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Drishyam 3 Director Breaks Remake Mold, Crafts Original Story with Nostalgic Ties
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News18•03-10-2026, 15:41
Drishyam 3 Director Breaks Remake Mold, Crafts Original Story with Nostalgic Ties
- •Filmmaker Abhishek Pathak, director of 'Drishyam 3', aimed to create an original narrative while retaining the nostalgia and interconnected details of previous films.
- •Pathak emphasized the complexity of the film, acknowledging the audience's existing knowledge of characters and events from 'Drishyam 1' and 'Drishyam 2'.
- •The director and his team meticulously revisited earlier installments to ensure every dialogue and visual detail carried meaning in the new story.
- •Pathak expressed a desire to avoid the 'remake' tag for 'Drishyam 3', wanting to give his own twist to the script and take the story forward uniquely.
- •The creative process involved constant debate over the screenplay to ensure the story remained complicated and unpredictable without alienating the audience.
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Abhishek Pathak wanted to avoid the tag of a remake because he felt people might overlook the craft of the Hindi version. He also wanted to give his own unique spin to the script and take the story ahead in his own way.
The creative team constantly fought over the screenplay during writing. If any part of the story felt predictable or easily guessable, they revised it to keep the narrative complicated without losing the audience.
Unlike the previous instalments in the franchise, Drishyam 3 features an original story and is not narratively connected to its Malayalam counterpart.
