Drishya

Drishya
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Vasu
Produced by	E4 Entertainment
Written by	Jeethu Joseph
Screenplay by	P. Vasu
Based on	Drishyam  by Jeethu Joseph
Starring	V. Ravichandran Navya Nair Prabhu Ganesan Asha Sarath
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Madhu Neelakantan
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Production company	E4 Entertainment
Release dates	20 June 2014 (2014-06-20)
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Drushya (Kannada: ದೃಶ್ಯ, English: Visual) is a 2014 Indian Kannada language drama thriller film directed by P. Vasu and starring V. Ravichandran and Navya Nair in the lead roles. It is the remake of the 2013 Malayalam film Drishyam, directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Mohanlal and Meena. The supporting cast feature an ensemble of Achyuth Kumar, Prabhu Ganesan, Asha Sarath, Swaroopini Narayan, Unnathi and Rohith B.

The film released on June 20, 2014, and opened to widespread critical acclaim, with the performances of Ravichandran, Navya Nair and Asha Sarath, and the screenplay receiving special praise.^[1] It also saw commercial success completing 100 days in theatres.^[2]

Cast

Production

After the commercial and critical success of Drishyam, director P. Vasu decided to re-make the film in Tamil language or Telugu language, when h received an offer from the Kannada film production company E4 Entertainment. His name was referred to the producers by actor Ravichandran. It was revealed in February 2014 that that the latter would portray Mohanlal's character from the original film.^[3] Navya Nair was cast to play the female lead opposite Ravichandran, the role played by Meena in the original film.^[4] Swaroopini Narayan was cast to play the role of Ravichandran's elder daughter in the film,following her successful audition for the role after having been spotted on the internet messaging service WhatsApp by one of the crew members.^[5]

Filming began on March 11, 2014, in the Kodagu district of Karnataka, major part of which was shot in Madikeri. Small parts of the film were then shot in Bangalore and Nanjangud. As compared to the Malayalam film, Drishya was trimmed by about 15 to 20 minutes.^[6] Reports of the film being Drishya came out only in med-May 2014, a month prior to the film's release.^[7]

Soundtrack

Drishya
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	10:24
Label	Anand Audio

Ilaiyaraaja composed the music for the soundtracks that had lyrics written by V. Nagendra Prasad. The album consists of two soundtracks.^[8]

Release and reception

Upon theatrical release on June 20, 2014, the film received positive reviews from critics.^[9] Performances of Ravichandran, Navya Nair and Asha Sarath received overwhelmingly positive reviews, along with the film's screenplay.

Shashiprasad of Deccan Chronicle rated the film 4 in a scale of 5 and said, "With the perfect screenplay, Dhrishya thrills and grips the audience right till the end with crazy star V.Ravichandran at his best performance lately, which syncs so well that the character of Rajendra Ponnappa seems tailor-made for him."^[10] The reviewer of Sify.com said, "A commendable team effort and the movie is definitely worth a watch!"^[11] Shyam Prasad S. of Bangalore Mirror rated the film 3.5/5 and called it a "masterly remake" of the Malayalam version, and added that the film was Ravichandran's best in many years. He concluded writing praises of the performances of all the lead actors.^[12] G. S. Kumar of The Times of India too gave a 3.5/5 rating and wrote, "Director P Vasu knows that secret and has brilliantly incorporated it in the screenplay." He added praising the performances of the lead actors and music, and giving "a special mention" to cinematographer Madhu Neelakantan's work.^[13] Writing for The New Indian Express, A. Sharadhaa reviewed the film and called it "neat little thriller and a family drama". She commended the performances of the actors, direction, screenplay and music, and the roles of the film's cinematographer and the editor.^[14]

Character map of remakes

References

External links

• Drishya at the Internet Movie Database
• Drishya at Oneindia