Drishyam 3 – A Conclusion?

Plot

Vijay is living a peaceful life with his family, but IG Meera Deshmukh is still not able to get over her dead son. She still believes that he was murdered by Vijay and his family, and this time she decides to reopen an already closed case. The interesting part is, Meera is not going after Vijay alone. There are two masterminds leading the case, SP Rajveer Singh Tomar and Public Prosecutor Indrajith Shetty. Both are highly skilled and trained, and they are determined to bring Vijay and his family behind bars at any cost. And this is where the basic conflict of the movie comes in. We already know Vijay’s ability to manipulate the system and stay one step ahead, but now he is facing people who are equally determined to break through his story. So the question is, will Vijay defeat the system for the third time, or will his family finally have to face jail time? Find out in theatres.

Is Drishyam 3 Worth Watching?

Yes, Drishyam 3 is definitely worth watching, and like the title says, this is supposed to be the last part of the franchise. The movie follows a very familiar Drishyam pattern, which is both its biggest strength and probably the reason why I found parts of it predictable. There is a motive, then the investigation begins, and slowly the movie makes you feel that Vijay is finally going to get caught. You start thinking that maybe this is the moment where everything falls apart for him, maybe the system has finally figured him out, but then Vijay does something that fools the audience and the system. That is basically the fun of watching a Drishyam movie. You know that there is something happening behind the scenes, but you don’t always know exactly what Vijay has planned. The movie keeps playing with that feeling of, “Okay, ab toh pakda gaya,” and then somehow Vijay manages to turn the situation around.

The movie also follows the familiar structure where, after the climax, the whole plot is explained from the police or someone from the opposite side of Vijay. This is something the franchise has already established, so if you have watched the previous two movies, you will know what kind of experience you are getting into. But even though the structure is familiar, there are still moments that create genuine tension. The dialogues are good, and some scenes really create that tension and aura that you expect from a Drishyam movie, and Ajay Devgn’s aura farming, as always, is on top. There are moments where he doesn’t even need to do much. The way he looks, the way he sits, the way he responds to a situation, you already understand what kind of confidence Vijay has. This time, I also felt that Vijay was more assertive than before.

The music also complements the scenes really well. During suspenseful events, the music really amps up the emotion that the scene is trying to convey. It doesn’t just sit in the background. When something important is happening, the music helps create that feeling that something serious is about to happen. Another thing I appreciated is that a lot of the common-sense questions are answered in this film. You know those questions that keep coming into your head while watching a movie like this? “But what about this?” “How will they explain that?” “What happens if the police find this?” A lot of those questions are addressed, which makes the overall story feel more complete.

But there is one thing that bothered me. The ending did not really give me the feeling that this is going to be the final film. I went into this knowing that this is supposed to be the last part of the franchise, so somewhere I was expecting an ending that would make me feel like, “Okay, this chapter is finally over.” But I didn’t really get that feeling. Instead, I came out feeling like there could still be another chapter. Maybe that is because the franchise has built itself around Vijay escaping impossible situations, so even after this movie, it doesn’t feel like the world of Drishyam has completely closed. And honestly, that feeling is a little strange when you’re watching something that is supposed to be the final part.

Acting

The entire cast looks decent and convincing. There are no performances here that feel completely out of place, and everyone fits into the world of the film. But at the same time, Vijay and his family’s performance does feel repetitive compared to the previous two films. And I think that is understandable because these characters have already gone through so much together. We have already seen Vijay trying to protect his family, we have already seen his family dealing with the consequences, and we have already seen the fear, the tension and the constant possibility of getting caught. So there is only so much newness you can bring to these performances without completely changing the characters.

Ajay Devgn, as usual, nails it, but this time, I felt that he was more assertive. Vijay doesn’t feel like someone who is simply reacting to what is happening around him. There is more confidence in the way he handles the situation. That confidence is also what makes some of the confrontations interesting because you have this feeling that Vijay is constantly calculating something. Prakash Raj is pretty much the same as usual. He plays a typical high-profile advocate who is loud, cocky and oversmart, and honestly, there isn’t anything particularly new there. You already know the kind of personality he is going to bring into the movie, and that is exactly what you get. Tabu and Rajat also have a similar vibe to the previous two movies, but Tabu’s act in the opening scene really stood out to me.

