Rambabu signing a register at the newly constructed Rajavaram police station. As he leaves, a flashback shows him during the construction of the station with a shovel in hand, indicating that Varun's body is hidden in the building's foundation. Cast Venkatesh as Rambabu Meena as Jyothi Nadhiya as I.G.Geetha Prabhakar Naresh as Prabhakar Kruthika Jayakumar as Anju Esther Anil as Anu Ravi Kale as Constable Veerabhadram Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Head Constable Roshan Basheer as Varun Chaitanya Krishna as Rajesh Benerjee as New Sub Inspector Kasi Viswanath as Restaurant Owner Sameer Hasan as Sub Inspector Naveen Kumar Chalapathi Rao as Jyothi's father Annapurna as Jyothi's Mother Sapthagiri as Simhadri Jogi Naidu as Hotel Supervisor Chitram Seenu as Bus Owner Murali Prasanna Kumar as Contractor Deekshithulu as Swamy Sachidananda Kadambari Kiran as Bus Conductor Naidu Gopi as Hotel Babai Uttej as Movie Theater Operator Production Development Rajkumar Sethupathi acquired the rights to remake Jeethu Joseph Malayalam film Drishyam (2013), which starred Mohanlal, Meena and Asha Sarath. Following Kamal Haasan suggestion, Sethupathi chose Daggubati Venkatesh to play the lead role in the Telugu version. Haasan previously met Venkatesh in Goa and advised him to act in a film that challenges him as an actor. Venkatesh, along with his brother Daggubati Suresh Babu, then watched Drishyam. Suresh Babu joined Sethupathi as a co-producer, while Sripriya was approached to direct the film. This was Venkatesh's first collaboration with a female director. It was also his first non-commercial film. Based on Sripriya's and Sethupathi's previous collaboration with Suresh Balaje and George Pius's Wide Angle Creations (on Malini 22 Palayamkottai), the production house was given the contract for this film. After Drishyam Telugu remake was confirmed, Haasan called Venkatesh to tell him that he was happy that Venkatesh was going to play Mohanlal's role from the original. After considering other potential titles, Drushyam was finalised because of its relevance to the film's storyline. 'Darling' Swami and the Paruchuri brothers wrote the dialogues. The film had its formal launch ceremony on 21 February 2014 in Hyderabad. Sharreth composed the music. S. Gopal Reddy took charge of the film's cinematography and Marthand K. Venkatesh its editing. With this film, Suresh Productions completed its golden jubilee in Telugu cinema as a production and distribution company. Casting Meena reprised her role from the original, marking her comeback to Telugu cinema after sixteen years. It was her fifth collaboration with Venkatesh.