It’s these aspects of the storytelling that make Drishyam 3 go beyond thriller territory, operating more like a complex morality tale. Georgekutty’s shift to the dark side has become so obvious by now that it’s no longer easy to take a position. If the first two films showed us the damage his family’s actions had caused to another family, here the victims are many. So, when we meet Rajan (Dinesh Prabhakar) today after all that he has had to lose, we almost hope for Georgekutty to fall, because he has virtually destroyed far more families than he has saved. From being films about self-preservation, the Drishyam franchise has begun to border on selfishness.
But Jeethu Joseph, the writer, is aware of his film’s morality. When a movie director meets George, he has already found a purpose with that connection. And when a young girl from an impoverished family thanks George for all his help, we’re able to see just how conditional all of his “help” has been. For a man too cheap to spend money on his own daughter’s wedding invitation, he’s quite the spendthrift when it comes to purchasing people’s loyalty.
Which is perhaps why Jeethu Joseph must have realised the need for an obvious bad guy to counter the greyness of Georgekutty’s character. For a film that existed in the greys for most of its runtime, Drishyam 3 turns into a more convenient thriller after this entry. Plans upon plans are hatched to finally get a hold of Georgekutty, and we feel like the entire universe is out to get him. But by now, we’ve been so prepared not to underestimate George that we end up overthinking his every move.
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