Noby and Saju Navodaya are the men in charge of the comic department.
In my view both were equally good in their respective roles. The baton is handed over to Jyothi Krishna in the second half. There are two female leads with Rachana getting the lion’s share of the screen presence in the first half. Its not the slapstick humour that we have seen from many of Dileep’s earlier films but a different one matching the situations.Įntrusting the character of Josootty in the hands of Dileep was a safe bet as the actor has portrayed the role with ease without making it look a dull one. The humour side and fun element in the first half worked out quite well. On the making side, Jeethu has kept things simple and follow it right through. It is here that the film somewhat falter. All those simple and humorous situations takes a backseat as the film shift its primary location from the village of Kattapana in Idukky to the scenic beauty of Auckland in New Zealand. Its the latter half where the film gets a new makeover and has a totally different feel from what we saw in the first one hour. The first half has all these elements that doesn’t make for a compelling watch but still there is a positive vibe around the pre-interval session to make for a decent watch. READ ALSO | Shah Rukh Khan is doing car stunts in his upcoming Movieĭirector has chosen humour, fun, sentiments and how relationships affect one’s life in conveying the story. Various phases of his life and the people who pass through his life and who influences the character molding of the man is narrated in the movie. The film portray Josootty’s life from childhood to an age around forty. Josootty by nature is a God fearing man, very good at heart and down to earth. There is a feel good factor in the film for most of the pre interval portion and from thereon it is an extended narration of the story that somewhat makes the flow of the film slow and boring as well. Jeethu Joseph after Drishyam and its Tamil remake return with a somewhat ordinary and simple film.
The title protagonist in Life of Josootty is one such character and the film wants to convey this self realization for him.Īs the tagline of the movie says, its an autobiography tracking the thirty years of a person. There are people who migrate to foreign lands, spend some good years of their life there, earn some bucks to be secured and finally return to their homeland realising the obvious fact that they do not belong there. The title protagonist in Life of Josootty is one such character and…