Directed by Abhishek Pathak, the film is riding on the plot of its prequel that generated a lot of buzz.
There are ample references that one keeps hearing throughout in the sequel, which remind them of how good the first film was.
Vijay Salgaonkar lives in Goa with his wife Nandini (Shriya Saran) and daughters Anju (Ishita Dutta) and Annu (Mrunal Jadhav). After Nandini and Anju accidently kill a young boy, Sam, who happens to be Goa IG Meera Deshmukh's (Tabu) son, Vijay is devising new ideas every day to guard his family and ends up saying a 100 lies to hide one.
Vijay Salgaonkar lives in Goa with his wife Nandini (Shriya Saran) and daughters Anju (Ishita Dutta) and Annu (Mrunal Jadhav). After Nandini and Anju accidently kill a young boy, Sam, who happens to be Goa IG Meera Deshmukh's (Tabu) son, Vijay is devising new ideas every day to guard his family and ends up saying a 100 lies to hide one.
Drishyam ends with the case being closed and it being established that Sam is dead. The sequel introduces us to a new IG in town, Tarun Ahlawat (Akhaye Khanna), who reopens this file and wants to find Sam's body along with all other lose ends that would help him put Vijay behind bars.
Does Drishyam 2 solve this puzzle? Will Vijay throw himself under the bus to save his family? Will his wife and daughters follow Vijay's ideas and fool the police officers again?
Each track opens a new can of worms and goes beyond you can comprehend. Justifying the story, an equally captivating screenplay by Aamil Keeyan Khan and Pathak gives Drishyam 2 an edge and doesn't let it go off track.
The slo-mo and close-up shots of characters build the tension, and the momentum never breaks.
Nevertheless, Drishyam 2 ticks most of the boxes in the checklist of Bollywood audiences and makes for a great watch.