‘Drishyam 3’ Catapults Complete Actor Mohanlal To Colossus Status

Imagine Director Jeethu Joseph and superstar Mohanlal sharing the rarest of rare wines on a convivial evening …the Drishyam franchise. Embarking on Drishyam 3, Jeethu Joseph ekes out the last drop from this sensational, heady wine. Mohanlal, as Georgekutty has already internalised what and how he has to power this third part…the very first Drishyam shows what extraordinary heights he climbs to save his family …a naive wife and two teenage daughters from the blood lust of well-heeled youth…even as he successfully commits a crime and buries the evidence, he still copes with the guilt and fear of being caught. Lalettan carries the entire burden of his family and film on his sinewy shoulders. Drishyam 3 explores the pain and purgatory of his crime even as Georgekutty moves up the social and business ladder, still glancing over his shoulders for that potential chilling expose that could devastate his family. But in Drishyam 3, it is not the strong story roles of the cast, it is Mohanlal who carries the entire film. But what is amazing is that in just five days the film has raked in Rs 150 crore and is marching to Rs 200 crore like a lumbering freight train…54 % of this is from the overseas market, a testimony to the Malayali diaspora who yearn to watch films that feature their favourite heroes. Mohanlal does not disappoint…he propels himself as the only actor to that rare status of his three films, Thudarum, Empuraan and now Drishyam reaching the Rs 150-crore mark, and on his way to overtake Fahad Faasil’s Aavesham and Prithiraj’s AaduJeevitham. The Mohanlal franchise has many more to come as the complete actor.