Life Of Josutty Movie Review: No 'Drishyam' Magic, But Life At The Simplest!

Life Of Josutty is the family entertainer, which stars Dileep in the titular role. The movie is directed by Jeethu Joseph and written by Rajesh Varma. Life Of Josutty is produced by Jayalal Menon and Anil Biswas, under the banner Backwater Studios and distributed by Eros International.

Life Of Josutty Story

Josutty (Dileep) is the son of Joseph and Shoshamma. He belongs to a middle class farmer family and lives a content life. Gradually, Josutty falls in love with Jessy (Rachana Narayanankutty), who is his neighbour and childhood friend.

But after a series of incidents, Jessy is forced to leave Josutty and he marries Rose (Jyothi Krishna), a divorcee who works as a nurse in New Zealand, for the sake of his family. He immigrates to New Zealand with his wife and the following incidents forms the plot of the movie.

Cast

Dileep portrays Josutty with absolute perfection, with the right comical and emotional elements. The actor once again proves that he is an immensely talented actor, who just needs the right characters to express his skills.

Rachana Narayanankutty delivers a memorable performance as Jessy and shares a good chemistry with Dileep. Jyothi Krishna has neatly played Josutty's wife Rose.

Hareesh Perady, who essayed Josutty's father, mesmerises with his brilliant performance. The rest of the star cast include Suraj Venjarammoodu, Saju Navodaya, Sasi Kalinga, Sunil Sukhadha, Sudheer Karamana, Chembil Ashokan, Nobi, Krishna Prabha, Vijayakumari etc are good in their roles.

Script And Direction

The movie is directed by Jeethu Joseph. Jayalal Menon pens the story. Rajesh Varma has written the screenplay and dialogues. The team has beautifully portrayed the life of Josutty, and his transition from a villager to an NRI.

The first half of the movie is filled with some comical elements; which turns out a little artificial at certain points. Overall, the first half is entertaining. The movie gets back to the track when it reaches the interval, and the second half is more cinematic.

The movie falls into the slow pace with the excessive load of emotional elements and unnecessary scenes. The climax looks forced; but it may satisfy the audience who insists on a happy ending. But in a whole, Life Of Josutty makes a perfect family movie.

Jeethu Joseph has succeeded in portraying the simple life story of a common man interestingly, even without twists and turns. As he earlier stated, there is nothing extraordinary about the movie. Rajesh Varma deserves a special mention for the well-crafted script.

Technical Aspects

Ravichandran is the director of photography. The visuals have highly helped in making the life story of Josutty more lively and soulful. Ayoob Khan's editing is not up to the marks, as the movie turns tiresome with excessive emotional elements and unnecessary scenes.

Songs And Background Score

Songs and background score are composed by Anil Johnson. Santhosh Varma pens the lyrics. The song Mele Mele perfectly sinks in with the narration, while the rest are just okay. The perfect background score makes the movie soulful.

Verdict

Don't watch it expecting the Drishyam magic. It is just life, at the simplest.

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