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Drishyam

Drishyam

Visuals can be deceiving

20137.52h 44m

Overview

Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.

Directed by Jeethu Joseph
Written by Santhosh Varma, Jeethu Joseph
Produced by Antony Perumbavoor
Box OfficeBudget: $750KRevenue: $12.0M

Top Cast

Mohanlal

Mohanlal

Georgekutty

Meena

Meena

Rani

Asha Sarath

Asha Sarath

IG Geetha Prabhakar

Kalabhavan Shajon

Kalabhavan Shajon

Constable Sahadevan

Ansiba Hassan

Ansiba Hassan

Anju

Esther Anil

Esther Anil

Anumol

Siddique

Siddique

Prabhakar

Roshan Basheer

Roshan Basheer

Varun Prabhakar

Neeraj Madhav

Neeraj Madhav

Monichan

Aneesh G Menon

Aneesh G Menon

Rani's Brother

Themes & Keywords

policetwisthidden cameramurderfamilydeathquarrycable tvfalse evidencebollywood

About Drishyam

Drishyam is a thriller, crime, drama, family film released in 2013 exploring themes of police, twist, hidden camera, murder, family, death. Directed by Jeethu Joseph, it stars Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sarath. Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.

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