Drishyam 2 review

Drishyam 2 cast: Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Murali Gopi, Saikumar, Asha Sarath Drishyam 2 director: Jeethu Joseph Drishyam 2 rating: Three stars Where’s the body? No body, no case. That was the point where we bade farewell to prime suspect Georgekutty (Mohanlal) in ‘Drishyam’, Jeethu Joseph’s smash-hit 2013 murder mystery. In the sequel, which opens six years later, we reunite with Georgekutty, now the prosperous owner of a cinema theatre, his wife Rani (Meena), and daughters Anju (Ansiba Hassan) and Anu (Esther Anil). There are visible changes in their lifestyle. Georgekutty drives a fancy car, the younger daughter goes to an expensive school, and they all look a little sleeker. But the residue of that death lingers over them, like miasma, lifting and settling, but never going away entirely. Can you kill someone and get away with it? Does your moral centre shift? How do you live with yourself if you have blood on your hands? Those unsettling unanswered questions imbue this follow-up, and make it more than just a police procedural. As viewers, we know right from the outset where the body is, because we were made witnesses in the original film. And we see that the family hasn’t really been able to put that incident behind them. The person most impacted is the elder daughter Anju, who suffers from epileptic fits, and who starts shaking whenever she catches sight of cops. Rani spends all her time watching over Anju like a hawk, when she’s not holding up the ...

By Anindita Mukherjee: They say, there’s a thing about Ajay Devgn’s eyes. They speak for themselves. And it wouldn’t be wrong to go back in time, say 2015 film Drishyam, and look back into the scene where the story begins with a zoom-in into his eyes and we are taken into the misery of the Salgaonkar parivaar. This remains the same in Ajay Devgn’s November 18 release Drishyam 2, along with a few other things that will not let you forget Mohanlal. Let’s look at the whys and hows in detail. Drishyam 2 isn’t a film we recommend to those who haven’t watched the first part. It is a continuation in its truest sense. And it’s made evident with screenshots from the 2015 film Drishyam panning across the 70mm with opening credits. We are soon taken inside Vijay Salgaonkar’s somewhat okay-ish new life with his family amid all the haunting rumours from the past surrounding them. Well, that’s reality. People don’t forget drama and that is what is depicted in the film. Vijay and the Salgaonkar family, consisting of his wife Nandini (played by Shriya Saran), and two daughters, Anju and Anu (Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav), are trying to swim through their past and are attempting to start a new life. However, little do they know that they are far from closure. At least, until the end. The director tries to set in the brevity of the situation with constant rain and storms that somewhat depict the seriousness of the scene and it works too. Also, Ajay shines as Vijay in this one. He is smart...

Drishyam 2 Story: Vijay Salgaonkar and his family are still haunted by the fear and trauma of what happened seven years ago. With the police employing new ways and tracks to uncover the case, how long can the truth remain buried? And can Vijay save himself and his family again? Drishyam 2 Review: The sequel to Drishyam, which is adapted from a Malayalam thriller of the same name, begins where the 2015 film had left off—Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) emerging from a police station carrying a shovel. Seven years ago, the almost-perfect crime had a witness, and that's what gives the police impetus and ammo to revisit the Sameer Deshmukh missing-case investigation so many years later. Vijay is now a theatre owner who dreams of making a film based on a story he has written. His elder daughter Anju (Ishita Dutta) is still reeling from the shock of the traumatic events, while his younger daughter Anu (Mrunal Jadhav) is in her teens. Every member of the family, including his wife Nandini (Shriya Saran), is moving on with life as usual—but always on guard. And with a haunting sense of fear which never leaves them. A series of unexpected events turn the Salgaonkars' lives upside down when a truth threatens to change everything. Even the support Vijay received from his community seven years ago, begins to dwindle as the plot unfolds, and they begin to question if he actually committed the crime. The film gathers up steam when the police investigation led by Inspector General of Police...

