Drishyam: The Conclusion has remarkably outsmarted its Malayalam counterpart, Drishyam 3, by delivering a superior thriller that perfectly understands audience expectations for intricate plots and compelling twists.
Ajay Devgn's latest thriller, Drishyam: The Conclusion, has stormed the box office with a blockbuster opening.
Only the sluggish pace one has to endure to get there elicits more yawns than yays, notes Sukanya Verma.
From Hera Pheri to Krrish and Drishyam, these Bollywood franchises took their sequels in wildly different directions from the films that inspired them.
A nostalgic trip through Goa reveals the real locations, conversations and behind-the-scenes stories that shaped Drishyam: The Conclusion.
From franchise finales and superstar sequels, Ajay Devgn and Rajinikanth are all set to lead the October charge.
Drishyam - The Conclusion has made history by becoming Ajay Devgn's biggest box office opener with an astounding Rs 62.03 crores, also securing a spot among the Top-5 Bollywood openers of all time.
'Something has to be new for the audience every time. It has to be a new experience while the emotions remain the same.'
From the genius of Drishyam to the misfires of Mirage, here's ranking every Malayalam thriller directed by Jeethu Joseph before Georgekutty returns in Drishyam 3.
Mohanlal, mermaids and made-for-each-other couples on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists your OTT options.
Drishyam 3, the latest installment in the popular Malayalam franchise, struggles to maintain the ingenuity and thrilling narrative of its predecessors, with Georgekutty's once-brilliant facade showing significant cracks, leading to a convoluted plot and a less engaging antagonist-driven conflict.
The highly-anticipated Drishyam 3 teaser has dropped, promising a gripping continuation of Georgekutty's relentless battle to safeguard his family, with Mohanlal returning to face new, unseen threats.
Chand Mera Dil and Pati Patni Aur Woh Do have shown mixed results at the box office, while Drishyam 3 has fared well.
While Drishyam 3 is all about a complicated web of lies, in real life Ishita Dutta is making us fall for a very different kind of web: her web of styles.
Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar is a gripping cat-and-mouse game that benefits from smart writing.
Despite facing numerous challenges including production delays and low initial expectations, The Vvaan has emerged as a significant box office success.
Esther Anil has quietly built one of the coolest fashion aesthetics among young stars right now.
Hanuman Ansh has made a spectacular entry into the Rs 200 Crore Club, with Mirzapur also set to achieve the same milestone.
From Kareena Kapoor Khan's 'cop who wears lipstick' in Daayra to Rani Mukerji's relentless Shivani Shivaji Rao in the Mardaani series, Bollywood has seen a rise in powerful and nuanced portrayals of female police officers tackling brutal crimes and societal challenges.
Mohanlal's highly anticipated film Drishyam 3 has been postponed from its initial April 2 release to May 21, coinciding with the actor's birthday, due to ongoing war tensions in the Gulf region and the upcoming Kerala elections.
Drishyam producers offered to hike Akshaye's fee for Part 3, but he isn't biting the bait.
Mirzapur: The Movie brings back some familiar faces, resurrects a few dead ones and adds a fresh crop of actors to its blood-soaked big-screen world.
Ahead of Balan: The Boy's OTT debut, we revisit 10 unforgettable movie mothers who shattered the saintly stereotype with love, obsession, revenge and ambition.
Long before Rehman Dakait made the Internet swoon, Akshaye Khanna had already mastered the art of stealing the show from the dark side.
From Ramayana Part 1 and Alpha to King and Toxic, here's why the next six months could be one of Indian cinema's most exciting line-ups in years.
A man was murdered allegedly by his wife's paramour and two relatives who buried the body beneath the kitchen floor of his house in Ahmedabad city, police said on Wednesday, a chilling crime reminiscent of a scene from Hindi movie Drishyam.
Blast mixes engaging family drama with massy martial arts mayhem to deliver a thoroughly entertaining action ride.
A woman and her paramour in Gujarat's Patan district allegedly killed a middle-aged man and set his body on fire, dressed in the woman's clothes, to fake her own death, inspired by the Bollywood thriller "Drishyam." The police have arrested Geeta Ahir and Bharat Ahir, who confessed to the crime after being apprehended at Palanpur railway station. Geeta's husband, who initially believed the body was hers, found the deceased was a man, leading to a murder investigation. The man was identified as Harjibhai Solanki. The couple planned to escape to Rajasthan after faking Geeta's death.
Dridam starts well as this intriguing small-town investigative thriller worthy of the Jeethu Joseph school of suspense, only to trip over clumsy red herrings and over-explanations, observes Sreeju Sudhakaran.
Sequels have traditionally been successful at the box office, especially when they take the story forward. Let's take a look at some such films.
The similarities between the two movies may be striking but where they differ is in the way each focuses your curiosity, observes Sreehari Nair.
Bollywood is gearing up for a romantic May, with a diverse slate of films including romcoms, historical epics and family dramas.
Bharathanatyam 2: Mohiniyattam emerges as a surprisingly superior sequel, boldly transitioning from a slice-of-life narrative to a dark comedy crime-thriller, observes Sreeju Sudhakaran.
Bollywood has announced plenty of high-profile sequels with fanfare, only for a few of them to vanish into endless delays, casting chaos and development hell.
John Abraham's 1986 film Amma Ariyan, now heading to the 2026 Cannes film festival, remains one of Malayalam cinema's most politically charged and unsettling masterpieces.
A West Bengal native was arrested in Kottayam, Kerala for allegedly murdering his wife and burying her body near an under-construction house. The accused, Soni SK, confessed to the crime, citing suspicion of an extramarital affair.
Jeethu Joseph's Valathu Vashathe Kallan works better as an emotional drama than an intriguing thriller, notes Arjun Menon.
An Army jawan has been arrested by Nagpur Police for allegedly killing his girlfriend and covering her body with cement after burying her, a chilling crime that mirrors a plot from the film Drishyam, an official said on Tuesday.
