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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Indian name|Jeethu|Joseph}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jeethu Joseph
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|11|10}}
| birth_place = [[Mutholapuram]], [[Piravom]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|producer}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| alma mater = [[St. Berchmans College|SB College, Changanassery]]<br>[[Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha]]
| spouse = Linta Jeethu
| children = 2
}}

'''Jeethu Joseph''' (born 10 November 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Detective – A clueless suspense thriller |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/8900.html |work=IndiaGlitz |date=19 February 2007 }}</ref> He has also worked in a few [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Bollywood]] films. Jeethu made his directional debut with the 2007 [[police procedural]] film ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]'' and later went on to direct seven successful films: the family drama ''[[Mummy & Me]]'' (2010), the comedy ''[[My Boss]]'' (2012), the thriller ''[[Memories (Malayalam film)|Memories]]'' (2013), the family-thriller ''[[Drishyam]]'' (2013), the revenge-drama ''[[Oozham (2016 film)|Oozham]]'' (2016), the action-thriller ''[[Aadhi]]'' (2018), and the sequel to ''Drishyam'', ''[[Drishyam 2]]'' (2021).<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenage blues |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article100690.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mamta Mohandas to boss around Dileep |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-07/news-interviews/30257021_1_mamta-mohandas-mohanlal-dileep |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806115204/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-07/news-interviews/30257021_1_mamta-mohandas-mohanlal-dileep |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 August 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 October 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Prithviraj act as a drunkard in Memories |url=http://asianetindia.com/prithviraj-act-as-a-drunkard-in-memories/ |publisher=Asianetindia.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Gayathry |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/mohanlal-movie-drishyam-releasing-today-133-theaters-127614.html |title=Mohanlal's Drishyam Releasing Today in 133 Theatres – Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=19 December 2013 |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> Jeethu gained popularity after the release of ''Drishyam'', which became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, it was the first Malayalam film to cross {{INR}}50 crore mark at the box office.<ref name="newindianexpress1">{{cite web|last=Nambidi |first=Parvathy |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Jeethu-Joseph-Has-Back-to-Back-Projects-in-His-Kitty-Post-Drishyam/2014/01/28/article2024349.ece#.UyKfzj-Syi4 |title=Jeethu Joseph Has Back to Back Projects in His Kitty, Post Drishyam |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> Jeethu made his [[Tamil film|Tamil]] debut with ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' (2015)<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Kamal-Haasan-to-don-Mohanlals-role-in-Drishyam-remake/2014/01/30/article2026943.ece Kamal Haasan to don Mohanlal's role in Drishyam remake?]. ''[[The New Indian Express]]''. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/kamal-haasan-to-do-drishyam-s-tamil-version-news-malayalam-ob5jTIbbdeesi.html Kamal Haasan to do Drishyam`s Tamil version]. ''[[Sify]]''. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.</ref > and [[Hindi]] with ''[[The Body (2019 film)|The Body]]''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/emraan-hashmi-announces-next-body-suspense-thriller-rishi-kapoor-sobhita-dhulipala-vedhika|title=Emraan Hashmi announces his next, The Body, a suspense thriller with Rishi Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Vedhika|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=8 November 2019|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Jeethu was born in a [[Syro-Malabar Catholic]] family in Mutholapuram, Muvattupuzha taluk to Leelamma and V. Joseph, ex-MLA of Muvattupuzha. Jeethu wanted to attend the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) although his father wanted him to become an engineer. He attended Fathima Matha English Medium School and later graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from [[Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha]].<ref name="thehindu1" />

==Career==
===Early works===
Jeethu Joseph started as an assistant director to [[Jayaraj]] in the film ''Bheebhathsam''. After that, he got a chance to direct a film starring [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] but it did not materialize and he was back where he started.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web|author=Shilpa Nair Anand |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bankable-brand/article5586501.ece |title=Bankable brand |work=The Hindu |date=17 January 2014 |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> Meanwhile, Jeethu developed the one-line plot of ''Detective.'' But after failing to find any producers, his mother Leelamma Joseph offered to co-produce the film, which became his debut directorial. A month into the project, a producer evinced interest and took on the production. ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]'' was released in 2007. The film fared well at the box-office.<ref name="thehindu1" />

