DRISHYAM MOVIE REVIEW

Drishyam is a deeply layered duel between truth and lie. By placing an uneducated, harmless father and his family on the one end and cops at the other, Joseph sets the right tone for a riveting conflict. A family comes face to face with a crisis that could rip them apart. The crisis is sudden, unexpected and shattering. What ensues is not a meek submission to fate.

 

In this trail of human suffering, every lie they utter is prodded on, every hurdle they cross is cheered. It is as if Joseph lets the viewer share the travails. He slowly turns it into a conflict between parents, two different men and women waging a desperate struggle with each other for their kids. One does it to protect and the other to procure.

 

The story revolves around the fourth-standard school drop-out Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay) who lives in Goa with his wife Nandini (Shriya) and their two daughters. He is a movie buff who runs a cable-video business. Crazy about cinema; he laughs, cries, plots and plans or for that matter even allows films to dictate his sexual desire. All in all, Vijay has a blissed-out existence and a very good guy. Till his teenage daughter Anju (Ishita) goes for a inter-school nature camp. There she encounters Sameer Deshmukh (Risabh Chaddha) the son of IG, Meera Deshmukh (Tabu). The boy shoots a video-clip of the naïve girl in the shower. On their return home, crafty Sam seeks to trade 'favours' from Anju. The teenagers are negotiating when an unwanted incident occurs, leaving Anju stumped and her family in a fix.

 

The film gathers momentum as an interesting chase ensues between the cops headed by Sam’s mum, the Inspector General of Police and Anju’s father, Vijay.
Though the first half feels sluggish, the pace kicks in when Tabu, the hard-nosed cop enters. Since all evidence from the time her son goes missing, points to the Salgaonkars, she bays for their blood, like a wounded lioness.

 

A suspense drama with a nail-biting finish, Drishyam holds the viewer by the eyeballs till its’ engaging climax. Ajay, who is the prey here, shines in his role of the protective father and Tabu as his predator. A must watch film for everyone.