Drishyam (2013)

A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.

Director:

Jeethu Joseph

Writer:

Jeethu Joseph

Stars:

Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sharath

Top Rated Movies #246 | 17 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mohanlal	...	George Kutty
Meena	...	Rani George
Asha Sharath	...	IG Geetha Prabhakar
Ansiba	...	Anju George
Esther Anil	...	Anumol George (Anu) (as Esther)
Baiju V.K.	...	Soman
Kalabhavan Shajohn	...	Constable Sahadevan
Siddique	...	Prabhakar
Roshan Basheer	...	Varun Prabhakar (as Roshan Pundayoli Basheer)
Neeraj Madhav	...	Monichan
Pradeep Chandran	...	New Sub Inspector
Kalabhavan Haneef	...	Cinema Projector Operator
Irshad	...	SI Suresh Babu
Koottickal Jayachandran	...	Murali
Kunchan	...	Head Constable Madhavan

Storyline

Georgekutty (Mohanlal) is a cable TV network owner in a remote and hilly village in Kerala. He lives a happy life with his wife and 2 girls. The first half revolves around the depiction of their happy family. Anju (Ansiba), Georgekutty's daughter goes to a school trip in between the proceedings. After a few days a guy who had been at the school trip with her meets Anju. He blackmails her with a video of her that he had captured during the school trip. In the course of events he is accidentally killed by Rani (Meena) and Anju. Georgekutty on returning home is appraised of the events and thus begins a cat and mouse game as the murdered person is the son of IG Geeta Prabhakar (Asha Sharath) and Prabhakar (Siddique). How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the murder investigation forms the rest of the story leading to a deeply satisfying and unexpected climax.

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Plot Keywords:

murder investigation | investigation | blackmail | man missing | corpse | 

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Taglines:

Visuals can be deceiving

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Drishyam became the highest grossing Malayalam movie ever, surpassing Twenty20, before Pulimurugan broke that record in 2016.

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Goofs

During the final interrogation scene, Sahadevan is seen kicking Georgekutty, leaving a boot mark on his shirt. This mark disappears in the next shot.

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Connections

Remade as Dharmayuddhaya (2017)

User Reviews

Surely deserves a place in the IMDb Top 250

The trailer did not prepare me for what lay in store at the theater. I was expecting a Sathyan Anthikad melodrama, even though many people had vouched for the movie's excellence. The first half panned out in a very formulaic way, with a happy family and a song added to make the proceedings look increasingly ordinary. The second half is what would take your breath away. For the first time in my life, I saw people standing up and give a standing ovation when the movie ended and mind you I was among the people who were applauding. The standout performers were Asha Sharath and Kalabhavan Shajohn, with Mohanlal recreating some of his old magic which I had not seen since the dawn of the millennium. Baby Esther also gives a fine performance and do not forget to look out for Anthony Perumbavoor who provides a comic touch to the proceedings. Overall a fine movie which shows that Jeethu Joseph's movies will be wanted by all top actors in Malayalam henceforth.

Details

Official Sites:

Watch Drishyam on Disney+ Hotstar (Malayalam)

Country:

India

Language:

Malayalam

Release Date:

19 December 2013 (India)

Also Known As:

Drishyam

Filming Locations:

Rajakkad, Idukki, Kerala, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR35,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,076,265

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aashirvad Cinemas

Technical Specs

Color:

Color