11 Facts About Drishyam

1.

Drishyam'sfamily, consisting of his wife Rani, teenage-daughter Anju, and younger daughter Anumol - are his priorities, apart from his insatiable interest in cinema.

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2.

Drishyam commenced principal photography in the first week of October 2013.

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3.

Drishyam was initially planned to be filmed in 52 days, though it was completed in 44 days.

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4.

Drishyam was released on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and VCD on 9 May 2014.

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5.

The court passed an order saying that the movie had prima facie similarities to Satheesh' script, but allowed the making of the Tamil version Papanasam to proceed, on the condition that the makers of Drishyam produce a 10 lakh bank guarantee before the court to ensure the compensation.

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6.

Writer director Jeethu Joseph's Drishyam is one such film, a gripping tale that leaves you spellbound with its skillful craft.

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7.

In less than one month following its release, Drishyam became the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time, beating the record of Twenty:20 .

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8.

Drishyam became the second film to complete 100 days in the UAE after Titanic and later emerged as the longest running film in the UAE by completing 125 days, beating the 110 days run of Titanic.

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9.

Drishyam was the first Malayalam film to collect 600 million from its theatrical box office collections, remake rights, satellite and television rights.

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10.

Drishyam held the record for box office gross until 2016 when Pulimurugan overtook it.

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11.

Drishyam 2 was officially announced by Mohanlal on his 60th birthday, 21 May 2020.

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