Jeethu is of the view that in any movie one can find some similarities with themes in books or even films. There was another report that Drishyam was based on Akira Kurosawa's 'Rashomon'. Jeethu said 'Devotion to Suspect X' has the story revolving around two murders. Some industry people had reportedly asked Ekta's creative team to watch 'Drishyam', pointing out that some elements are similar to the Japanese author's book. He was reacting to reports that the Malayalam movie was reportedly inspired by Japanese author Keigo Higashino's book 'The Devotion of Suspect X', the rights of which Ekta Kapoor has acquired. 'I caught hold of the thought, situation and started thinking in terms of how this could work in cinema and that is where the seed for Drishyam germinated,' he said. Joseph said the person was explaining the problems of two families and how they were at each others throats and he wanted to be neutral and try to bring things around. It has not been inspired by any Japanese or Korean authors,' he told PTI.
'My movie is based on a thought, a situation narrated by a person during a meeting some 12 years ago. Chennai: Director Jeethu Joseph, who is riding high on the success of Mohanlal starrer 'Drishyam', on Tuesday refuted reports that his script drew inspiration from any Japanese or Korean authors' books.
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