There is a traumatic and heartbreaking touch to her performance that makes you actually think from her shoes. You start asking yourself, was it justified to kill her son like that? And that is where the movie starts challenging your morality. Because when you watch the story from Vijay’s side, you naturally want him to escape. You are invested in his family and you want to see him outsmart the people trying to catch him, but then you see Tabu’s character and you understand where she is coming from. For her, this isn’t just some case that needs to be solved. This is about her dead son. And that emotional side makes her anger towards Vijay’s family feel much more brutal. Her extreme thoughts about destroying Vijay’s family also make you realise how far this conflict has gone.

But the person who stood out to me the most and absolutely owns the screen in this film is Jaideep Ahlawat. This guy is assertive, cocky, savage and feels like someone who can do whatever it takes to take his enemy down. The way he threatens Savio, the way he intervenes during the rishta scene at Vijay’s home, all of this shows how brutal his personality is. And that is what makes his presence so interesting. You genuinely start feeling that Vijay might not survive in front of him. For a character like Vijay, who has always managed to stay one step ahead of the system, you need someone who can actually make you believe that he could finally be cornered. Jaideep Ahlawat does that. His presence changes the energy of the scenes whenever he comes in. He doesn’t need to scream all the time or constantly prove that he is dangerous. His attitude itself does a lot of the work.

And then you have Gaitonde, who is once again the funny element in the film. His timing literally made the audience laugh out loud, and I think that comic element works because the rest of the movie is so tense. When you have a serious investigation, people constantly worrying about getting caught and all this pressure around Vijay’s family, having someone who can break that tension for a moment actually helps.

Dialogues

My favourite two dialogues have to be, “film ka sach hona jaruri nahi hain, sach lagna chaiye” and Ajay Devgn’s climax monologue where he says, “Maine jhooth bola” That climax monologue is a pure badass experience. It works because this entire franchise is built around the idea of Vijay creating a version of reality that everyone else starts believing. And when he finally talks about lying to the system and the audience, it feels like he is directly acknowledging what the audience has been watching throughout the story.

The other monologues also work well, especially Tabu’s extreme thoughts about destroying Vijay’s family. Those moments are really brutal and convince you that shit is about to go down, and that is exactly what I want from a Drishyam movie. You want those moments where you feel that the situation has gone too far and someone is finally going to pay the price.

What I Did Not Like About The Film?

There is no major turn-off in the film, but it was very predictable for me, and maybe that is because of how many plot twists we have already seen in the first two parts of Drishyam. At this point, we know Vijay. We know that he is going to find a way out. We know that the movie will put him in a situation where it looks like he is finally caught, and we also know that somewhere along the way, he has probably already thought of something that the audience hasn’t. So even when the movie creates a difficult situation for him, there is always that thought in the back of your head that Vijay will somehow win. Ultimately, we know that Vijay will win no matter what, and that takes away some of the unpredictability.

What I was expecting from this film was that things would somehow get very dirty. I was expecting something where maybe one of the family members dies and suddenly the entire situation goes to another level. Something that would make me sit there and think, “Okay, what the hell is going to happen now?” But maybe then the massy audience would say it is bad. I don’t know. Maybe that kind of decision would have completely changed the way people received the movie. But personally, I expected some kind of next-level story that was not there in the first two parts.

Because this is the third film, and if this really is the final chapter, I wanted the movie to take the story somewhere we had not already been. Instead, it gives us another version of the game we already know. And don’t get me wrong, that game is still entertaining. The investigation is interesting, the performances are convincing, the dialogues work, the music adds to the tension and there are scenes that genuinely make you feel like Vijay could finally be in trouble. But because we have already experienced this formula twice, the surprise factor is naturally lower.

That is probably my biggest issue with the film. Drishyam 3 does what a Drishyam movie is supposed to do, but I was expecting the third part to push the franchise into some completely unexpected territory. I wanted something that would make me question whether Vijay could actually get out this time. Instead, somewhere in the back of my mind, I always knew that Vijay would find a way. And that is why, while I definitely enjoyed the movie, I didn’t get that feeling of watching something that had completely blown my mind. Still, if you have enjoyed the first two Drishyam films, there is enough here to make the experience worth watching, especially for the tension, dialogues, performances and Ajay Devgn doing what Ajay Devgn does best in this franchise. Just don’t expect the movie to completely reinvent the formula, because at the end of the day, Vijay is still Vijay.