MOVIE REVIEW: DRISHYAM

REVIEW: DRISHYAM

Drishyam is remake of the Malayalam film by the same name. The same film was then made in Kannada as Drishya, in Telugu as Drushyam and recently in Tamil as well titled Papanasam.

I must state we are lucky enough to have the film in Hindi now, belonging proudly to the Bollywood trail.

The movie has a fantastic plot with well coated layers of suspense and intimidation. Like one of the newspapers quotes, it is a plot which piques our curiosity. It is just that. It has simplicity, but the plot is so well laid down that it does not feel like those “typical filmy” strategy.

Ajay Devgn plays Vijay Salgaonkar, a normal average family man; living with his wife and two daughters, watching movies all the time and being the quintessential family man. Ajay Devgn is just brilliant in the role. Not once can you identify any traces of the Star Ajay Devgn or the famous Singham character-alike in his role as Vijay. A 4^th Fail common middle-class man, fighting for his family- the blankness in his eyes- played way beyond perfection. Shriya Saran is however very unconvincing as Vijay’s wife and I must say that the girls (Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav) played their roles far better than her.

Tabu plays the Inspector General, who is supposed to be hardass and strong, stiff and hard with the criminals putting them in their place, however she lacks that strength in the later part of the movie. By the end, she is just torn between being the IG and a mother. However, still played fairly well!

The story unfolds at a steady pace and while there are no huge twists and turns, the plot is so exhilarating that you are on the edge of your seats throughout, waiting for the mystery to unfold.

This is one film where I was left confused- of course, you feel what Vijay did was just right and you are with him in every single instance through the movie- praying for him. However, you cannot really put a finger anywhere. The punch line of the movie- is totally apt- “How far can a man go to protect his family?”

All in all, a great movie with a strong story line, well laid plot and great acting by the central characters- not to mention the many touching scenes throughout.  Drishyam is a must watch.

Though this review comes up too late, it’s still not late to grab your tickets and go watch this movie over the Weekend!