph
Written byJeethu Joseph
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
Starring
CinematographySujith Vaassudev
Edited byAyoob Khan
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byMaxlab Cinemas and Entertainments
Release date
  • 19 December 2013 (2013-12-19) (India)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹3.5–5 crore[a]
Box officeest.₹75 crore[4][5]

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, Asha Sharath, Siddique, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Roshan Basheer and Neeraj Madhav. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under Aashirvad Cinemas. 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.[6] 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 Pulimurugan in 2016. It remained among the top 10 List of highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time for a decade until it was broken by Mohanlal and Jeethu Joseph’s Neru.[7]

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. It was remade into four other Indian languages: 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). Other remakes were also announced in Indonesian, and Korean,[8][9][10] making it the first Indian film to be remade in both languages.[11] A sequel titled Drishyam 2 was released in 2021.

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  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.
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  5. ^ "Top highest grossing Mollywood films worldwide; 2018 tops with 143 crores in 20 days". PINKVILLA. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Top highest grossing Mollywood films worldwide; 2018 tops with 143 crores in 20 days". PINKVILLA. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Neru box office collection Day 11 – Mohanlal's courtroom drama breaks Drishyam's record; crosses Rs 65-crore mark". OTTPlay. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Wu Sha: The Chinese remake of Mohanlal starrer Drishyam is minting moolah". The Indian Express. 22 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Mohanlal's 'Drishyam' to be remade in Indonesian". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "Wu Sha: The Chinese remake of Mohanlal starrer Drishyam is minting moolah". The Indian Express. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (21 May 2023). "Korean Remake of India's 'Drishyam' Franchise Set at Panorama, Anthology". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.


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