Dropped cinema for my wife, says Jeethu Joseph
Jeethu Joseph is one of the front line directors in Malayalam cinema industry today. The director has made movies with some of the biggest stars like Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Prithviraj, Dileep, Suresh Gopi etc.
But before he was introduced to the glamour world of cinema, Jeethu Joseph had a very ordinary life. In a recent interview, he shared details about how he entered movies.
He said, “Back in 2007, I was very eager to join the film industry and learn direction. But my wife Linta was against it and I had to drop my cinema ambitions for her. Then I concentrated in farming and some family business but I was not successful in any of that.
Finally, circumstances and various other factors forced my wife to encourage me to join the industry. Then joined as an assistant to director Jayaraj and slowly everything fell in place.”
The director’s first movie was the investigative thriller Detective with Suresh Gopi playing a double role. Though the movie was not a commercial success, it was noted by the audience for the movie’s thrilling climax.
His next movie Mummy and Me, a family drama was an average success commercially.
His next release My Boss starring Dileep was a superhit movie. The humour in the movie worked terrifically and it showed the director’s unseen side.
Jeethu Joseph again returned back to his favourite turf, thriller with Memories. The movie starring Prithviraj was a blockbuster success and the director was heavily appreciated for the writing and the skillful direction.
In 2013, he joined hands with Mohanlal for the first time. Drishyam, a thrilling family drama was the industry’s biggest hits till that time. He then remade the movie in Tamil with Kamal Haasan in the lead. The movie was also a commercial success.
Jeethu Joseph’s last two releases Life of Josutty and Oozham were average successes at the box office.
The director’s next will be the launch vehicle of the much awaited star kid Pranav Mohanlal. This movie will again be an action thriller.
Apart from he is writing script for debutant Anzar Khan’s Lakshyam starring Biju Menon and Indrajith. He will be working with Biju Menon once again for a movie titled as Thaskaran, based on the real life of a thief in Kollam.
