Drishyam 3 Strategy: Impractical? Playing with Fire?

Preparations for Drishyam 3 have already started. While director Jeeethu Joseph has already confirmed that the core storyline of all three versions will be the same, he has now said in another interview that a common release date for the Malayalam and Hindi versions is under consideration.

Jeethu is the director of the Malayalam version, featuring Mohanlal. He has now claimed that the script is yet to be provided to the makers of the Hindi version. He said that the script has not been finished so far.

Jeethu mentioned that although he is handing over the script to the Hindi makers so that they can make changes accordingly based on their audiences, the credit of the main storyline will go to him. However, the makers of the Telugu version are yet to speak on the third part with Venkatesh in the lead.

Notably, the Malayalam and Hindi versions are going on floors in October this year. The latter is confirmed to arrive on Gandhi Jayanti 2026, with Abhishek Pathak returning as the director.

It seems like the makers of all the versions are trying not to spoil the fun this time by revealing the twists that would be a part of Drishyam 3. This is undoubtedly a good move since audiences will get to play the guessing game until the end.

While the Malayalam version of Drishyam 2 was released directly on Amazon Prime Video, the Hindi version, featuring Ajay Devgn, came in theatres and became a big blockbuster with collections of more than Rs. 200 crores.

Both Ajay and Mohanlal have a huge fan base and it remains to be seen which particular version will pull more audiences, considering that the Drishyam franchise is ending with this part.