While director Jeethu Joseph’s Mohanlal -led Drishyam 3 is gearing up for release, its Hindi remake is also nearing completion, eyeing an October release. One of the most successful film franchises in the country, the Drishyam movies and their remakes in various languages have raked in big bucks and been well received by audiences. As a result, the third instalment is arriving amid significant anticipation. Although the core stories of both the original Malayalam and the Hindi versions of the Drishyam films have been the same, they haven’t been mirror images of each other and have differed in tone, style, and even structure at times. In fact, it’s safe to say that the Hindi Drishyam (2015), directed by Nishikant Kamat, and its sequel, Drishyam 2 (2022), helmed by Abhishek Pathak, were created by taking ample artistic liberties in line with the local audience’s tastes in mind.…