Cast: Dileep, Jyothi Krishna, Rachana Narayanankutty
Direction: Jeethu Joseph
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Synopsis: The
film narrates the story of a high-school dropout from Idukki who leads a
simple life until he marries Rose, a divorced nurse, and goes to New
Zealand.
Review: Jeethu Joseph's Life of Josutty has a disclaimer that viewers shouldn't expect twists or suspense. It's one of those simpleton-transforms-into a manipulative realist movie, with a cool exterior and undercurrents of tension. While the central character is uprooted and planted in New Zealand midway through the film, he isn't someone who becomes nostalgic and seeks redemption in his homeland.
Josutty and Tessymol grew up together and aspired to get married. But her dad's opposition and Josutty's laidback attitude ended their relationship. Financial
burden forces him to marry an NRI nurse named Rose, who takes him to
New Zealand after their wedding. A set of life-changing experiences in
the country kills his selfless persona and there emerges a new man,
though the Idukki residue isn't completely wiped out.
Life of Josutty is a movie put together for the family audience, but also for those who understand that our society has changed and how today's youth have new issues and outlooks. Some of them can be hard-hitting for the conservative lot. For instance, a priest advises Josutty before marriage to realize that the 'age of virgins is over' and the film also hints at the predicament of those married to people without a straight sexual inclination, but continue the relationship to save the family.
Review: Jeethu Joseph's Life of Josutty has a disclaimer that viewers shouldn't expect twists or suspense. It's one of those simpleton-transforms-into a manipulative realist movie, with a cool exterior and undercurrents of tension. While the central character is uprooted and planted in New Zealand midway through the film, he isn't someone who becomes nostalgic and seeks redemption in his homeland.
Josutty and Tessymol grew up together and aspired to get married. But her dad's opposition and Josutty's laidback attitude ended their relationship. Financial
burden forces him to marry an NRI nurse named Rose, who takes him to
New Zealand after their wedding. A set of life-changing experiences in
the country kills his selfless persona and there emerges a new man,
though the Idukki residue isn't completely wiped out.Life of Josutty is a movie put together for the family audience, but also for those who understand that our society has changed and how today's youth have new issues and outlooks. Some of them can be hard-hitting for the conservative lot. For instance, a priest advises Josutty before marriage to realize that the 'age of virgins is over' and the film also hints at the predicament of those married to people without a straight sexual inclination, but continue the relationship to save the family.
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