Life of Josutty

Life of Josutty , unlike typical Dileeep's slapstick comedy movies, is full of life. It takes one through the different phases of Josutty's life, shows how he learns new lessons on his life's journey, and how he becomes a grounded personality.

The movie carries a very good message that some times we do not have control over our own life, we do not have choices, and we have to choose what is given.

In the movie, most characters are rounded. No characters can not be blamed for the decisions they make. They just flow in the current of life.

It flows smooth like a river.

My rating 8/10

TL;DR : Life of Josutty is a unique take on a cliché story that contributed to hundreds of similar Malayalam movies - but this one feels better and it goes beyond the boundaries.

This story of this movie has some truth to it which is beautifully portrayed around the life circumstances of the lead character Josutty. All of the actors did an excellent job with their given roles and overall, the flow of story in the movie feels natural and relate- able to real life stories in terms of how many women ( and men ) succumb to the pressure of society and upholding family values by giving up their dreams.

The writer did an excellent job in portraying every character in their own right. Like Josutty's father advised to him, the story provokes viewers to take a second and see the situations from the other parties perspective. Even though, some acts can be seen as immoral / controversial, there is no one evil in any of the characters in the movie. The story sheds some light on the truth that we humans are little bit selfish about our own priorities - which is not necessarily same for everyone. For Rose, it was about being with the guy she loved, for Priya it was about upholding the integrity of her family and hence conforming to her family members expectations of her.

The cinematography and choice of locations in this movie deserves a special mention. The beauty around the hills and dams / lakes of Idukki and Auckland was nicely captured. These locations and the way they were presented definitely played an important role in keeping up the vibe of the movie.

The songs were nice, it synced with story and the sceneries.

Definitely, this movie deserves a spot in top 10 Malayalam movie for the year 2015.

I rate it a solid 8/10.

Josutty(Dileep) narrates his story throughout the film with a voiceover where he lives in kattapanna with his family consisting of his father(Hareesh peradi), mother, sister and brother in law(suraj) and a younger sister(krishnaprabha). He has a love interest jessy(rachana narayankutty) who he had to sacrifice due to his financial problems. One day, his schoolteacher (sasi kalinga) offers him a marriage proposal of a divorcee girl named rose(jyothi) who works as a nurse in new Zealand and tells him that this marriage would solve his financial issues. To save his family from the debts, he agrees for the wedding and after few months, he leaves to new Zealand. Rest of the movie is how josutty transforms into a simple and innocent villager into a successful NRI.

Dileep as Josutty in the beginning repeats his kunjaadu act in a lite manner, but later gives a mature performance towards the end. Hareesh peradi was brilliant as the nanmamaram dad. Chempil ashokan as josutty's friend in new zealand was also good. The cinematography and locations of kattapanna in first half and new zealand in second half are very good.

The first half has some situational comedy which was pretty good. The second half where the story shifts to new zealand has some fish out of water comedy but none works. The film goes on a serious note when josutty gets seperated from rose a🙏most of the proceedings at that time turns melodramatic. Length is also another issue. Also the climax, with nayanthara's cameo looked convoluted.

On the whole, life of josutty is a long and melodramatic fictional autobiography which was saved by jeethu joseph's direction, cinematography and locations.

Life of Josutty sometimes reminds me of the serials we have. But Jeethu Joseph's frames have always been mediocre at best in the absence of someone like Sujith Vasudev. And his staging isn't so good.

I loved the story. A story of someone poor becoming successful have always been one of my favorites. Most of the cast did a decent job. But Dileep nailed it. May be because of the lack of popularity, Dileep's portrayal of Josutty is often overlooked.

Yes, the movie has a lot of flaws. But it's still has some soul. Watch it for the story and Dileep's performance.

A neat movie. Feel good Film. Very nice script and superb acting. I like this movie very much. Life of Josutty was nice to see in which the emotions and relationships were well scripted with cool visuals.