Sequels are never easy to be made & it turns out to be a humongous task especially if the prequel is a blockbuster like "Drishyam". Jeethu Joseph decided to embark on this strenuous mission a couple of years back when he decided to pen down the script for "Drishyam 2" which was undoubtedly a risky move as the expectations were sky high & more often than not, it's hard to please the audience. Though quite a few movies has made its way to the theatres, Aashirvad Cinemas decided to stick onto the OTT platform & released its movie on Amazon Prime last night. Despite a long hectic day yday, I couldn't stop myself from checking it out as soon as it was beamed on my laptop.
Six years has passed since Georgekutty (Lalettan) & his family went through the ordeal of Varun's missing and subsequent investigations. Life has moved on & with time, the family prospered financially as Georgekutty moved onto to open a theatre & harboured dreams of making a movie. However, the fear of their guilt being caught constantly worried the family especially Anju (Ansiba Hassan) who suffered from seizures coz of post traumatic stress. Even the good will that the family had among the public gradually started to wear off as more people believed that there was more to the truth than what meets the eye. In the meantime, the police continued to pursue with the investigation but to no avail. However, IG Thomas Bastin (Murali Gopy) & his team found a chink in the armor of the family. Was it the end of the road for Georgekutty???
In 2013 when "Drishyam" released it created box office history as both the public and critics were floored with the manner that Jeethu had constructed the plot. The second part can be termed more as a family drama/thriller as he has brilliantly captured the emotional trauma that they go through on a regular basis. There is no doubt that the first half might turn out to be tedious for quite a few as Jeethu has taken his own sweet time to set the stage for a captivating latter half or rather the last half an hour. There are surely a couple of questions regarding certain characters who had screen space but then faded away & some procedural anomalies as well, that will arise in the climax. But then as Georgekutty says, the hero can also get lucky in certain scenarios. Kudos to Jeethu for his choice of his artists which includes newbies like Sumesh Chandra (as Sabu) & Anil Koothattukulam (as Jose), all of whom delivered as well. On the technical side, pretty much everything were impressive be it Sathish Kurup's visuals, Anil Johnson's music & Vinayak's editing.
What do I say about Lalettan? Give him a meaty & meaningful role and he mesmerizes the audience with ease. If at all there was something amiss, it was with regard to his expressions (in certain segments) especially his eyes which seems to have lost some of its grace. I guess it might be the botox but it is evident ever since that forgetful "Odiyan" had happened. Standing up to Lalettan on screen is no mean task & Murali Gopy has done just that with a praise worthy act. Is it the rebirth of Murali, the actor...only time will say. As for the rest of the cast, Meena, Esther, Ansiba, Saikumar, Siddique etc have all done justice to their roles.
Verdict: The movie has lived upto expectations as Jeethu captivates the audience with his elaborate plans. It certainly has its pitfalls however it is trivial on the broader sense as it does not affect the viewing experience. So will there be a third part? Hmm..maybe or maybe not... but make sure you watch this at the earliest!!!
Rating: 3.75/5
Regards...Ben
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