24 April,2026 06:27 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mohanlal in a still from Drishyam
A well-known production house has now announced that it is to invest a whopping Rs 100 crore in the production house that is producing director Jeethu Joseph's eagerly awaited Malayalam film Drishyam 3, featuring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in the lead. Popular production house Pen Studios, on Friday, announced that it was to invest Rs 100 crore in Aashirvad Cinemas, the production house producing Drishyam 3, for the film.
Taking to its social media timelines, Pen Studios said, "Pen Studios backs one of India's most iconic thrillers. Rs 100 Cr investment."
It also went on to release a motion poster that read, "Pen Studios to invest Rs 100 crore in Aashirvad Cinemas through Panorama Studios for the film Drishyam 3, starring Mohanlal."
For the unaware, the film's release, which was scheduled for April 2 this year, had to be postponed in the wake of the tense situation persisting in the gulf. The film is now slated for release on May 21. It may be recalled that Mohanlal had completed shooting for his portions for the film in December last year. A video clip of the actor cutting a cake in front of the entire unit to celebrate the completion of his portions had gone viral.
Mohanlal had begun work on this film on the eve of receiving Indian cinema's highest honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, last year.
The film, which is the third instalment in the highly rated franchise, was formally launched with a traditional puja ceremony that was held at a law college near Kochi in September last year.
After the massive success of Drishyam and Drishyam 2, expectations from the third instalment are naturally sky-high. However, Jeethu remains focused on storytelling rather than chasing twists or spectacle.
"I don't make Drishyam for its twists. The story has to grow organically," he explained. "The second part took place six years after the first and showed how the family, the police, and the case evolved. In Drishyam 3, we continue exploring what happens to each of these characters as time passes. Georgekutty is getting older- is he as confident as before? That's what I'm interested in."
The filmmaker also recalled an online comment he received after announcing that the script for Drishyam 3 was complete. "Someone wrote that it should be better than the extraordinary Drishyam 2. I replied that I'm not making Drishyam 3 to beat Drishyam 2- I'm making it to tell what's happening with Georgekutty's family. Their life could go in many directions; I've chosen one and followed that."
