Drishyam

"Visuals Can Be Deceptive"

2015 2h 43m HI

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Synopsis

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When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.

“Visuals Can Be Deceptive”

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Cast

Ajay Devgn
Vijay Salgaonkar
Tabu
IG Meera Deshmukh
Shriya Saran
Nandini Salgaonkar
Ishita Dutta
Anju Salgaonkar
Mrunal Jadhav
Anu Salgaonkar
Rajat Kapoor
Mahesh Deshmukh
Kamlesh Sawant
Sub-inspector Laxmikant Gaitonde
Rishab Chadha
Sameer 'Sam' Deshmukh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nishikant Kamat
Writers: Jeethu Joseph, Jeethu Joseph, Upendra Sidhaye
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Drishyam Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nishikant Kamat, shot by Avinash Arun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Aarif Sheikh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nishikant Kamat directs. Avinash Arun behind the camera. Vishal Bhardwaj scores. Aarif Sheikh cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $4.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
4Released 11 years ago.
5Part of the "Drishyam Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Nishikant Kamat, shot by Avinash Arun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Vishal Bhardwaj. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Aarif Sheikh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Ajay Devgn and Tabu and Shriya Saran carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Visuals Can Be Deceptive".
11IMDB entry: tt4430212 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 10 themes, including "police", "blackmail", "hidden camera", "remake".