Drishyam 2 Movie Review and Rating

PLOT: A gripping tale of an investigation and a family which is threatened by it. Will Vijay Salgaonkar be able to protect his family this time?

Drishyam 2 is a crime thriller film directed by Abhishek Pathak. It is a remake of the 2021 Malayalam film of the same name and the sequel to Drishyam (2015). Jeethu Joseph wrote the story again, who also directed both Malayalam versions. After the demise of Nishikant Kamat, who led the Hindi remake of Drishyam, the reins of Drishyam 2 have passed on to Abhishek Pathak.

Star Cast:
Ajay Devgn as Vijay Salgaonkar
Tabu as Meera Deshmukh
Akshaye Khanna as IG Tarun Ahlawat
Shriya Saran as Nandini Salgaonkar
Ishita Dutta as Anju Salgaonkar
Mrunal Jadhav as Anu Salgaonkar
Rajat Kapoor as Mahesh Deshmukh
Saurabh Shukla as Murad Ali
Neha Joshi as Jenny
Kamlesh Sawant as Sub-Inspector Laxmikant Gaitonde
Yogesh Soman as Assistant Inspector Vinayak Sawant
Sharad Butadiya as Martin

MOVIE REVIEW: Drishyam 2 is a well-written sequel and a well-directed remake with some amazing performances. The story of the sequel is also brilliantly written by Jeethu Joseph that is packed with many surprise moments and an applause-worthy climax. Director Abhishek Pathak’s last film was Ujda Chaman (2019) and after that, he has shown impressive growth and successfully delivered a faithful remake of a great suspense thriller film.

Although the first half of the film was slow-paced, especially in the initial portions but becomes engaging soon due to the performances. The screenplay by Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak is gripping in the second half. The audience will be glued to their seats till the end credits. The dialogues and the cinematography were also noteworthy in the film. Rockstar Devi Sri Prasad’s background score is exciting and goes well with the thrilling premise of the film.

Ajay Devgn, once again, delivers an outstanding performance. He gets back into the skin of the character of Vijay Salgaonkar and does entire justice to the character. Akshaye Khanna was a good choice for the sequel and he delivers a notable performance. Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta, and Mrunal Jadhav were fine in their roles. Tabu, Kamlesh Sawant, Rajat Kapoor, and Saurabh Shukla had given decent supporting performances.

Drishyam 2 Movie Rating:
Direction 3.5/5
Acting 3.5/5
Dialogues 3/5
Story 4/5
Screenplay 3.5/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars (Very Good)

Highly Recommended