Thumbs up, by Subhash K Jha, Bolly Spice : ...Watch out for Saurabh Shukla as a producer and scriptwriter. You never know whose side he is on. The hallmark of a truly dedicated suspense character.... full review

Thumbs up, by Urmimala Banerjee, Bollywood Life : ...Drishyam 2 is a movie that will leave you cheering in the halls, and you will be talking about the climax for some days. This is one film you should not miss.... full review

Thumbs up, by L. Ravichander, Deccan Chronicle : ...Drishyam 2 is an interesting carry forward from the original and makes for interesting viewing. Good thrillers are rare to come by. It is now for the viewer to make good use of the opportunity.... full review

Thumbs up, by Vijay Mruthyunjaya, Deccan Herald : ...You will enjoy 'Driysham 2' better if you watch it without any needless distractions, like, for example, wasting time on finding faults in it. Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/drishyam-2-review-a-fitting-remake-of-a-hit-sequel-1163695.html... full review

Thumbs up, by Devesh Sharma, Filmfare : ...The film rests squarely on Ajay Devgn’s able shoulders. He plays the concerned father and husband with the gravitas it deserves. He never strays off character and his sincere performance stays with you from the first frame to the last. He infuses his character with so much conviction that you’re willing to forget the implausible happenings on screen. The film is set for a sequel, so be prepared to be surprised once more.... full review

Thumbs up, by Rohit Bhatnagar, Free Press Journal : ...Overall, Drishyam 2 ticks almost every box on the checklist of a Bollywood film lover and makes it a great watch for massy cinephiles.... full review

Thumbs up, by Nitin Jain, Glamsham.com : ...There are very few true sequels Bollywood have produced that have proved itself worthy of its making, keeping the excitement and entertainment level for the movie buffs. Drishyam 2 could well fall under that category. All in all, for all Drishyam and Ajay Devgn fans, this is unmissable.... full review

Thumbs up, by Isha Sharma, NewsBytes : ...Drishyam 2' deserves a spot on your watchlist! Despite having seen the Malayalam original, Drishyam 2 worked for me rather excellently, to the point that even its runtime didn't dilute the impact. The mystery-thriller doesn't undermine the audience's intelligence and feels like a natural extension of the first part. Cinematic liberties at the end may raise eyebrows, but as they say, engaging films make the outlandish believable.... full review

Thumbs up, by Nandini Ramnath, Scroll.in : ...Steered by an efficient cast – many of them older versions of their characters from the 2015 remake – and crisp writing by Abhishek Pathak and Aamil Keeyan Khan, Drishyam 2 does what it sets out to do. The biggest surprise isn’t Vijay’s latest feat of prestidigitation but Akshaye Khanna, who has immense fun narrowing his eyes and queueing up to become the latest target of Vijay’s smug scheming.... full review

Thumbs up, by Pratikshya Mishra, The Quint : ...While some reveals might be expected, there are some that a viewer might not see coming (unless they’ve watched the Malayalam original starring Mohanlal). The film remains, at the end of it all, a battle of wits akin to a chess match... full review

Thumbs up, by Taru B Masand, Times Now : ...If you love crime thrillers, then Drsihyam 2 is for you! Ajay Devgn's film is a truly wholesome experience that makes you laugh but also makes your jaws drop with its brilliant climax, leaving you clapping and whistling in the cinema hall.... full review

Thumbs up, by Archika Khurana, Times of India : ...A gripping sequel with ample twists, turns and drama... full review

So-So, by Urmimala Banerjee, Bollywood Life : ...The first half is a build-up for the unbelievable climax. Some might find it a bit uneventful but that's inconsequential.... full review

So-So, by Anindita Mukherjee, india today : ...Drishyam 2 is the Hindi adaption of Mohanlal’s film of the same name. Ajay Devgn had promised us a different storyline. Don’t go with that mindset for you will be disappointed. There are a few plot twists here and there, but the majority remains the same. Not to forget, punched with Ajay’s magic.... full review

So-So, by Shalini Langer, indian express : ...Bollywood isn’t really known for pulling off suspense thrillers, certainly not for sustaining the steam over a sequel. But, like Drishyam in 2015, Drishyam 2... full review

So-So, by Kartik Bhardwaj, indian express : ...“The audience for a book and a film are different,” he says. Drishyam 2 doesn’t try to become literature. Like a great medium, it teaches the viewer how to consume it: “Focus on the visuals because words can lie.” Were you watching closely?... full review

So-So, by Mayank Shekhar, MiD DAY : ...Yup, this sequel is actually better than part one. The Hindi copy feels tighter than the Mallu Drishyam 2, in parts as well — just wish hadn’t seen it though. No excitement or suspense left for me, sadly.... full review

So-So, by Sameer Ahire, Movie Talkies : ...Abhishek Pathak is promising in his second film, but I think he has a lot to learn, especially in the cinematic sense of storytelling. You remember the courtroom scene in the Malayalam flick when the judge says it and the camera goes zooming in on George Kutty with slow motion visuals and a staggering background score? That was a damn classy frame. Believe it or not, but Abhishek Pathak has missed it here. Yes, you heard it right—he missed the best moments from the classic thriller while remaking it in Hindi. Jeethu kept it intact even in Venkatesh’s Telugu remake, but Pathak just couldn’t understand what it actually meant. He missed many important pauses, too. As you know, copy-pasting a story or film is easy, but copying somebody’s vision is not possible. Drishyam 2 Hindi remake might prove it to you. Except for a few faults like this, there is nothing majorly wrong with the Drishyam 2. And like he says, hero to aakhir me jeetna chahiye! We all enjoy that.... full review

So-So, by Sonil Dedhia, News18.com : ...Make no mistake, Drishyam 2 is not a perfect crime thriller. Any thriller needs to be gripping and put its audience at the edge of the seat experience. It is only in the last 40 minutes that the film picks up pace and leads us to one of the most engaging climaxes where it unravels one twist after the other.... full review

So-So, by Sukanya Verma, Rediff : ...In its Hindi counterpart, Vijay harps about man writing his own destiny yet believes way too much in serendipity. There's a potential third film in the works and we can only wonder what new Plan B Georgekutty and, like it or not, Vijay Salgaonkar have in mind.... full review

Thumbs down, by Prathyush Parasuraman, Film Companion : ...You don't walk out of Drishyam films satisfied because they are smart, but because characters you grew to love are finally safe. But you can ask, rightfully, where are these characters in Hindi adaptation?... full review

Thumbs down, by Rahul Desai, Film Companion : ...Drishyam 2, then, becomes the cinematic equivalent of a person who would rather be admired than be seen. In doing so, it reduces image to visuals. And story to commercial success.... full review

Thumbs down, by Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV : ...Drishyam 2 is shorter than the original and thinks up a few cosmetic changes. Yet, it is at best a dreary, if steady, carbon copy with only a stray line here or an insignificant stroke there that might be deemed somewhat fresh. Not enough to hold the film together.... full review