His next film ''[[Mummy & Me]]'' was a success at the box-office. ''Mummy and Me'', although it took close to three years in the making, marked a turning point in his career as director. "My first film was easy compared to the struggle I had to go through for my second, ''Mummy and Me''." There were offers to make films like ''Detective'', but Jeethu declined. "I wanted to do a different film" It was for this reason that, though he had one line scripts of ''Mummy and Me'' and ''Memories'' ready in 2008, he chose to make ''Mummy and Me''.<ref name="thehindu1" />

His third film ''[[My Boss]]'' was also a success in theatres. Jeethu's fourth movie ''[[Memories (Malayalam film)|Memories]]'', a suspense thriller, was released in 2013 which did well in box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=15040095&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3|title=Manorama Online - Home|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/movie-reviews/Memories/movie-review/21757526.cms |title=Memories movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref>

=== Post ''Drishyam''===
Towards the end of 2013, the drama-thriller ''[[Drishyam]]'' starring [[Mohanlal]] was released, which was well received critically and commercially. It was the highest-grossing Malayalam film, until 2016, and the first Malayalam film to cross {{INR}}50 crore mark at the box office.<ref name="newindianexpress1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/><ref name="deccanchronicle1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140304/entertainment-mollywood/article/my-script-drishyam-original-jeethu-joseph?page=show|title=My script for 'Drishyam' is original: Jeethu Joseph|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=4 March 2014|access-date=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/Drishyam/movie-review/27751094.cms |title=Drishyam movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> ''Drishyam'' was remade in Tamil by Jeethu with [[Kamal Haasan]] enacting Mohanlal's role. It was also remade to Telugu, Kannada and Hindi by other directors.<ref name="deccanchronicle1" /> Jeethu then directed Dileep-starrer ''[[Life of Josutty]]''.

==Personal life==
Jeethu married Linta and they have two children. Linta is a [[costume designer]] in Malayalam cinema.

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Title
! colspan="3"|Credited as
! rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
! Director
! Writer
! Producer
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Detective (2007 film)|Detective]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Mummy & Me]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[My Boss]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Memories (Malayalam film)|Memories]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Drishyam]]''||{{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Papanasam (film)|Papanasam]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || Debut Tamil film<br />Remake of ''Drishyam''
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Life of Josutty]]'' || {{yes}} || ||
|
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Oozham (2016 film)|Oozham]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Lakshyam (2017 film)|Lakshyam]]'' || || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Aadhi]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|-
|2019
|''[[Mr. & Ms. Rowdy]]'' || {{yes}}
|| || {{yes}}
||
|-
| 2019 ||''[[The Body (2019 film)|The Body]]''|| {{yes}} || || || Debut Hindi film
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Thambi (2019 film)|Thambi]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || Tamil film
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Drishyam 2]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Drushyam 2]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || || Debut Telugu film<br />Remake of ''Drishyam 2''
|-
| {{TBA}} || ''[[Mohanlal filmography|12th Man]]'' || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| {{TBA}} || ''[[Ram (film)|Ram]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || ||
|}

==Awards==
* 2013 – [[44th Kerala State Film Awards]] - [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Popular Film]] - ''[[Drishyam]]''
* 2013 – [[Vanitha Film Awards]] – Best Director – ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite web|author=BreakingMovies |url=http://breakingmovies.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-2014.html |title=Breaking Movies : TTK Prestige – Vanitha Film Awards 2014 ~ Complete Winners List |publisher=Breakingmovies.blogspot.com.au |date=6 January 2014 |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards |title=TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards: Shobhana, Prithviraj win best actor, actress awards |publisher=Kerala9.com |date=20 January 2014 |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref>
* 2013 – [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]] – Best Director – ''[[Drishyam]]''<ref>{{cite web|author=Gayathry |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2014/atlas-kerala-film-critics-awards-2013-winners-list-130960-pg4.html |title=Jeethu Joseph Bags Best Director Award – Oneindia Entertainment |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=30 January 2014 |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Drishyam-Bags-Kerala-Film-Critics-Association-Awards/2014/01/30/article2027269.ece |title='Drishyam' Bags Kerala Film Critics Association Awards |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref>
* 2013 – Jaihind TV Film Awards – Best Director – ''[[Drishyam]]''
* 2013 - [[South Indian International Movie Awards]] - Best Director - [[Drishyam]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2572228}}

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Anu priya22 at 07:34, 26 November 2023