'Drishyam', 'Drishyam 2' remakes in multiple languages under development

Parama Studios International Ltd on Wednesday said y have acquired remake rights of Malayalam thriller film series "Drishyam" and "Drishyam 2" in all n-Indian langus.

According to makers, move comes after success of Hindi remake of "Drishyam 2", starring Ajay Devgn and Tabu.

"Drishyam 2", directed by Abhishek Pathak, was one of highest grossing Hindi titles of 2022 amassing over Rs 300 crore at box office.

"After tremendous success of 'Drishyam 2' (in Hindi), Parama Studios International Ltd. is pleased to anunce that it has acquired remake rights of Malayalam langu films 'Drishyam 1' and 'Drishyam' 2 in all n-Indian langus i.e. all foreign langus including English, but excluding Filipi, Sinhala and Indonesian," studio said in a statement.

In addition to multiple langu rights for film, Parama Studios International Ltd said y have also acquired " rights of Chinese langu remake of 'Drishyam 2'." "We are w in negotiations to produce film in Korean, Japan and Hollywood," y added.

"Drishyam 2" is a sequel to Devgn's 2015 crime thriller "Drishyam", which was Hindi remake of Mohanlal-starrer Malayalam movie of same name. sequel to Malayalam film released in February 2021.

original "Drishyam" was also remade into three or Indian langus: "Drishya" (2014) in Kannada, "Drushyam" (2014) in Telugu, and "Papanasam" (2015) in Tamil.

"Drishyam 2" also starred Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta and Akshaye Khanna.