New Delhi, May 10 -- The trailer for Drishyam 3, starring Mohanlal, was unveiled on Sunday, offering the clearest glimpse yet into the next instalment of one of Malayalam cinema's most successful thriller franchises and suggesting that Georgekutty's carefully constructed escape from justice may have come at a heavy personal cost.

Directed and written by Jeethu Joseph, the trailer points to a story shaped more by the emotional and psychological consequences of the events that have defined the series since the original Drishyam released in 2013.

The footage shows that while Georgekutty has escaped trial and has not been convicted for his mistakes, the incident has left him with a deep psychological scar. Throughout the trailer, he appears...