Ajay Devgn Powers Drishyam 3 Past Rs 110 Crore Worldwide

drishyam 3 arrives with a commercial benchmark already attached to the title: Ajay Devgn's Drishyam turned into a superhit and minted Rs 110 crore worldwide. The film did it on an estimated budget of around Rs 62 crore, a gap that explains why the remake still gets discussed as a clean box-office win.

Ajay Devgn and Nishikant Kamat

The 2 hour 43 minutes crime thriller was helmed by Nishikant Kamat, with Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak and Ajit Andhare producing and Vishal Bhardwaj handling the music. Ajay Devgn delivered one of the best performances of his career in the film, and that central turn gave the Hindi remake enough audience pull to hold outside its core thriller audience.

2,200 Screens Across India

Drishyam opened on 2,200 screens, which put the remake into a wide commercial lane from day one. The film was an official remake of the 2013 Malayalam Drishyam written and directed by Jeethu Joseph and led by Mohanlal, and that built-in recognition helped the Hindi version travel beyond one market.

The story's crime setup kept the murderer in front of the cops the entire time, a twist that powered repeat viewing and made the film easier to market as a puzzle rather than a routine thriller. Drishyam was later remade in Sri Lanka and in China as Sheep Without a Shepherd, which shows how far the premise traveled once the Hindi version had already proven it could earn at scale.

Drishyam 2 Aftermath

Drishyam was followed by Drishyam 2, which released on November 18, 2022 and featured Akshaye Khanna and Tabu. For viewers, that sequel means the first film's Rs 110 crore worldwide total is no longer just a standalone score; it is the opening number in a franchise that already has a second chapter on the board.