Drishyam 2 (2021) User Reviews

Really Missed The Theatre Experience.

[vikashmohanta · 9/10 · 19 February 2021]

#JeethuJoseph Proves Once Again He's Master At The Thriller Genre🔥

#Drishyam2 Is Truly An Intelligent Movie And A Perfect Sequel With Amazingly Thrilling Moments🙌

🎥🎬Really Missed The Theatre Experience.

A perfect sequel... Gripping thriller..

[mechril007 · 9/10 · 19 February 2021]

Jithu josoeh wrote a script form zero possibilities to a rollercoaster thrilling movie..

Gerogelutty ..Yes..he will do anything for his family...

Very good follow up from the first installment.....

[souravrockers · 9/10 · 19 February 2021]

Mohanlal at its best.... i never expected this better .

So here is "The Dark Knight" in Indian Cinema of Sequels.

[karguppikarpavan · 10/10 · 19 February 2021]

Not all sequels are bad but also, not majority of them are able to create the same impact as that of its first installment. But rarely in a lifetime, a sequel surpasses it's original / first part. Now anything that comes close to it is Drishyam 2 in terms of level of satisfaction that an audience should get after a cinema watching experience.

Pulling a story out of thin air and creating such a masterpiece drama is not possible unless there is good content, crisp writing and terrific performances. There may be flaws but hardly derails the narrative. Overall a brilliant cinema from South again and perfect example for the concept of Sequels.

Lastly, Georgekutty again is the real BIG BULL in this Drishyam series.

Outstanding brilliant lajawab

[nirmalamarwade · 10/10 · 19 February 2021]

No words to explain one day south industry will rule Indian cinema

Watch it before the spoof such a brilliant work

[amalrajedd · 10/10 · 19 February 2021]

Overwhelming sequel to such a great prequel... Drishyam 2 have the suspense element packed with a nail biting story telling .... Jeethu Joseph did an exemplary narration and trust me you will never regret watching a much awaited sequel ... hats off to a wonder ful film and the crew .... Ansiba Hasan handled such a mild and sensitive kind of acting which exactly a real life person do -- wonderfully done - all the other actors need no particular appreciation as we know what they can deliver ....!!

One of the few times the sequel lives up to its predecessor

[dannythomas-11847 · 10/10 · 19 February 2021]

Before releasing the review please note that there is a part of this review that reveals one of the scenes because it was crucial to explain a flaw...

Drishyam 2 was a well written and well directed movie filled with superb performances. First half is definitely is slow and subtle but after the 1hr 10min mark the thrill starts taking place and then you'll have goosebumps till the movie is done. This was probably Lalettan's best performance in recent times and his family, Meena, Esther, Ansiba and the side cast including Murali Gopy was solid and did not make me feel uncomfortable for 1 second throughout the entire movie. Although there were some improbable elements like waiting for the remains to be uncovered and then replacing it without any visible struggle but the movie made up for those things with everything else.

Drishyam 2

[lineeshkavasseri · 10/10 · 19 February 2021]

Don't wait for the 3rd part anymore .. The story is beautiful in drishyam 2 Ended ... Jeethu Joseph' No matter how much you appreciate your brilliance .. Masterpiece item .. Excellent .. 10/10

DRISHYAM 2 A CLASSIC THRILLER

[alansenmon-39822 · 8/10 · 19 February 2021]

IT'S A VERY BRILLIANT MOVIE WITH A GOOD SUSPENCE AND GOOD MAIKING. THE SECOND PART IS WORTH FOR THE FIRST ,A VERY GOOD SEQUEL. THE MOVE USUALLY STARTS WITH A FAMILY MOOD AND SHIFT TO A THRILLER WHICH CAN GIVE US SPINE CHILLING MOMENTS THROUGH OUT AND THIS MOVIE IS ALS GIVEN EMOTIONAL IMPORTANCE

A good story/writing, could have executed better.

