Drishyam: The Conclusion – 2026 Ajay Devgn Crime Thriller Film Trailer, Songs & Review

Movie Name: Drishyam: The Conclusion
Directed by: Abhishek Pathak
Starring: Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Release Date: October 02, 2026
Running Time: 150 Minutes
Language: Hindi
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Production Company: Panorama Studios, Star Studios18
Budget: Rs.- crore

Follows the Salgaonkar family as they try to cover up a murder.

Drishyam: The Conclusion

Drishyam: The Conclusion, is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film co-written, produced, and directed by Abhishek Pathak. Produced by Panorama Studios and Star Studio18, it is a sequel to Drishyam 2 (2022). Unlike its predecessors, the film will feature an original story and will not be narratively connected to its Malayalam counterpart. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav in the lead roles.

Principal photography took place from December 2025 to June 2026 primarily in Mumbai and Goa.

Drishyam: The Conclusion is scheduled to release on 2 October 2026, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti.

The music of the film is composed by Ravi Basrur, Rochak Kohli, and Karma, with lyrics written by Manoj Muntashir, Aamil Keeyan Khan, and Karma. The film score is composed by Amar Mohile.

In December 2025, an announcement video revealed the release date as 2 October 2026, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti. The film’s official trailer was revealed on 9 September 2026 at a special event in Panjim, Goa.

Movie Trailer:

Movie Review:

Crowd-pleasing thrills, mounting tension, but a tiring finish

Story:

Drishyam 3 walks a dangerous line. How many times can you revisit the same crime, the same family and the same cat-and-mouse game before the formula begins to show? The film doesn’t reinvent the franchise, but it does just enough to keep you invested.

Review:

A new police officer, Rajveer Tomar (Jaideep Ahlawat), arrives with one mission, to do what everyone before him failed to — bring Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) to his knees. Rajveer is convinced he has fresh evidence that can finally crack Vijay’s carefully constructed defence. His philosophy is simple: “System ka darr bana rehna chahiye.” And unlike the cops before him, he believes he has the ammunition to make Vijay pay. But Vijay has survived this game before. As he puts it, “Agar hero jail mein gaya, toh audience ko accha lagega?” It’s a line that perfectly captures the franchise’s biggest trick: making you root for a man whose actions are, at best, morally debatable.

Written by Aamil Keeyan Khan, Abhishek Pathak and Parveez Shaikh, the film plays safe. It gives you the familiar twists, revelations and reversals rather than attempting anything radically new. Some of the surprises are clever; others feel a little too conveniently placed. Yet, the screenplay keeps you guessing, which is exactly what a Drishyam film needs to do.

The film is at its most interesting when it looks beyond Vijay the mastermind. Is he genuinely empathetic and community-driven, or does he instinctively build relationships knowing they could come in handy someday? A sequence involving religion is particularly effective and emerges as one of the film’s high points. Ajay Devgn does what he does best — says little and lets his eyes do the talking. He spends much of the film brooding quietly while Jaideep Ahlawat gets the dialogue-heavy role. It takes a secure actor to allow another performer this much room and still retain control of the screen.

Ahlawat, however, is almost too eager to dominate. Rajveer comes armed with narcissistic one-liners, permanent cigarette and enough swagger. Ahlawat is terrific, as always, but the character could have done with more layers and less dialoguebaazi. His confrontation with Devgn is nevertheless one of the film’s most gripping stretches.

Tabu and Rajat Kapoor bring the restraint needed to ground the proceedings. They don’t overplay their parts and quietly add to the tension. Shriya Saran, however, feels oddly disconnected from the emotional upheaval of several scenes, with her dialogue delivery often working against the moment. Kamlesh Sawant’s Gaitonde remains the franchise’s dependable constant and gets some of the film’s best lines.

Ultimately, it is Ajay Devgn who gives Drishyam its emotional edge. There is an inherent niceness to his screen presence that makes Vijay easy to empathise with, even when you question his choices. His decision to bury a crime is hardly morally defensible, but Devgn makes you understand why this man believes he is doing what he has to do. His face-off with Ahlawat is unnerving.

The film also benefits from its slow, steady buildup. The eventual payback is largely satiating, even if portions of it feel engineered for convenience. The cops believe they are finally ahead of Vijay. Are they? That question keeps the narrative ticking, even when the script itself isn’t entirely airtight. Drishyam 3 chooses to stick to the franchise’s standard template rather than risk reinventing it. At two-and-a-half hours, however, the film begins to drag towards the end and could have benefited from tighter editing. Still, its biggest strength remains its ability to keep you immersed and consistently anxious about what happens next. Unlike the previous instalments, this film is not a remake of a Malayalam original. Instead, it features an original Hindi script developed independently to give the Bollywood franchise a definitive finale.

Drishyam 3 may not reinvent the game, but it knows exactly how to keep you playing.

Drishyam 3 Movie Songs:

Song Title: Vingansa
Lyrics: Aamil Keeyan Khan
Music Composer: Ravi Basrur
Singers: Siddharth Basrur