Drishyam (2015 film)

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Drishyam

Theatrical poster
Directed by Nishikant Kamat
Produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak
Ajit Andhare
Abhishek Pathak
Written by Upendra Sidhaye
(Adapted Screenplay & Dialogue)
Story by Jeethu Joseph
Upendra Sidhaye
Starring Ajay Devgan
Shriya Saran
Tabu
Rajat Kapoor
Music by Songs:
Vishal Bhardwaj[1][2]
Background Score:
Sameer Phatarpekar
Cinematography Avinash Arun
Edited by Aarif Sheikh
Production
company
Panorama Studios
Distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release dates
31 July 2015
Country India
Language Hindi
Drishyam (English: Visual/The Sight) is a 2015 Indian thriller drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat. It features Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and Tabu in the lead roles, and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Ajit Andhare and Abhishek Pathak. The film is a remake of the Malayalam All-time Blockbuster film of the same name,written and directed by Jeethu Joseph with Mohanlal and Meena in the lead. The film was released 31 July 2015.[3]

Contents  [hide]
1 Cast
2 Synopsis
3 Production
3.1 Casting
3.2 Filming
3.3 Controversies
4 Soundtrack
5 Release
6 Critical reception
7 Character chart of Drishyam and its remakes
8 References
9 External links
Cast
Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar
Shriya Saran as Nandhani Vijay Salgaonkar
Tabu as IG Meera Deshmukh[4]
Rajat Kapoor as Meera's Husband
Ishita Dutta as Vijay's daughter
Prathamesh Parab
Synopsis
Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) runs a cable TV network in a remote and hilly village of Goa. He lives a happy life with his wife Nandini and two daughters. A 4th grade dropout & an orphan, Vijay has worked his way towards success with his sheer hard-work & street smartness in order to provide for his family who mean the world to him. A man of few means & needs; Vijay believes life is to be lived simplistically - his wife, while she loves him devoutly, wants Vijay's thrifty & miserly behavior to end and wants the world for her family. If there's one thing that Vijay cannot live without, it is his passion for watching films. Such is his 'filmy' obsession that he doesn't mind staying up all night at his office binging on TV movies! In a bizarre turn of events; a teenage boy goes missing; he is the son of a headstrong & no-nonsense cop; IG Meera Deshmukh and the Salgaonkar family is the prime suspect! Will a humble & middle class man, be able to protect his family from oppression of the powerful? How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the violent investigation forms the rest of the story leading to an unexpected & shocking climax.

Production
Casting
In October 2014, it was announced that Saif Ali Khan would take the lead role and reprise the role played by Mohanlal in the 2013 Malayalam predecessor,[5] but in November 2014, it was announced that Ajay Devgn would star in the Malayalam remake of the 2013 film Drishyam,[6] which will be produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures in association with Panorama Studios and directed by Nishikant Kamat. Plans then were to have Devgn reprise the role played by Mohanlal in the 2013 film.[7] Later it was announced that Tabu will be playing the role of Meera Deshmukh[4] a cop and Shriya Saran will play the wife of Ajay Devgn's character.[8]

Filming
Principal photography for the film was slated to begin in February 2015. Ajit Andhare, the Chief operating officer of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures stated "Drishyam is an iconic film that leaves you spellbound and intrigued long after you have watched it. Its box office record in Malayalam & Telugu speaks for itself."[9] Actor Ajay Devgn had been in Canada to shoot snow scenes for his upcoming film Shivaay, but light snow conditions had him reschedule that film and return to India to instead begin Drishyam.[10][11] The First 20 Day Shooting schedule of the film began on 13 March 2015 in Goa and ended on 1 April 2015. The second schedule of the film began on 2nd week of April.[12] The first look of the film was unveiled on 29 May 2015.[13]

Controversies
On the announcement of the Hindi remake, film producer Ekta Kapoor sent a legal notice to the makers of the Malayalam filmmakers. Ekta Kapoor has acquired the movie rights of Japanese author Keigo Higashino's book, The Devotion of Suspect X and her legal team has claimed that Drishyam is a film adaptation of the novel, for which they have purchased rights. However, the film's director Jeethu Joseph, who will also be directing the Tamil version, clarifies that his film is neither a adaptation nor a copy of the Japanese novel and film.[14]

Soundtrack
The music for Drishyam is composed by Vishal Bhardwaj with lyrics written by Gulzar. A song titled "Carbon Copy", which was sung by Ash King, was released on 7 July 2015. The music rights for Drishyam are acquired by Zee Music Company. Here is the track list:

No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Carbon Copy"   Ash King 03:34
2. "Dum Ghutta Hai"   Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Rekha Bhardwaj 04:30
3. "Kab Kahan Se"   KK 03:58
4. "Kya Pataa"   Arijit Singh 04:14
Total length:
16:46
Release
Drishyam released on 31 July 2015. Drishyam had a very wide release of 2200 plus screens in India.[15][16]

Critical reception
Bollywood Arena gave the movie 4/5 stars stating that Drishyam is a powerful emotional thriller which boasts of absolutely power-packed performances. [17]

Character chart of Drishyam and its remakes
Drishyam
Malayalam (2013) Drishya
Kannada (2014) Drushyam
Telugu (2014) Drishyam
Hindi (2015) Papanasam
Tamil (2015)
Mohanlal
(Georgekutty) V. Ravichandran
(Rajendra Ponnappa) Daggubati Venkatesh
(Rambabu) Ajay Devgn
(Vijay Salgaonkar) Kamal Haasan
(Suyambu Lingam)
Meena
(Rani) Navya Nair
(Seetha) Meena
(Jyothi) Shriya Saran
(Nandhani) Gautami
(Rani)
Ansiba Hassan
(Anju George) Swaroopini Narayan
(Sindhu) Kruthika Jayakumar
(Anju) Ishita Dutta Niveda Thomas
(Selvi)
Esther Anil
(Anu George) Esther Anil
(Anu) Mrinal Jadhav Esther Anil
(Meena)
Kalabhavan Shajon
(Sahadevan) Achyuth Kumar
(Surya Prakash) Ravi Kale
(Veerabhadram) Kamlesh Sawant
(Gaitonde) Kalabhavan Mani
(Perumal)
Asha Sarath
(Geetha Prabhakar) Asha Sarath
(Roopa Chandrashekhar) Nadhiya
(Geetha Prabhakar) Tabu
(Meera Deshmukh) Asha Sarath
(Geetha Prabhakar)
Siddique
(Prabhakar) Prabhu
(Chandrashekhar) Naresh
(Prabhakar) Rajat Kapoor Anant Mahadevan
(Prabhakar)

  

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