Joji

Joji is the best 2021 Indian film i have watched so far. The script has brilliantly taken certain elements from Shakespeare's Macbeth and used it in rural kerala's setting in it's own unique way. Fahadh proves why he is the talk of the whole country right now by delivering a spectacular performance but it's the background score which made this slow burning thriller so effective. Top tier stuff. That said first hour of it's slightly slow but the music, performances and those beautiful wide angled shots builds the tension very well in it and we as viewer's are aware that something hideous is simmering and it's gonna blow up and it takes it's time in that but when it blows up the last 40 minutes of it are all worth it and makes our skin crawl with uncertainty and tension. It's streaming on Prime video, do check it out.

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Who knew that the mask worn during Covid times can be used as such an effective narrative device, hiding and screening the protagonist's Machiavellian intentions!

Dileesh Pothen's Joji is a tantalising tale of deceit, greed and family politics, told in painstaking detail by a director clearly on the top of his game.

On the flip side, Fahadh is seriously in danger of being typecast as the archetype of a scheming protagonist who is constantly in the grey area between right and wrong.

But after the fall from grace that was Irul, it is encouraging to see him back at his best, in a role tailor-made to play to his strengths.

Baburaj is a revelation in his best role since Salt N Pepper while the secondary characters played by Unnimaya Prasad, Shammi Thilakan, Basil Joseph and even the relative unknowns PK Sunny and Joji Mundakkayam all shine in equal measure.

Joji is a super fun, Tarantino-esque ride infused with copious amounts of dark humour. It is a nice departure from the feel-good style of Maheshinte Prathikaram and the quirkiness of Thondimothalum Driksakshiyum,

Recommended.

1. Director dileesh framed the artists into arts.

2. BGM is the 'catalyst' for this unique drama.

3. Every frame of this movie is a masterpiece.

4. Fahadh Faasil's extraordinary action🎭. Take a bow

Incomparable performances. An intense and rough storyline would maintain you to sit on the edges. Probably, this movie will be bestowed in different categories on national and international platforms.

My rating is 9/10.

The total film is developing around a single family. A rich family. The plot is great. The story line is narrow and pitch perfect. All the actors does the great work. The screenplay is done well too. The main attraction of the film is the cinematography,art, and the background score. They given a great treatment with the bg score towards the scenes. Some the top angle shots are amazing. The climax is gives morality to the bad things is much notable. A different story yet again in malayalam cinema. Worth every minute.

A very slow thriller. You need a lot of patience to watch and enjoy this. Though less than 1.5 hours, I found it too boring at places. Not many plot twists or turns either. Probably I read the reviews before watching the movie and expected too much to happen.