[vickykolari · 7/10 · 19 February 2021]

A sequel is not always expected highly, likewise, I didn't expect a good sequel here. Moreover, not all Jeetu Joseph movies are good, so my expectations were low.

Movie started with something being off, something was clearly missing. The execution wasn't going well even though story was going smooth. Some scenes were unnecessary and we can see that some explanations being given were not required at that moment and you can guess that it maybe important during the climax. Although the lead actors were doing a commendable job, the side roles like auto drivers, or common people around were really bad and that could have been avoided when the movie was being made in such a huge scale with spectacular production. In one word, the production value/quality was not upto the mark comparing to all Lijo Jose P movies, Ashiq Abu movies, Dilish Pothan movies, and recent Kumbalangi Nights etc.

It's brilliantly written. A good job by Jeetu Joseph for writing such a fresh non-inspired sequel to the alleged inspired first part. Good twists, even though you can guess few things because those scenes were not so necessary in some parts. The leads did great job. Feels like a bit stretched, could have been crisper.

Keeping all the downs a side, it's a worthy watch if you love the first part. Don't keep your expectations too high, because I felt something is off in execution of this brilliantly written story.

Best sequel ever

[bintusebastian · 8/10 · 19 February 2021]

Absolutely brilliant script packed with many surprise moments and deserving climax. Never expected that the second part would take the brilliance of original movie. The movie has its ups and downs and did lag at times ( especially first half) . Definitely missed theatrical experience

Good sequel

[Eggoreluckadman · 7/10 · 19 February 2021]

Some forced and unnecessary moments, but there is solid acting from Mohanlal and great directing from Jeethu Joseph.

Drishyam 2 ( 2021 ) Movie Review

[rajivna · 4/10 · 21 February 2021]

A bit far stretched story (Everything is falling in place for George to pull it off but that happens only for him and not for the Police)

Too much build up in the first half, unnecessary story line (2nd daughter's friend) , unrealistic events ( installing microphones in someone's home in almost all the places ). Unnecessary charter plug ins (Ganesh Kumar's police role)

Screenplay could have done more justice to Meena's character as she fails to put the emotional trauma she underwent (when she herself speaks about it ) over the last 6 years out on the screen. The icing on the cake were those fake eyelashes, obvious make up and wig and drama like dialogue delivery,

The director lost a good 60 seconds and if not more of precious screen time with his ill-conceived idea of additionally rewarding the producer with a role and that time could have been well invested somewhere else in the screenplay to further the cause of the movie.

Illogical and unrealistic climax take viewers IQ for granted (that George could cause a DNA mismatch from a medical facility which are normally under security and CCTV surveillance 24x7),

Taking too much cinematic liberty, the director is trying to shove the unconvincing premise into the viewers' throat and that actually weakens the plot completely.

BGM was pretty ordinary and the makers could roped in someone best in the market - Sushin Shyam of Kumbalangi Nights as an example.

Slowly cooked with sudden unexpected twist at the end lacks in the aromatic taste and deliciousness and all other things the part one had and made our brains release a decent quantity of dopamine. Drishyam 1 over 2, any day!

Drishyam and Drishyam 2

[anandgeethakumari · 10/10 · 20 February 2021]

In most of the Drishyam remakes especially Tamil..we saw actors Overacting the emotion scenes to nearly spoil the essence of the film.Bit when you watch the Original Version...you could see how MOHANLAL sir called as Lalettan in his state... controls,Underplays the emotions.Definitely..I could say..no other actor in the Country could Underplay or act naturally like him ever.The Finest Actor our country has ever Produced.Whether you watched Hindi,Tamil,Telugu,Kannada versions first never mind it..Watch the Original and feel the Difference by yourselves.No other actor could Match him EVER.

'I fear it's the beginning of something'...

[Xstal · 8/10 · 4 March 2021]

... and fear ye might, as part two proves to be as rewarding as the first with a twisted, gnarled and wickedly warped plot that's unique, imaginative and insane - Mollywood at its most brilliant and best.

