Drishyam
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 · Thriller · Crime · Drama · 164 min · 2013
Director
Jeethu Joseph
Writer
Jeethu Joseph
Studio
Aashirvad Cinemas
Release
2013-12-19
Runtime
164 min
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Full Plot
Georgekutty (Mohanlal) is a cable-TV network owner in a remote hilly village in Kerala. He lives a happy life with his wife and two daughters. The first half revolves around the depiction of their happy family. Anju (Ansiba), Georgekutty's daughter, goes on a school trip between the proceedings. After a few days, a guy who had been at the school trip with her meets Anju. He blackmails her with a video of her that he had captured during the school trip. In the course of events he is accidentally killed by Rani (Meena) and Anju. Georgekutty on returning home is appraised of the events and thus begins a cat and mouse game as the murdered person is the son of IG Geeta Prabhakar (Asha Sharath) and Prabhakar (Siddique). How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the murder investigation forms the rest of the story leading to a deeply satisfying and unexpected climax.
Cast & Characters
Georgekutty
Mohanlal
Rani
Meena
IG Geetha Prabhakar
Asha Sarath
Anju
Ansiba Hassan
Anumol
Esther Anil
IG Geetha Prabhakar IPS
Asha Sharath
Monichan, Georgekutty's assistant
Neeraj Madhav
SI Suresh Babu
Irshad
Head Constable Madhavan Nair
Kunchan
Sulaiman / Sulaimanikka, a tea shop owner
Kozhikode Narayanan Nair
Did You Know?
Made on an estimated budget of $750,000, Drishyam has grossed $12.0M worldwide — about 16.0x its budget.
Source: TMDb API · verified 2026-08-02
Drishyam is part of TMDb's "Drishyam Collection."
Source: TMDb API · verified 2026-08-02
Jeethu Joseph has directed 5 films in our catalog, including Papanasam, Memories.
Source: theIReview.com catalog · verified 2026-08-02
Did You Know Mohanlal was initially approached for the lead role, but he couldn't commit and asked Jeethu to proceed with another actor.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-10
Did You Know the director wrote the screenplay specifically with Mohanlal in mind for the main character.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-10
Did You Know the film's script was initially planned to be directed by another filmmaker, but Jeethu took it back and decided to direct it himself.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-10
Did You Know the film was shot sticking completely to the script, with no special effort required, resulting in effortless shooting.
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-10
Critical Assessment
Drishyam holds 7.5/10 on TMDb (228 votes). (Not in OMDb — sourced from TMDb instead.)
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of August 11, 2026
AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on TMDb's aggregated score (7.5/10 on TMDb (228 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Drishyam's Rotten Tomatoes score?+
Drishyam holds a 78% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
What is Drishyam's IMDb rating?+
Drishyam has a 8.3/10 rating on IMDb from 44,816 votes.
Is Drishyam good? What are critics saying?+
Drishyam holds 7.5/10 on TMDb (228 votes). (Not in OMDb — sourced from TMDb instead.)
How long is Drishyam?+
Drishyam has a runtime of 164 min.
Who directed Drishyam?+
Drishyam was directed by Jeethu Joseph.
