Drishyam 3

Drishyam 3 is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It is the third installment in the Drishyam film series. The film stars Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba Hassan and Esther Anil reprising their roles. It is produced by Antony Perumbavoor under Aashirvad Cinemas.

Drishyam 3
Directed by	Jeethu Joseph
Written by	Jeethu Joseph
Produced by	Antony Perumbavoor
Starring	Mohanlal Meena Ansiba Hassan Esther Anil Asif Ali Prithviraj sukumaran Jayaram
Cinematography	Satheesh Kurup
Edited by	V. S. Vinayak
Music by	Vishnu Shyam
Production company	Aashirvad Cinemas
Distributed by	Aashirvad Release
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Principal photography began on 22 September 2025.^[1][2]

Cast

• Mohanlal as Georgekutty
• Meena as Rani George
• Ansiba Hassan as Anju George
• Esther Anil as Anu George
• Asha Sharath as Geetha Prabhakar
• Siddique as Prabhakar
• Murali Gopy

Cameo appearance

• Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer CBI

Production

Development and writing

Jeethu Joseph stated that the idea for a third part came to him after completing Drishyam 2, beginning with the climax that first took shape in his mind. During the film's release, when Mohanlal asked whether there was a possibility of another sequel, he shared with him the envisioned climax of the potential continuation, which Mohanlal liked and encouraged Jeethu to develop further.^[3] In February 2021, shortly after the release of Drishyam 2, producer Antony Perumbavoor told Manorama News that Jeethu was contemplating about Drishyam 3 and had discussed it with Mohanlal, expressing hope that it would happen.^[4] A few days later, Jeethu told The Quint, "if I get a thread good enough to explore, I will start developing it. It will be a crime if I don't".^[5] At the Mazhavil Entertainment Awards in August 2022, Antony confirmed that Drishyam 3 would "definitely happen" and they were working on ideas.^[6]

In June 2023, citing a "source close to the development" of the Hindi Drishyam remakes, Pinkville reported that "Abhishek Pathak and his team of writers have cracked a basic core plot for Drishyam 3, which Jeethu Joseph and his team loved. They have taken the idea from the team of Hindi Drishyam and are now working towards developing it", adding that it would be the final film in the franchise and that both the Malayalam and Hindi versions would be shot and released simultaneously.^[7] However, Jeethu soon clarified in another media outlet that "there is no truth to the rumours suggesting that we are also actively listening to stories and scripts for Drishyam 3 from outsiders [...] no decision has been taken regarding the possibility of shooting the film simultaneously with another project".^[8]

In a March 2024 interview with Deccan Chronicle, Jeethu said he was exploring the possibility of a sequel and would proceed only if he found a good idea, stressing that he would never make a sequel purely for financial gain.^[9] In August 2024, during an interview with Red FM, he revealed that he was stuck on a particular area of the story, though he already knew how the film would end.^[10] On 20 February 2025, Drishyam 3 was officially announced by Mohanlal through his social media handles.^[11]

On 17 July 2025, while speaking at a college function in Muvattupuzha, Jeethu disclosed that he had completed the climax of the script the previous night, thereby finishing the first draft of the screenplay. He said he felt relieved, recalling how he had been waking up every day at 3:30 a.m. to work on the writing.^[12][13] Later that month, he revealed that scripting was progressing and that he had received numerous emails containing story suggestions for a third sequel, all of which he deleted without opening to keep his ideas uninfluenced. He also disclosed that the makers of the Hindi Drishyam remakes had been awaiting the completion of his screenplay. Although they had initially attempted to proceed with a sequel of their own before the Malayalam version entered production, the plan was dropped after warnings that it could invite legal consequences. Subsequently, they proposed that both versions be filmed simultaneously, though no decision has been made; however, filming of the Malayalam sequel was scheduled to commence by mid-September.^[3]

Filming

Principal photography began on 22 September 2025 at Sree Narayana Law College, Poothotta in Ernakulam, with a traditional pooja ceremony.^[14][15]