Legendary
Tamil
filmmaker
K
Balachander,
who
recently
watched
Malayalam
blockbuster
Drishyam,
in
an
email
to
the
team
said
the
film
doesn't
underestimate
the
intelligence
of
the
viewer,
and
lauded
Mohanlal
for
his
work.
"The
cleverness
is
in
the
understanding
the
potential
of
a
film.
Drishyam
is
a
film
that
doesn't
underestimate
the
intelligence
of
the
audience.
It's
a
combined
effort
of
how
a
director
and
his
actors
work
in
sync
professionally," Balachander
said.
"My
salute
to
Mohanlal.
This
film
is
his
personal
triumph
and
I
don't
think
there
are
too
many
actors
with
his
caliber
today.
Drishyam
should
be
celebrated
as
a
victory
of
Indian
cinema,
not
just
Malayalam
alone,"
he
added.
Directed
by
Jeethu
Joseph,
Drishyam
also
starring
Meena
has
emerged
as
the
highest
grossing
Malayalam
film
so
far.
Reportedly
made
on
a
budget
of
Rs.5
crore,
the
film
has
already
minted
over
Rs.35
crore
and
continues
to
run
to
packed
houses
in
Kerala
as
well
as
Tamil
Nadu.
Mohanlal
played
the
role
of
an
uneducated
farmer
and
Meena
played
his
wife
in
Drishyam.
The
movie
is
still
running
with
housefull
shows
and
has
been
declared
as
the
Best
movie
for
the
year
2013.