Just weeks after emerging as one of the year's biggest Malayalam blockbusters, the Mohanlal-starrer Drishyam 3 has hit an unexpected legal snag. An Idukki-based farmer has filed an official complaint with the Munnar Deputy Superintendent of Police against producer Antony Perumbavoor, director Jeethu Joseph, and the production team.
The complainant alleges that the registration number on the vehicle driven by Georgekutty (Mohanlal) in the movie belongs to his personal vehicle and was used entirely without his knowledge or permission.
Farmer R.D. Rajeev, a resident of Kunchithanny in Kerala's Idukki district, claims that the vehicle driven on-screen by the character Georgekutty bears his exact license plate number, KL 69 D 2772.
Rajeev discovered the issue after friends noticed the match while watching the movie, a detail he later confirmed himself. Interestingly, while Rajeev owns a white Mahindra Scorpio, the film features a different vehicle model with the same registration number.
The film's success has taken a personal toll on Rajeev, drawing unwanted public attention and teasing. He told local media that people have started calling him Drishyam Rajeev, as viewers have begun associating his actual vehicle with the one depicted in the movie.
Rajeev has requested that further screenings be halted until the issue is resolved, demanding a public apology from the filmmakers and the immediate removal of all scenes featuring the disputed registration number.
