Beautiful, moving film.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Released on 19 December 2013 in Kerala, Drishyam received positive reviews with critics praising the screenplay, the performances and direction. It was the first Malayalam film to collect ₹50 crore from the box office. The film grossed over ₹750 million worldwide and ran for more than 150 days in theatres. It remained the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time until it was surpassed by Pulimurugan in 2016. The film won numerous accolades including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam and screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India and the 8th Asian Film Festival . It was remade into four other Indian languages including Telugu , Tamil , Kannada and Hindi and is being remade in Sinhalese as Dharmayuddaya .

I have watched this movie at least 10 times and even after knowing about the climax(which is absolutely mind-boggling), I am still stunned by the near-perfectness of the plot. The cast performance was unbelievable but what set this movie apart is the strength of the story & kudos to director Jithu Joseph for that. The first half lets you enjoy the cheerful moments of Georgekutty & his family before taking an unfortunate turn when they commit an accidental crime. It is from here that the show truly begins. Each scene from the crime holds significance in the progress of the investigation which is commendable for a movie over 2 hours. But what really takes this movie to the peaks of greatness is its climax which will leave you spellbound and stunned.And of course there is another thing that leaves you equally astonished. The cast performance. This is Mohanlal at his absolute best. There are no scenes where he turns to a larger-than-life character. This is THE COMPLETE ACTOR at his absolute peak. He delivers each dialogue with stunning depth and incredible emotions. Some of his comical expressions in the first half is an absolute treat. Meena is the perfect wife for Mohanlal and she is nearly as good as the hero. The children do their parts wonderfully. Asha Sharath puts in an unexpectedly good performance as a police officer. But the biggest revelation is Kalabhavan Shajon. This is his career best performance. This will be an unforgettable character in his career. The rest of the cast also does well.When everything goes so perfect you surely will get a perfect movie. And that is what this movie is. The finest Malayalam actor has another classic to his collections.Cast performance- 10/10 Story- 10/10 Direction- 10/10 Songs- 9/10 Overall- 10/10

'Lalettan proved once again why he is the best actor of this generation. Jeethu Joseph proved he has talent to become the next big director. Drishyam proved family thrillers can also strike gold at the box office.'Drishyam is one terrific film which I missed in theaters. I watched it for the first time when its TV premier got telecasted. I watched it with a lot of expectations. At the starting it looked like a typical family drama. Was I disappointed at first? I think so! But only after the first hour, I realised that director was setting up the plot. The slow narration increased pace. The result was an outstanding second half. A surprising climax concludes the film.Drishyam is about how Georgekutty(Mohanlal) hides a crime committed by his family and protects them from the dark side of law. Of course the first half didn't give single clue about what would be the story. The characters were introduced in the first half. Cable TV Georgekutty,his Rani(Meena),Georgekutty's 2 daughters(Played by Ansiba and Esther.), Constable Sahadevan(Shajon kalabhavan),local tea shop owner, Lal's assistant(neeraj) were the characters who appeared in the opening hour. The characters were also given interesting character sketches. Georgekutty is a school dropout who is a film lover.He is a loving familyman. But he is called a miser by his wife because he is hesitant to spend money. Rani is a honest housewife who wants to live a luxurious life. Sahadevan, a policeman has hatred towards Georgekutty for some reasons. The daily life of hero is depicted at the first half. At the closing 10 minutes of first half a spoiled youth Varun enters. Certain incidents ends up in the killing of Varun by the hands of hero's elder daughter. Georgekutty is informed about it. The pre-interval scene shows Georgekutty standing near the plot where Varun's dead body is buried by his wife and daughter. Varun is the son of an IG(Asha Sarath).Our hero is sure his family had landed in deep trouble. He valued his family more than anything. He uses his underrated brain to rescue his family from trouble planning a wonderful escape path. He plays a tricky cat and mouse game with the police and he ended up winning outwitting the police.Wow the second half has terrific scenes which will stick yourself to the sofaset . Lal changed all the truths to lies and all the lies to truth. The plan of Lalettan was decoded by IG at a point. Win was guaranteed for the police. But the hero had a surprise.The screenplay,storyline stayed terrific and one of the best. The dialogues were superb especially in the 2nd half.Mohanlal delivered a perfect performance. Each movements of him had a meaning if you observed.He is the best. Meena ,Ansiba and Esther played their roles very well. Asha Sarath excels in her job. Geeta Prabhakar IG was a perfect role for her. Siddique does a good job too. Special mention to Shajon for his terrific makeover from a comedian to a cruel policeman. His performance deserves a great applause.Rest of the cast also dos good job.Jeetu Joseph narration style looked very slow at the start. But he was actually setting up scenes which would lead to a mindblowing climax. He has done great job in sketching the mind games. Camera-work was good. Editing was also good. Music was melodious but the BGM was outstanding. It added intensity to the whole drama. The film is one of the best in Indian cinema. The second half is outstanding. Lalettan had scored 100 out of 100 for his role. The climax sequences stayed out of the world.You will stay happy when you see the hero and his family stay safe at the end even though you may feel sad for a heartbreaken Geeta.Overall This film is a must watch for all those who wanted an edge of the seat thriller.East or west Lalettan is the best.

Drishyam starts with scenes from life of (slightly eccentric) GeorgeKutty, a cable TV network owner in a remote village in Kerala. In the first half the film portrays the character of Georgekutty, his family and the village. This was convincingly done and the viewer can immerse to the world of GeorgeKutty very easily. In their life, something unexpectedly happens which could destroy the family forever and the family's struggle to get out of is the theme of the movie(I am not going to write any spoilers). The brilliance of the movie is that it leaves the viewer in suspense for the most part of the movie and the way it is done with the script and direction is simply awesome.All the actors were very good in the movie, but special mention has to be given to Mohanlal. In my opinion, he plays a big part in the movie's success with his superb acting.This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I have seen my fair share of Hollywood thriller movies (including most of IMDb 250) and I can say Drishyam is a world class movie on par with the top Hollywood thrillers.