Directed
by
Dileesh
Pothan
and
written
by
Syam
Pushkaran,
Joji
is
produced
by
Bhavana
Studios
in
association
with
Fahadh
Faasil
and
Friends
&
Working
Class
Hero.
This
much-awaiting
crime
drama
features
Fahadh
Faasil
alongside
Baburaj,
Shammi
Thilakan,
Alistair
Alex,
and
Unnimaya
Prasad,
Basil
Joseph
and
Sunny
PN
in
prominent
roles.
Amazon
Prime
Video
recently
dropped
the
riveting
trailer
of
Malayalam
crime
drama
Joji
and
it
has
been
receiving
rave
feedback
from
audiences
across
the
country.
Joji
brings
back
the
successful
team
director
Dileesh
Pothan,
writer
Syam
Pushkaran
and
actor
Fahadh
Faasil.
All
set
to
premiere
on
April
7
on
Amazon
Prime
Video,
the
plot
of
Joji
is
inspired
by
William
Shakespeare's
popular
tragedy,
Macbeth.
Speaking
about
the
idea
to
make
a
story
around
Macbeth,
director
Dileesh
said,
"During
the
lockdown
time,
thoughts
and
discussions
about
the
new
movie
were
very
much
live.
There
were
regulations
all
over
and
we
were
worried
about
how
long
the
pandemic
will
stay
and
how
it
will
affect
the
shooting
process.
We
thought
about
the
stories
in
confined
spaces
rather
than
on
a
vast
canvas.
Thus,
theatre
plays
came
into
our
reference
as
it
uses
the
minimum
space
for
storytelling.
I,
myself,
have
enacted
the
Banquet
scene
of
Macbeth
while
studying
theatre.
I
have
read
many
other
plays
on
Macbeth.
The
idea
of
Macbeth
inspired
us
a
lot.
But
the
plot
of
Macbeth
was
vast
and
it
had
very
little
connection
with
our
culture.
So,
we
decided
to
think
of
picking
the
idea,
leaving
the
plot
aside
and
ended
up
with
an
independent
plot."
Dileesh
reunited
with
award-winning
writer
Syam
Pushkaran
for
Joji,
elaborating
further
about
the
story,
the
director
said,
"JOJI
is
not
a
complete
adaptation
of
Macbeth.
After
the
plot
was
formed,
we
completely
focused
on
whatever
is
needed
for
the
development
of
the
plot,
without
bothering
about
the
structure
of
Macbeth.
It's
an
effort
to
make
a
movie
out
of
the
inspiration
we
had
from
Macbeth."
Set
in
contemporary
times,
the
story
revolves
around
Joji,
an
engineering
dropout
and
the
youngest
son
of
the
rich
plantation
family
who
lives
with
his
aspirations
of
becoming
a
super-wealthy
NRI.
But
his
father
sees
down
on
him
and
thinks
of
him
as
nothing
more
than
a
loser.
Driven
by
greed
and
blind
ambition,
Joji
finally
decides
to
execute
his
plans
following
an
unexpected
event
in
the
family.