Drishyam
2013 2h 44m movie Film India

Drishyam

ദൃശ്യം

“Visuals can be deceiving”

Drishyam returned 16.0× its production cost, earning $12.0M against a $750K budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.

Synopsis

ദൃശ്യം

“Visuals can be deceiving”

Georgekutty lives a happy life with his wife and daughters. Things take a turn when his daughter gets indecently filmed using a hidden camera, by the son of a police inspector.

The 2012–2014 India Window

262 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Drishyam sits at position #13.

  1. Mahabharat
    #1

    Mahabharat

    ★ 8.6 · 2013

  2. Sathuranga Vettai
    #2

    Sathuranga Vettai

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

  3. Madras
    #3

    Madras

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  4. Punjab 1984
    #4

    Punjab 1984

    ★ 8.1 · 2014

  5. Bhooter Bhabishyat
    #5

    Bhooter Bhabishyat

    ★ 7.9 · 2012

  6. Ulidavaru Kandanthe
    #6

    Ulidavaru Kandanthe

    ★ 7.8 · 2014

  7. The Trap
    #7

    The Trap

    ★ 7.8 · 2014

  8. Drushyam
    #8

    Drushyam

    ★ 7.8 · 2014

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Drishyam. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Aashirvad Cinemas

The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Drishyam premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$750K
Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$11.3M
Net Profit
16.0×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 44m runtime, production spent $5K per minute on screen and earned $73K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
169
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #124 of 1,983 India films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Crime productions specifically: #21 of 283 (top 7%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Malayalam
Production Companies Aashirvad Cinemas
Runtime 2h 44m
Release Date December 19, 2013
IMDb tt3417422
Official Site aashirvadcinemas.com

Themes & Motifs

  • police
  • twist
  • hidden camera
  • murder
  • family
  • death
  • quarry
  • cable tv
  • false evidence

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