In 2015, filmmaker Nishikant Kamat directed Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and Tabu in Drishyam, an official Hindi remake of Jeethu Joseph’s 2013 Malayalam original Drishyam starring Mohanlal.
In 2022, Drishyam 2 which was a remake of the 2021 Malayalam original broke box office records earning Rs 345.05 crore worldwide.
Now, four years after that, makers are ready with Drishyam 3 starring Ajay Devgn which will be releasing in theatres around four months after Mohanlal starrer Malayalam version’s release on May 21, 2026.
However, as per filmmaker Abhishek Pathak, the Hindi version has a completely different track than the Malayalam version this time and it’s not a direct remake.
Drishyam 3 Hindi On A Different Track Than Drishyam 3 Malayalam
Kumar Mangat and Abhishek Pathak’s Panorama Studios is not only producing the Hindi version this time the production house is also associated with the Malayalam version presenting and distributing it worldwide.
While the Malayalam version is up for a release by May end, Abhishek Pathak, who is the director of the Hindi version, has confirmed that both the movies have different tracks from each other.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, he confirmed, “The shoot is done. We are currently working on some patchwork and will release it on October 2. There’s a lot of excitement around the film. What people are seeing right now in Malayalam Drishyam is different. For the Hindi audience, I have created a completely different track that will work beautifully here. The Malayalam version focuses more on family drama, while the Hindi version will lean more towards a family thriller. That’s the fabric of the film. When the trailer releases, audiences will see how different the two worlds are.”
Abhishek Pathak further revealed that he wrote a different draft than what Jeethu Joseph had written and then they shared them with each other.
He said, “I had written a draft and he had written a draft. When you write Drishyam, you first need to crack the climax. When I wrote my version, I had one central idea, what if this happens, then what happens next? That’s the shock audiences will experience in theatres. Once that was cracked, I started writing the film backwards. You cannot write this story linearly. You first need to know the core plot and then build the flow around it.”
He added, “There was a lot of collaboration between us. I read his draft, and he read mine. I liked his draft because it had stronger Malayalam drama elements, which is why we invested in that version. We believe it will work beautifully for Malayalam audiences. Then we developed the flow we wanted for our Hindi version and followed that direction.”
Also starring Tabu, Shriya Saran, Prakash Raj and Jaideep Ahlawat, Drishyam 3 Hindi releases in theatres on October 2, 2026.
