Drishyam 3

Drishyam 3 Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Murali Gopy, Siddique, and Asha Sarath

Director: Jeethu Joseph

What’s Good: Mohanlal’s unmatched screen presence as the older, weary Georgekutty, and a final 15-minute climax that reminds you of Jeethu Joseph’s gold-standard writing.

What’s Bad: A highly stretched, sluggish first half that feels like a television daily soap

Loo Break: Anytime before the last 30 minutes – that’s when the game begins!

Watch or Not? Yes, if you are a Mohanlal fan. Otherwise, wait for Ajay Devgn’s version!

Language: Malayalam with English Subtitles

Available On: Theatrical release

Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

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How many times can one man bury the same truth before he starts digging his own grave? This is the exact thought I had when Drishyam 3 was announced. There are franchises that grow with every chapter. And then there are franchises that start dying a slow death in the shadow of their own brilliance. Drishyam 3 seems to be that same threequel! The first part of the franchise was a revelation! One of the best thrillers to have arrived in Indian Cinema. When part 2 was announced during the lockdown, all thought it might be a desperate attempt to flock the theaters, but somehow, it managed to tweak the narrative and the crime both. But is the third part as good as the previous two parts? Well, yes, in parts! And no in entirety!

The first 10 minutes of the film explain the backstory well. The story of how an ordinary cable TV operator turns into one of Indian cinema’s most fascinating masterminds. Mohanlal’s Georgekutty is not a superhero; he was terrifyingly human. And that is exactly what made the first film extraordinary.

Then came Drishyam 2 – a sequel nobody thought could work but somehow did. It expanded the psychology, deepened the paranoia, and delivered a climax that left audiences stunned all over again, which is exactly why Drishyam 3 feels like a franchise struggling to justify its own existence.

Drishyam 3 Movie Review: Script Analysis

The story starts right from where it was left in the last installment! In the last installment, Georgekutty was writing a story with a renowned writer, and the third part starts with the grand premiere of his film Drishyam, which turns into a blockbuster! But as they say, too much chatter never works in your favor! A social media trial follows, and somewhere it starts digging into the past! Jeethu Joseph presented Georgekutty as a man who can go to any level to defend and protect his family! But that is the bare minimum, right? What if everyone goes to the same level to protect and defend their families? The same happens in Drishyam 3!

In one of the scenes, Georgekutty is told – Do you think only you have family? That hits hard! To him, as well as to the audience, who have been celebrating him as a hero! Well, he might have started off as one, but now he is merely a seasoned criminal! At least, his mind works exactly like a criminal’s! You call him sharp, but in reality, he is just sly! He can go to any length to protect his family, even if the cost is destroying someone else’s family! Let us keep the intent out of the picture here!

Drishyam 3 Movie Review: Star Performance

Drishyam 3 is clearly a one-man show, and as usual, Mohanlal is phenomenal. At this point, Georgekutty feels less like a character and more like a second skin for the actor. He effortlessly slips back into the role with the same calculating calmness, emotional restraint, and sharp intelligence that made the earlier films iconic. Even when the screenplay stumbles, the actor keeps the audience emotionally invested.