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When Jeethu Joseph crafted Drishyam in 2013, no one knew that he created a cinematic universe that would eventually redefine the genre of crime thrillers in India. Mohanlal’s portrayal of Georgekutty – a quiet, movie-obsessed cable operator who goes to unimaginable lengths to shield his family – became the gold standard of character-driven drama. For over a decade, no remake, no matter how grand, could surpass the raw intensity of the Malayalam original until Ajay Devgn arrived with Drishyam: The Conclusion!
Directed by Abhishek Pathak, the Hindi adaptation starring Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar did something unprecedented for a remake. Rather than serving as a shot-for-shot translation, the film elevated the stakes, re-imagined the psychological mind games, and delivered an ending that hits with a distinct force!
Drishyam The Conclusion Stands Taller Than Drishyam 3
While the first Drishyam and Drishyam 2 in Hindi were adapted from the Malayalam version, Drishyam 3 by Abhishek Pathak took a totally different route from Mohanlal’s Georgekutty, and it made a huge difference! Do not get me wrong here! Mohanlal will forever remain the founding father of this universe. His performance as Georgekutty is rooted in subtle brilliance. Yet, purely as a cinematic finale, Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 3 delivers a more satisfying, high-stakes, and emotionally devastating conclusion.
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Reason 1: A Threat Worthy Of The Salgaonkars
A Drishyam film only works if the opposition is smart enough to make the audience doubt the hero. In the Hindi version, that opposition is the best it has been. While earlier it was Tabu, then it shifted to Akshaye Khanna, and now the family faces SP Crime Branch Rajveer Singh Rathore, played by Jaideep Ahlawat, and top lawyer Indrajit Shetty, played by Prakash Raj. Ahlawat is a threat that Vijay Salgaonkar deserved, and that is the right way to see it. The film pairs a policeman who attacks the case head-on with a lawyer who builds a wall of evidence brick by brick.
This gives the Hindi film a clear structure. Where the first film was about cleverness, the finale is about legal loopholes and how Vijay keeps filling them. The conflict is easy to follow, and the tension builds steadily, and that is what a finale needs. However, the Malayalam film totally forgot what the plot initially was! It was about Georgekutty defending his family against a crime they accidentally committed! But the Malayalam threequel took a psychological route instead, focusing on the guilt of a family, which did not work!
Reason 2: Ajay Devgn’s Silence Is The Whole Performance
I am not saying Ajay Devgn is a better actor than Mohanlal. Georgekutty belongs to Lalettan, and his performance in the original is one of the greatest screen portrayals of an ordinary man with an extraordinary mind. My claim is narrower. In this finale, Ajay’s particular strengths suit the material better.
Vijay Salgaonkar has always been defined by what he withholds. In this film, Ajay takes that to its limit. That is a bold choice. He lets Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj carry the dialogues, and his stillness makes every one of his reactions land. A star who lets his co-stars shine, rather than competing with them for the frame, is the right lead for an ensemble thriller. On the other hand, Mohanlal’s Drishyam 3 turned into a one-man show, but the screenplay could not justify this unnecessary glorification of Georgekutty!
Reason 3: A Finale With The Conviction To Go Its Own Way
The most important decision the Hindi team made was not to copy the Malayalam script. Abhishek Pathak and his writers took an entirely independent narrative path and crafted an original finale. A faithful remake would have repeated a story many viewers already knew. By choosing its own route, the Hindi film earns its ending on its own terms. Honestly, this was a pure gamble on Abhishek Pathak’s end, but it did pay off! While Georgekutty fought the battle outside the court, Vijay Salgaonkar fought it in the court, which should have been the natural progression of the film!
Vijay Salgaonkar Outsmarts Georgekutty!
Honestly, when you compare both threequels, you would realize that Vijay Salgaonkar clearly outsmarts Georgekutty! Mohanlal’s protagonist looks all over the place in Drishyam 3, taking all the wrong decisions, making mistakes – right from not cross-checking his daughter’s potential husband to not keeping an eye on the police force anymore! Meanwhile, Vijay Salgaonkar is still the smartest Chauthi Fail you would have come across! He warns his family, “Khatra kabhi bhi kahin se bhi aa sakta hai!” And he believes it! He prepares himself for the threat!
PS. For me, Vijay Salgaonkar won the moment he decided to keep bluffing about his film Drishyam and never produce it! On the other hand, Georgekutty lost me when he decided to produce a film called Drishyam and celebrate his story! All this after killing someone’s son! Not cool!
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