Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s 2013 thriller ‘Drishyam’, a riveting tale about a crafty father who covers up an accidental murder committed by his teenage daughter, had a watertight ending.
All the possible loose ends in which a middle-class parent Georgekutty — played brilliantly by Mohanlal — outsmarts a brutal police force by having strong alibis were tied up, eliminating the need for a sequel.
Even director Jeethu Joseph firmly believed that ‘Drishyam’, which has been remade in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, should be left untouched.
Director Jeethu Joseph.
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So, why tinker with a near-perfect mystery?
The director said he had a change of heart when he saw ‘Drishyam’ fans come up with their versions for a second instalment. The original ends with a ‘no body/corpse, no crime’ twist, where the police is unable to find evidence against Georgekutty or his family in the case of a missing police officer’s son.