Drishyam 3 Lensmen Review | Mohanlal | Jeethu Joseph | Meena | Ansiba | Murali Gopy | Siddique

[00:00:02]When Dishium 2 was announced in the middle of all the uncertainties of the pandemic, there was a sense of skepticism because it felt like an attempt to bring people back to the theater as everyone was hesitant to get that theater experience. Additionally, at multiple points, writer director Ju Joseph had mentioned that he had no plans to make a sequel at that time. But when it eventually happened, it did the unthinkable of doing justice to the first part in terms of retaining the suspense. So when a third was announced there was an equal amount of excitement and doubt about its potential as the possibilities are limited with all kinds of fan theories existing in Dishamri Jito Joseph pushes the story towards the emotional evolution of the main character and yet he manages to create that quintessential wow moment which comes out of shock rather than twist. In the second part we have seen that George Guty was trying to make a film based on his real life with certain tweaks. So in the third part that movie is finally getting made without the cooperation of the writer Vine Jandra. George Guty is trying to move on from all this and his primary focus is on Anju's marriage.

[00:01:03]While trying for new alliances, he realizes that some people are still behind him with no evident action from the police. How George Guty tries to find the people who are after him is what we see in this third part. Disham one was an unexpected thriller. Disham 2 managed to recreate the beats of the first and that was something the audience rarely expected. So Jito Joseph knows that his pattern of building twists is already exposed. When we watch the movie and observe the moves of the opposing side, naturally we will think that George Woody would have anticipated all these moves. But Ju Joseph had said no to that expected pattern and he decides to go through the psyche of a father who is more concerned about the practical life of his daughters with the judicial system waiting for something to latch on to him. You are taken aback by the emotional shock moment that happens at the end and it is not the typical whistle moment we have seen in the first and second parts of the franchise. Even though the brand that has made him famous is called Dishim. I have always felt that Juul Joseph is not a visual filmmaker. His strength is the screenplay part of it. He knows how to build tension and how to distract people into believing what would happen.

[00:02:09]However, while the first two movies dropped some major twists in the tale that were done by George Gouty, this time he keeps George Gouty on the back foot as he is at the receiving end of it. The screenplay takes into consideration the emotional evolution of all the key characters in the franchise.

[00:02:24]The officers who were part of the investigation, George's family, the ones who supported George in this mission to protect his family are all going through a lot of things and we are seeing a different version of them. And this change in each character is helping the movie break its pattern. Like almost all the thrilling J2 Joseph movies, the area that feels a bit sloppy is the dialogue.

[00:02:44]There are several options to subtly communicate the details by slipping them into the conversations. However, much like his other movies, Juu Joseph follows the usual style of expository dialogue and in many places that felt a bit odd. Similar to the other two films, there is a little bit of humor in the first half and this time the conflict between the parents and kids is a bit more updated and fun. Ju Joseph retains the franchise music composer Anil Johnson and the score helps the movie to have the feel factor. The criticism I spoke about Ju Joseph's dialogue writing can be used to show the greatness of Moanal's acting. There are only a handful of actors in this movie who have managed to render those rigid dramatic explanatory dialogues convincingly and Moalal is indeed the first one who does it most effortlessly. There is a softness in the way he renders his lines and that makes his performance look so natural even without tweaking any words.

[00:03:35]The vulnerability level of George Guty is on the higher side and Moanal conveys that tension perfectly. The tone of Rani has been set through the other films and Mina sustains that in this one as well.

[00:03:46]Anibah Hassan plays a much calmer version of Anju in this movie. Esther as Anu is kind of getting a little more prominence in the family dynamics and the way she performed in certain scenes.

[00:03:55]There is a possibility of more filmmakers looking at her as a leading lady. Mur Gobi reprises his role from the second part. Siddi's version of Prabhaga is a bit more evolved this time and that adds to the emotional dynamics of the movie. Asharat has very little to do in this sequel. There is another re-entry that looked a bit tacky in terms of makeup but the performance was very effective. Irish performed the part of the police officer convincingly while Vinandumar struggled with the dialogue delivery. Ganesh Kumar, Shanti, Mayadvi, Dh Prabhagar, Ajit Kutam and Sumesh Chandran are all there in minimal characters. Dishamri is not really trying to celebrate George Guty as this unbreakable man. At one point one of the twists in the movie leads to a scenario where he feels guilty of ignoring someone and Ju Joseph even draws a parallel between George Guty and Wu. The idea of George Gouty getting intimidated by thinking about himself is what adds a sense of freshness to the movie. If you are looking for one more iteration of George Guty fooling the police, the chances of you feeling disappointed are high. But if you are interested in knowing the psyche of a man who has a criminal mind and a family to protect, there is enough juice in this content.

[00:04:59]That was my review of this movie. If you enjoyed watching this video, please give a like and for more such content, please consider subscribing to this channel.

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