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{{Infobox film
| name = Life of Josutty
| image = Life of Josutty poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Jeethu Joseph]]
| producer = Jayalal Menon Anil Biswas [[Sunil Lulla]]
| screenplay = Rajesh Varma
| story = Jayalal Menon
| starring = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] [[Jyothi Krishna (actress)|Jyothi Krishna]] [[Rachana Narayanankutty|Rachana]] Renjini Rupesh
| narrator = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]
| music = [[Anil Johnson]]
| cinematography = Ravichandran
| editing = Ayoob Khan
| studio = [[Eros International]] Backwater Studios
| distributor = [[Eros International]] Popcorn Entertainments, Tricolor Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|09|24}}
| runtime = 166 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Life of Josutty''''' is a 2015 Malayalam language [[family drama]] film directed by [[Jeethu Joseph]]. The film stars [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] in the title role along with a supporting cast consisting of [[Jyothi Krishna (actress)|Jyothi Krishna]], [[Rachana Narayanankutty]], Renjini Rupesh, Hareesh Perady and Chempil Asokan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-location-life-of-josutty/article6940587.ece|title=Life of Josutty|date=27 February 2015|first=Vijay|last=George|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=14 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/south-masala/Exclusive-Jeethu-joins-Prithviraj-for-action-saga/articleshow/47976981.cms|title=Exclusive: Jeethu joins Prithviraj for action saga|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Kashmiri-beauty-Aqsa-in-Life-of-Josutty/articleshow/48188070.cms|title=Kashmiri beauty Aqsa in Life of Josutty|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=1 August 2015}}</ref> The story is formatted with commentaries from the protagonist. The screenplay and dialogue are written by Rajesh Varma. The film is co-produced and released by [[Eros International]], it is their debut production and distribution in Malayalam cinema.<ref name=finexpress>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/indian-markets/eros-shares-gain-after-maiden-malayalam-movie-venture-life-of-josutty-announcement/129262/|title=Eros shares gain after maiden Malayalam movie venture 'Life of Josutty' announcement|accessdate=13 September 2015|publisher=Financial Express|date=2 September 2015}}</ref> ''Life of Josutty'' released on 24 September 2015 and met with generally positive reviews.<ref name=review/>

==Plot==
Josutty ([[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]) is the son of Joseph and Shoshamma. He belongs to a middle class traditional Christian farmer family in [[Kattappana]], [[Idukki]]. As a child he desired to become a priest. But he falls in love with Jessy ([[Rachana Narayanankutty]]), his neighbor and childhood friend. Josutty is a sixth standard dropout and from a poor background, the reason why Jessy's dad refuses to marry her off to Josutty. Jessy was ready to go against her father and marry Josutty, but he doesn't want their families to suffer because of them. Later, Jessy married and moved on. Josutty's family was in deep debt and had sister to marry off, yielding to the advice from his friends and relatives he agrees to marry Rose ([[Jyothi Krishna (actress)|Jyothi Krishna]]), a divorcée nurse settled in [[New Zealand]]. After the marriage, he travels to [[Rotorua]] in New Zealand to join his wife. Upon reaching there, Josutty's life turns upside down. Rose's [[Bipolar disorder|bipolar]] character confuses Josutty and later he finds out his wife is pursuing an [[Extramarital sex|extramarital]] life with her former boyfriend. All of a sudden he realizes that he is a "total [[Square (slang)|square]]" and that everything he believed to be true throughout life was wrong and he vows to make money. His friend Priya and Devassy helps him to run a restaurant and he slowly grows economically. He falls for Priya and works for nine years in New Zealand. He proposes to Priya once but Priya confesses with grief that still her marriage status with her far staying and [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] husband cannot be changed. After his father's death he goes back to Kattappana facing repressed realities of emptiness in his life from the passing away of his mother, father and close friend. There he meets a door to door sales woman([[Nayantara]]) and marries her and vows to have more children than his first love and neighbor Jessy with the intent to "live life to the fullest".

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Josutty
* Renjini Rupesh as Priya
* [[Jyothi Krishna (actress)|Jyothi Krishna]] as Rose
* [[Chembil Ashokan]] as Devassy
* [[Hareesh Peradi]] as Joseph
* Noby Markose as Geevarghese
* [[Nayanthara]] as Swapna (Cameo)
* [[Rachana Narayanankutty]] as Jessymol
* Vijayakumari as Soshamma
* Aqsa Bhatt as Angel/Devil
* [[Krishna Praba]] as Mollykutty
* [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] as Varkey
* [[Resmi anil]] as kochu rani
* [[Koottickal Jayachandran]]
* [[Saju Navodaya]] as Rameshan
* Nandu Pothuval as broker Stepehn
* [[P. Balachandran]] as Peelipose, Jessy's Father
* [[Pranav Mohanlal]] Cameo mirror appearance
* [[Santhakumari]] as Geevarghese's Mother
* [[Sasi Kalinga]] as Narayanan Master
* [[Sunil Sukhada]] as Fr. Gabriel
* [[Sudheer Karamana]] as Mathachan
* [[Jeethu Joseph]] in a cameo
* [[Gaurav Menon]] as young Josutty
* [Gauri] as young Jessy
* [[Nandana Varma]] as young Jessy{{colend}}[[imdbname:8527630|Nandana Varma]]