Worth the wait

[harikrishnanabhi · 9/10 · 19 February 2021]

Perfectly scripted keeping in mind of the demands of the viewers. The story may seem unrealistic compared to its predecessor. But is a movie that can be called ONE OF A KIND. Definitely not to be missed.

Way better than Bollywood wannabe's

[snehal-rana7 · 9/10 · 19 February 2021]

Till we have mediocre directors in Bollywood (Baring a few who makes excellent movies), we will never be able to make gems like Drishyam and other south Indian gems.

And this one tales the cake. Good movie. Could have been better paced. But the climax is superb. Cinematography is good. Watch it. Without much ado.

One of best sequel ever watched in Indian cinema

[azadasdfg · 10/10 · 20 February 2021]

Every scene has its own thrill kudos to director and story play and a great movie must watch Note -: watch it original don't wait for hindi remake bollywood will ruin it

Does he deserve to get lucky a second time?

[illumiinati · 10/10 · 19 February 2021]

Drishyam (2013) is probably one of the top 5 well made thrillers I have watched, all around and across all languages. To be very honest, I did not have very high expectations from the sequel. To me, surpassing Drishyam's brilliance was impossible, even if it came from the same talented team. Yes, I knew the movie would be good but never did I imagine it will top its predecessor and would it do it so gloriously.

In a nutshell, the story picks up 6 years after the first movie. And it transports the viewers meticulously back into Georgekutty's world. It effectively manages to give the viewer a very good idea of what has happened so far in George's life. How people's perception towards him and his family has changed over the years. The first half lays the groundwork. It introduces a few new characters. The story moves at a very good pace, narrating George's family life, some sub plots. The incidents of prequel always looming in the background. A twist around the end of 1st half takes you by surprise and sets up a premise for thrilling 2nd half. And a brilliant climax. Oh boy and it does it in style. The 2nd half is just brilliant. There's not a single dull moment. It won't let you take your eyes off the screen even for a second.

Mohanlal gives a towering performance. He is terrific. He lives the character. Meena plays her part really well. Ansiba and Esther are good too. Asha Sharat leaves a mark.

Jeetu Joseph does an outstanding job with his writing and direction. He's done a brilliant job. Writing and executing a sequel, to a film that was perfect in every aspect is not easy. And to make it better than the first one is a mark of a genius. Take a bow!

The cinematography is good. A special mention for the background score which is just amazing.

Cons? Well not really. There were a few cinematic liberties taken but hey doesn't the hero deserve to be lucky and have god watch over him sometimes? I won't complain about that. I wanted George Kutty to win.

Verdict - Grab your pop corn, soda and make it a perfect movie night. Such thrillers are not made very often. Enjoy the experience. Just a word of caution, take all breaks before the 2nd half. The movie won't let you get up.

But Murali Gopi stole the show

[aravindnanda · 7/10 · 19 February 2021]

A good sequel with minor flaws. After the let downs like Big Brother and Ittymani lalettan's charm is kinda back in this one. The evergreen lalettan? No, a pinch of odiyan is still present in him.

What Was That?

[azmainiktidarsakib · 9/10 · 20 February 2021]

What a concept, direction, acting, cinematography, screenplay! Unbelievable, incredible! After watching the movie, I was like, "what was that actually?". The whole plot was in my mind again. A great complete sequel of Drishyam. There's no doubt in it at all.

Not perfectly balanced.In its own way it's good.

[rahulrvl · 7/10 · 19 February 2021]

ITS MY PERSONAL REVIEW When we draw a graph of this film slow starting, going to peek,then towards end falling to baseline. Presentation is overall good and at some point narration makes film extra ordinary.But as a person with low IQ, I have lot of questions remaining.

Towards the end film lacks its thrilling mood gained by in its middle.The very ending twist that forensic part is predictable(according to me) and the way protagonist done that part is not very much conveyable.

