Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Shriya Saran Reflects on Drishyam 3’s Emotional Farewell
Shriya Saran has played Nandini in the Drishyam films for 11 years.
She said she works hard to understand what her character is feeling in each scene.
In the latest film, Nandini feels helpless because she senses something is wrong but cannot understand it soon enough.
Nandini does not say much, so Shriya used her eyes and expressions to show what she felt.
Shriya said the last day of filming felt sad because she might not play Nandini again.
The cast and crew also felt emotional as they finished the film.
She was also happy that they had made a good movie.
She praised Ajay Devgn for his acting and for being supportive of other actors.
During an earlier film, the crew helped her spend time with her young daughter.
Shriya Saran said playing Nandini across the Drishyam films required her to revisit the character’s backstory, tone and emotions.
For Drishyam: The Conclusion, she centred Nandini’s emotional journey on a mother’s helplessness when she senses something is wrong but cannot help in time.
Because Nandini speaks little, Saran said she conveyed much of the character’s feelings through her eyes, body language and silences.
Saran described the final shoot as heavy and emotional, while also feeling glad that the cast had made a good film.
She praised Ajay Devgn’s expressive acting and generosity with fellow actors, and recalled the crew accommodating her needs as a new mother during Drishyam 2.
- Who
- Actor Shriya Saran, who plays Nandini Salgaonkar, discussed the film and her co-star Ajay Devgn.
- What
- Saran described her approach to playing Nandini and the emotional final day of filming Drishyam: The Conclusion.
- When
- The interview was published in connection with Drishyam: The Conclusion; Saran said she had played Nandini for 11 years.
- Where
- The account discusses the Drishyam films; Saran recalled filming Drishyam 2 in Goa.
- Why
- Saran said the final shoot felt heavy because she realised she might never play these characters again.
A difficult goodbye
A meaningful completion
The final shoot
A difficult goodbye
Saran said it was hard to imagine that she might never play Nandini again, and described the moment as a heavy feeling.
A meaningful completion
She also felt beautiful satisfaction because the cast and crew believed they had made a good film.
- Actor
- Shriya Saran
- Character
- Nandini Salgaonkar
- Franchise timeline
- Saran said she had played Nandini for 11 years.
- Final film discussed
- Drishyam: The Conclusion
- Nandini’s central emotion
- Helplessness at sensing that someone needs help but not understanding in time.
- Ajay Devgn’s role
- He plays Vijay Salgaonkar, Nandini’s onscreen husband.
- Earlier filming
- During Drishyam 2, Saran’s daughter was eight months old; the crew arranged her shoot around the child’s sleep.