'Drishyam 3' first draft finished; Jeethu Joseph pens climax under pressure - 'I had been under a lot of tension'

Filmmaker Jeethu Joseph has revealed that he has finally completed writing the climax of the first draft for 'Drishyam 3', the highly anticipated third installment in the hit thriller franchise starring Mohanlal.Speaking at the inauguration of the Film and Drama Club at Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Jeethu shared how emotionally taxing the process had been for him.

Yesterday, I finally felt that relief

“Last night, I wrote and completed the climax of 'Drishyam 3'. The first draft is now done. I had been under a lot of tension all this while,” he admitted. Juggling multiple projects — including Mirage with Asif Ali and Valathuvashathe Kallan — Jeethu said he would wake up at 3:30 AM daily to write, despite being physically and mentally drained.“Yesterday, I finally felt that relief. While music played at the college, my mind wandered through 'Drishyam 1', 'Drishyam 2', and now 'Drishyam 3'. That was such a powerful feeling,” he said, clearly emotional.

Shoot set to start in October

With the first draft ready, the team is gearing up to begin the shooting of 'Drishyam 3' in October.Expectations are sky-high, as the earlier two parts became modern classics, earning widespread acclaim for their gripping narrative and Mohanlal’s iconic performance as Georgekutty.

Fans have been waiting eagerly to know how the story progresses in this final chapter.

No multilingual shoot, but pan-India release possible

Earlier Jeethu also addressed the rumours about a simultaneous multilingual shoot in Malayalam, Hindi, and Telugu. Dismissing the idea, he said in an interview that it’s not practical to shoot all versions at once. However, he confirmed that the producers are exploring a simultaneous release in multiple languages. “Once I complete the script, I’ll share it with the respective teams so they can adapt it as they did with the earlier films,” Jeethu explained.He reaffirmed that while changes may be made to suit each region’s context, the core story remains his — just like in 'Drishyam 1' and 2.