The presentation is way bad and not in a smooth way. Films gives an extreme peek sometimes and very lagging some parts. We doesn't want to compare it with its part one, because in its own way of telling ,D2 is a GOOD FILM,not feel as extra ordinary ,when we switch of our monitor.

Performance vise all done a good job as usual, clean cinematography, except the ending editing and direction is also good.

AN ONE-TIME WATCHABLE GOOD THRILLER.

Not what I expected!

[kannolisanjay · 3/10 · 23 February 2021]

Drishyam 2- Just a plain old typical story with an ending not even about half as enthralling as the whole Drishyam movie.

In my opinion, this movie has all the potential to become the biggest failure of Jeethu Joseph. The fact that the director justifies every mistake in a scene immediately in the next scene is actually passively impressive.. (like the justification on why they don't sleep with the physically ill child and how he succeeded in pulling of this act calling it the 'risk element').

The first half just evolves around the daily routine of the protagonist and his family, the speculations of the village people and an introduction of a new eye-witness (which I believe is made solely for the purpose of making a sequel). It adds nothing to the story apart from the fact that it pleases the audience to see their superstar (Mohanlal) in the way they wish to see, as a family man living an ordinary lifestyle rather than a shaolin champion wearing sunglasses and formal attire even in his home XD..

But the interval punch of bringing in a twist is just a cliche (tired of seeing them in tamil, telugu and even malayalam) which may amuse people, but clearly not what we expect from a highly talented directer which pulled off mind-blowing blockbusters with reverse-twists and all that.. But can be tolerated as the movie won't move any further without it.

But portraying the protagonist as a mere lucky man who has no sense of intelligence, may disturb his fans. Murali Gopi had done a good job within the limits of his character. And still repeating the same dialogue even after lining up all the evidences, just pulls down the rating of the 'classic criminal's to zero. And he proceeds to narrate a story which seems to be utter nonsense.

Movies make twists to entertain the audience, something which entirely deviates from what people think. Here the twist is so legally backed up which closes all the chance to get entertained..

SPOILER!! They didn't even need the 'book drama' if he was planning to replace the bones with someone else's by establishing relationships for years with people who never suspect why he did so. Even if the book was a back-up, it's not even a defence against the culprit. How is a book going to be a reason why the police arrest him? The books ends like any other story, with the man who buried the dead body getting punished by law. Even if the book was published or not, the situation remains the same. Protagonist taken into hearing, and left free realizing evidence unworthy (Didn't match DNA). The book was a decoy to make people feel that this was a thriller suspense drama in-planning for two long years. It adds nothing to the story apart from the waste of time and for the confused looks of the officials. How can one claim that the forces arrested him by reading the book and not because protagonist has done a crime? It's a blunder from the team of Drishyam 2.

The music got the flavour of 'suspense reveal' only at the last half an hour. Really working on that music would have helped to increase the suspens e for the film as the film didn't have a power-packed bgm to claim of (apart from the main line music).

I do not demand an ordinary man must add a 'wow' moment at every scene. But they could have done better. Or else they could have dropped the idea of making the sequel. People go behind the hype claiming it to be the best. I was thoroughly disappointed even though I didn't give it much expectations. Turns out to be just like any other film of Mohanlal, which makes his days numbered in the film industry.

Thankyou for reading this review and sorry if I hurt anybody..

Drishyam 2 is a must watch

[g-47592 · 10/10 · 19 February 2021]

This movie does the same magic,it's previous installment does.Jeethu Joseph once again proves his worth as intelligent director.Its a family drama little different from thriller 'drishyam'.Its a joy of a film to watch out for!

Who can beat this brilliance? A terrific sequel that respects and honours the original 2013 cult

[sreejithmohan-72776 · 9/10 · 19 February 2021]

Outstanding.Who can beat this brilliance? A terrific sequel that respects and honours the original 2013 cult