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Ajay Devgn Dodged A Bullet: Netizens Glad Over Hindi Drishyam 3 Having a Different Plot Than Mohanlal Starrer After Disappointing First Reviews

Shreya Pandey | May 22, 2026 12:20 AM CST

Drishyam 3 hit the big screens today, on the ocassion of the lead star Mohanlal's birthday. Directed by Jeethu Joseph, the film reprises the actor's role as Georgekutty in the thriller franchise. The third movie in the franchise opened with a massive fanfare. However, the first reviews of the movie left other social media users concerned. Despite the mixed response, Mohanlal's Drishyam 3 is looking to shatter box office records.

Ajay Devgn fans back his decisions following the poor reviews of Drishyam 3 Malayalam

Mohanlal's Drishyam 3 opened to poor to mixed reviews. While most fans appreciated the performance of Lalettan, the response to the story remained insipid. Critics argued that even though the plot was not predictable, something the franchise prides itself on, the movie was boring. Some even suggested that the film seemed to be a desperate attempt to expand a franchise that could be retired.

Ajay Devgn >>> #Mohanlal ???

The Drishyam Brand belongs to Bollywood it seems ??✅

With the kind of MID and DISAPPOINTING reactions pouring in for #Drishyam3, it now feels crystal clear that #AjayDevgn and the Hindi makers played the smartest card possible by not going for… pic.twitter.com/bAyGBin6Hv
— Pan India Review (@PanIndiaReview) May 21, 2026

Ajay Devgn and team waited for Jeethu Joseph to complete Malayalam Drishyam 3's script. After reading the script, they thought "chhodo yaar, original he banate hai" after remaking two films of the franchise.

At that moment, I imagined how bad the Malayalam Drishyam 3 will be.
— An Honest Man (@AnHonestManSays) May 21, 2026

So the PR narrative is in full swing to put down #Drishyam3 in favour of the Remake to come.
The Hindi version will have a different story as they cannot directly adapt it because of the changes they made in part 2. Don't buy this story is not good reason
— Nona Prince (@nonaprinceyt) May 21, 2026

Ajay Devgn fans are now breathing a sigh of relief over the maker's decision not to copy the script of the Malayalam film. However, some social media pages and fan clubs are alleging that the poor reviews of Mohanlal's Drishyam 3 are being spread by a Bollywood lobbyist who wants fans to believe that they have made a better choice by implementing their original script.