Drishyam (film series)

Drishyam
Directed byJeethu Joseph
Written byJeethu Joseph
Produced byAntony Perumbavoor
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Running time
317 minutes (2 films)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹35 million−50 million[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 as Georgekutty, Rani George, Anju George and Anu George. 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 met with widespread critical acclaim and was a major box office success. 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 critically acclaimed, claiming it 'One of the best ever sequels in Indian cinema'.[5][6]

  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.


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