Jeethu Joseph’s Drishyam which starred Mohanlal is termed as a cult classic thriller coming from the Indian entertainment industry. The movie has established itself as one of the finest suspense thrillers of India. And needless to say, it’s sequel – Drishyam 2 which is all set for an OTT release on Amazon Prime Video will be looking to maintain the hype by becoming the best thriller among the OTT platforms.
Drishyam 2 will be following the storyline of its predecessor where Georgekutty thanks the police and the police station for their services towards the welfare of public. And in the closing scene we see that Georgekutty buried the body of Varun, the son of IG. In the teaser released by the makers, we can see that the past has started to catch up with Georgekutty and his family as there secret in in danger.
Drishyam 2 which will be releasing directly on Amazon Prime Video, is being touted as a blessing for all the OTT platforms as the sequel already carries the goodwill of a fantastic blockbuster predecessor. And thus will garner eyeballs without any question. But despite the viewership, Drishyam 2 also has a good chance of becoming the best thriller to be coming out in recent times and that too on an OTT platform.
With the OTT boom, streaming platforms are closely selecting their content which would generate a mass appeal and for that, they are investing more in action, thriller and romance genres. And there are several great movies out there of these genres. But seeing the love for thrillers in current times, Drishyam 2 has the best chance of scoring high.
If the storyline is as gripping as Drishyam then surely we all are in for a humongous treat by the makers. As for the release date, nothing official is confirmed as of yet, but the rumours suggest that the movie will be arriving in the month of February 2021.