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Drishyam 2 Movie Review Rating: Star Cast: Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Akshaye Khanna, Tabu, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, Saurabh Shukla, Rajat Kapoor Director: Abhishek Pathak ( Photo Credit – Poster from Drishyam 2 ) What’s Good: Ajay Devgn’s attempt at matching the Mohanlal magic! What’s Bad: Abhishek Pathak’s attempt at adding things to Jeetu Joseph’s tried and tested recipe Loo Break: Do whatever you want to, just don’t move in the last hour! Watch or Not?: Read the headline once again for this! Available On: Theatrical release Runtime: 142 Minutes User Rating: 7 years later, our smartest common man Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) has now leveled up in society, from being a cable operator to being a theatre owner who also decides what films to play for maximum profit after reviewing them. The family doesn’t stay all happy as the Police re-enter their life and this time it’s IG Tarun Ahlawat (Akshaye Khanna), a colleague of Meera Deshmukh (Tabu). Tarun invests a couple of years in Vijay’s family to gather some proof to prove them guilty in court. Once he finds something, he gathers them all and if you’ve seen the prequel you know the drill. The last hour of the film is all about how Vijay again goes to every extent to protect his family from going to jail for a crime they’ve committed while defending themselves. ( Photo Credit – Still from Drishyam 2 ) Drishyam 2 Movie Review: Script Analysis Before I start to pour my heart out regarding what’s good & bad about the film, l...

Despite it being six years after that fateful night, Georgekutty and his family still live haunted by fear and trauma of what happened. With Georgekutty now focusing on his dream of making a movie and the police employing new ploys to uncover the case that has left them humiliated, how long can the truth stay buried and can Georgekutty save himself and his family again? "When you try your hand at a new business, it's always best to learn all aspects of it," says Georgekutty to a fellow movie aspirant while talking about his plans to realise his dream of producing a movie based on a story he has in mind. In a lot of ways, the elements of that conversation – what has been said and what was heard – reveals the multiple layers of clever scripting that has gone into making Drishyam 2 the taut thriller it is. The sequel of Jeethu Joseph's blockbuster Drishyam begins where the 2013 film had left off - Georgekutty (Mohanlal) emerging out of a police station carrying a shovel. 'The perfect crime', however, had a witness and that's what six years later gives direction to the Varun Prabhakar missing-case investigation that has left the cops red-faced more than once. The prime suspect of the case, despite the cops never finding any proof, is Georgekutty and his growth from a farmer to a theatre owner has only aided in the villagers spreading more rumours. Georgekutty, however, now seems focused on realising his dream of producing a film; could this new obsession make him slip up? With...

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Despite it being six years after that fateful night, Georgekutty and his family still live haunted by fear and trauma of what happened. With Georgekutty now focusing on his dream of making a movie and the police employing new ploys to uncover the case that has left them humiliated, how long can the truth stay buried and can Georgekutty save himself and his family again? "When you try your hand at a new business, it's always best to learn all aspects of it," says Georgekutty to a fellow movie aspirant while talking about his plans to realise his dream of producing a movie based on a story he has in mind. In a lot of ways, the elements of that conversation – what has been said and what was heard – reveals the multiple layers of clever scripting that has gone into making Drishyam 2 the taut thriller it is. The sequel of Jeethu Joseph's blockbuster Drishyam begins where the 2013 film had left off - Georgekutty (Mohanlal) emerging out of a police station carrying a shovel. 'The perfect crime', however, had a witness and that's what six years later gives direction to the Varun Prabhakar missing-case investigation that has left the cops red-faced more than once. The prime suspect of the case, despite the cops never finding any proof, is Georgekutty and his growth from a farmer to a theatre owner has only aided in the villagers spreading more rumours. Georgekutty, however, now seems focused on realising his dream of producing a film; could this new obsession make him slip up? With...

Drishyam 2 Story: Vijay Salgaonkar and his family are still haunted by the fear and trauma of what happened seven years ago. With the police employing new ways and tracks to uncover the case, how long can the truth remain buried? And can Vijay save himself and his family again? Drishyam 2 Review: The sequel to Drishyam, which is adapted from a Malayalam thriller of the same name, begins where the 2015 film had left off—Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) emerging from a police station carrying a shovel. Seven years ago, the almost-perfect crime had a witness, and that's what gives the police impetus and ammo to revisit the Sameer Deshmukh missing-case investigation so many years later. Vijay is now a theatre owner who dreams of making a film based on a story he has written. His elder daughter Anju (Ishita Dutta) is still reeling from the shock of the traumatic events, while his younger daughter Anu (Mrunal Jadhav) is in her teens. Every member of the family, including his wife Nandini (Shriya Saran), is moving on with life as usual—but always on guard. And with a haunting sense of fear which never leaves them. A series of unexpected events turn the Salgaonkars' lives upside down when a truth threatens to change everything. Even the support Vijay received from his community seven years ago, begins to dwindle as the plot unfolds, and they begin to question if he actually committed the crime. The film gathers up steam when the police investigation led by Inspector General of Police...

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