Ajay Devgn is set to return as Vijay Salgaonkar for the third and last film of the Hindi Drishyam franchise. The actor announced the final chapter – Drishyam The Conclusion on social media, on Monday. The upcoming film is set to release on October 2, this year, which is the exact date when the Salgaonkar family established a false alibi on the fateful night. After two successful instalments, fans will finally witness how Vijay’s story comes to an end, on ‘Drishyam Day’. The Gandhi Jayanti public holiday and long weekend will also help increase theatre footfalls.

While revealing the first poster of Drishyam The Conclusion on his Instagram handle, Ajay Devgn wrote in the caption, “Har insaan ka nazariya alag hota hai… mere liye meri family hi sab kuch hai. #DrishyamTheConclusion in cinemas 2nd October.” The poster featured the line, “Mera Sach, Mera Sahi, Sirf Meri Family Hai” (My truth, my right, only my family hai).”

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The first-look teaser of Drishyam 3, which was unveiled around 8 months ago, had already hinted at the story ahead. In the video, Ajay’s voiceover said, “The world calls me by many names – criminal, murderer, deceitful, cunning, fraud, hero, innocent, father, and mastermind. But it doesn’t matter to me. Because I understood one thing from whatever happened, whatever I did, saw, or showed in the past seven years: In this world, every person’s truth is different, as are their rights. My truth and right are my family. As long as things don’t stop, as long as others don’t fail, I will stand here, like a gatekeeper and a wall.”

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In the first part Drishyam, on October 2, Vijay Salgaonkar and his family meticulously claimed they traveled to Panaji to attend a spiritual retreat, ate pav bhaji at a restaurant, watched a film, and stayed overnight to cover up an accidental killing.

Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam franchise

Drishyam The Conclusion is produced by Star Studio18 and Panorama Studios, with Abhishek Pathak returning as the director. He has also co-written the movie with Aamil Keeyan Khan and Parveez Shaikh. Besides Ajay Devgn, Tabu will also be reprising her role as IG Meera Deshmukh and Shriya Saran as Nandini. Actors Prakash Raj and Jaideep Ahlawat have also joined the cast.

The Hindi Drishyam franchise started in 2015 with the remake of Mohanlal’s Malayalam film of the same name. It was a major success and went on to collect around Rs 110 crore worldwide. Drishyam 2, which released in 2022, also turned out to be a huge hit, minting around  Rs 342 crore worldwide.

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Mohanlal’s Drishyam universe

Meanwhile, after the success of Drishyam 3, Malayalam star Mohanlal is also taking the highly acclaimed Drishyam franchise forward. During the Mazhavil Manorama Awards recently, producer Antony Perumbavoor announced the development of Drishyam 4. The third film of the franchise hit the theatres on May 21, and crossed the Rs 100 crore mark within a few days of its release.

The producer stated that another instalment is certain and said that the announcement is something he was saying from his heart. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director Jeethu Joseph had revealed the team kept encouraging him to make the next part after completing the shoot of each instalment. “They said to keep thinking about the story; after the first, keep thinking about the second. Then, while shooting part two, he said let’s start three. Now he’s saying, ‘I think you should work on the fourth one’,” he said.