Drishyam
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| Malayalam | ദൃശ്യം |
| Directed by | Jeethu Joseph |
| Produced by | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Written by | Jeethu Joseph |
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Songs: Anil Johnson Vinu Thomas Score: Anil Johnson |
| Cinematography | Sujith Vaassudev |
| Edited by | Ayoob Khan |
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| Distributed by | Maxlab Entertainments (India) |
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164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹35-50 million |
| Box office | est.₹750 million |
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| Soundtrack album by Anil Johnson, Vinu Thomas | |
| Released | 20 June 2014 |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 10:20 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Label | Muzik 247 |
| Producer | Antony Perumbavoor |
Drishyam (English: Visual) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language drama-thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal and Meena in the lead roles and features Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Kalabhavan Shajon, Asha Sarath, Siddique, Roshan Basheer and Neeraj Madhav in supporting roles. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas. The story follows the struggle of Georgekutty and his family, who come under suspicion when Varun Prabhakar, the son of the Inspector-general of police, goes missing after an attempt to physically harass Georgekutty's daughter.
The film's principal photography commenced in the first week of October 2013 at Thodupuzha in Kerala and was completed in 44 days. The cinematography was done by Sujith Vaassudev and was edited by Ayoob Khan. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Anil Johnson and Vinu Thomas.
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.
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