Fifty-eight hours. That is how long it took Drishyam 3 to cross ₹100 crore at the worldwide box office. The milestone was confirmed on Saturday evening, with Mohanlal sharing a special poster on social media to mark the achievement. Per Mathrubhumi, the film released on 465 screens in Kerala and 3,000 screens worldwide.
Mohanlal’s note alongside the poster was brief and directed at the audience: “Thank you for leading this journey with us for 13 years. Your love, support, and belief in this story humbles us every single day.”
The fan response in the comments captured the mood on Malayalam film social media with more colour than any formal statement could: “No one in Mollywood can circle this man,” read one. Another called it “the fourth-class student’s third arrival flying high” — a reference to Georgekutty’s famous characterisation of himself from the first film.
Thirteen Years, Three Films
The original Drishyam released in 2013 and rewrote what Malayalam thriller cinema could achieve at the box office. Drishyam 2 arrived eight years later in 2021 — during the peak of the COVID restrictions — and went directly to OTT, yet still drew massive viewership. Drishyam 3 is the first part of the trilogy to get a full, unencumbered theatrical release since the original, and the numbers reflect what that pent-up demand looks like when it finally has screens to fill.
A ₹100 crore worldwide gross in under three days from a Malayalam film — not a pan-Indian production with Hindi as its primary language, not a dubbed spectacle built for multiple markets — is a number that belongs in a different conversation from where Malayalam cinema’s commercial ceiling was discussed even five years ago.
The cast alongside Mohanlal includes Meena, Esther Anil, Ansiba, Siddique, Asha Sarath, and Murali Gopi. Jeethu Joseph wrote and directed all three parts.
The first weekend is not yet done.
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