Acclaimed Malayalam actor Mohanlal, who led the original Jeethu Joseph directed film series Drishyam, has praised Ajay Devgn-starrer Drishyam: The Conclusion and congratulated the entire cast and crew for the successful run of the film.

The film is directed by Abhishek Pathak and is the final installment in the Drishyam franchise. It released on October 2 and is set to cross the mark of Rs 500 crore at the global box office.

Production banner shared a video of Mohanlal on the official Instagram handle on Monday, which featured the actor praising the film.

"I have watched the film, and I am impressed by the way they have brought this much-loved journey to an end. Congratulations to Abhishek Pathak, Ajay Devgn and the entire cast and crew... So well done," he said in the video. "Thank you so much for your kind appreciation, Mohanlal Sir#Lalettan @mohanlal BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW: Link in bio. # DrishyamTheConclusion in cinemas NOW. #DrishyamDay #2ndOct," read the caption.

The film features Ajay return as Vijay Salgaonkar, who once again finds himself in a cat-and-mouse game with the law.

Besides him, actors Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor, Ishita Dutta and Mrunal Jadhav also return for the final instalment, with Jaideep Ahlawat joining the franchise as Rajveer Singh Tomar, a crime branch officer pursuing the case.

The franchise, adapted from the Mohanlal-starrer Malayalam hit, began with the late filmmaker Nishikant Kamat-directed Drishyam in 2015.

The story centres on Vijay Salgaonkar, a cable operator who goes to extraordinary lengths to protect his family after his daughter becomes involved in a crime.

The story continued with the 2022 movie Drishyam 2, which emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year.

Drishyam: The Conclusion is a Panorama Studios production presented by Star Studio18, and has been written by Abhishek, Aamil Keeyan Khan and Parveez Shaikh.