== Marketing ==
The teaser of ''Life of Josutty'' released on 31 August and featured all actors in the film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jose|first1=Sachin|title='Life of Josutty' Teaser Released; Introduces Dileep and Other Actors|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/life-josutty-teaser-released-introduces-dileep-other-actors-644885|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=International Business Times|date=31 August 2015}}</ref> [[Eros International]]'s share value surged by 3.98% at the stock market, immediately after the announcement of this film.<ref name=finexpress/> The trailer of film released on 2 September, telling that there is no twist or suspense in the film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jayaram|first1=Deepika|title=The trailer of Life of Josutty is out!|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/The-trailer-of-Life-of-Josutty-is-out/articleshow/48774255.cms|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=The Times of India|date=2 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jose|first1=Sachin|title='Life of Josutty' Trailer Featuring Dileep Released; No Twist, No Suspense|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/life-josutty-trailer-featuring-dileep-released-no-twist-no-suspense-645299|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=International Business Times|date=3 September 2015}}</ref> Film's audio is released on 4 September.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Soman|first1=Deepa|title=Life of Josutty songs out|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Life-of-Josutty-songs-out/articleshow/48800615.cms|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=The Times of India|date=5 September 2015}}</ref> First video song "Mele Mele" released on 10 September.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vasudevan|first1=Aishwarya|title=Mele Mele song from Life of Josutty: Shreya Ghoshal's rendition is beautiful|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Mele-Mele-song-from-Life-of-Josutty-Shreya-Ghoshals-rendition-is-beautiful/articleshow/48897775.cms|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=The Times of India|date=10 September 2015}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical reception===
Upon release it received positive critical response.<ref name=review>{{cite news|author1=Sachin Jose|title='Life of Josutty' movie review round-up: A perfect family entertainer|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/life-josutty-movie-review-round-perfect-family-entertainer-647914|accessdate=30 September 2015|agency=[[International Business Times]]|date=24 September 2015}}</ref> ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' rated 3.25 out of 5 stars and concluded "Josutty inspires, and in more ways than one, makes for a good structured story; something that is largely eclipsed by mass entertainers".<ref>{{cite news|author=Arathi Kannan|title=Life of Josutty: The circle of life|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/life-of-josutty-dileep-jeethu-joseph-drishyam-rachana-malayalam-movies.html|accessdate=30 September 2015|agency=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=26 September 2015}}{{Rating|3.5|5|score=3.25/5 stars}}</ref> ''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated 3 out of 5 stars and called it "impressive" and concluded "On the whole, with Life of Josutty, director Jeethu Joseph carries on his good form that he showed in Drishyam giving Dileep one of the best characters of his career".<ref>{{cite web|author=Paresh C. Palicha|title=Review: Life of Josutty impresses|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-life-of-josutty-impresses/20150925.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=30 September 2015|date=25 September 2015}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]'' rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It is to Joseph's credit that in today's changing times he has gone ahead and presented us with a simple, slice of life tale, managing to emerge a winner to a large extent".<ref>{{cite news|author=Sethumadhavan N|title=MOVIE REVIEW: LIFE OF JOSUTTY|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/reviews/Movie-Review-Life-of-Josutty/articleshow/49107963.cms|accessdate=30 September 2015|agency=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|date=25 September 2015}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' awarded 3 out of 5 stars and said "Jeethu Joseph has once again come up with a good cinema. The makers' repeated warning that there is no twist of suspense is very much true. Its life - slow and steady like the beat of the heart".<ref>{{cite web|title=Life of Josutty Movie Review - Its life - slow and steady|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/life-of-josutty-malayalam-movie-review-19725.html|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=30 September 2015|date=24 September 2015}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> ''[[One India|Filmibeat.com]]'' rated 3 out of 5 stars and said "The movie falls into the slow pace with the excessive load of emotional elements and unnecessary scenes. The climax looks forced; but it may satisfy the audience who insists on a happy ending. But in a whole, Life Of Josutty makes a perfect family movie".<ref>{{cite web|author=Akhila Menon|title=Life Of Josutty Movie Review: No 'Drishyam' Magic, But Life At The Simplest!|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2015/life-of-josutty-movie-review-dileep-jeethu-joseph-strikes-again-199323.html|publisher=Filmibeat.com|accessdate=30 September 2015|date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

''[[The New Indian Express]]'' stated "The film is monotonous till the end. The flow is smooth in the first half which is made interesting with comic sequences. In the second half, it takes more time to narrate the story, hence lags".<ref>{{cite news|author=Pramod Thomas|title=The Humdrum Life of Josutty|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/The-Humdrum-Life-of-Josutty/2015/09/27/article3049359.ece|accessdate=30 September 2015|agency=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=27 September 2015}}</ref> ''Nowrunning.com'' rated 2 out of 5 stars and commented "'Life of Josutty' is a non-toxic film that in no way spoils. But with a nonchalant story and script that gets progressively run of the mill as it goes, the film qualifies at best for an apathetic watch".<ref name =review2>{{cite web|author=Veeyen|title=Life of Josutty Review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/16250/malayalam/life-of-josutty/5228/review/|publisher=Nowrunning.com|date=27 September 2015}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref>

===Box office===
The film released on 24 September, grossed {{INR Convert|9.70|c}} from all over India in 15 days, of which {{INRConvert|8.80|c}} was collected from [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Anu James|title=Kerala box office collection: 'Ennu Ninte Moideen', 'Kunjiramayanam', 'Life of Josutty' do good business|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-box-office-collection-ennu-ninte-moideen-kunjiramayanam-life-josutty-do-good-649736|accessdate=11 October 2015|agency=[[International Business Times]]|date=8 October 2015}}</ref> The satellite right was bought by [[Surya TV]] for an amount of {{INR Convert|5.5|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Anu James|title=Sun Network buys satellite rights of 'Pathemari', 'Kanal', 'Amar Akbar Anthony', other Malayalam films|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sun-network-buys-satellite-rights-pathemari-kanal-amar-akbar-anthony-other-malayalam-films-649705|accessdate=11 October 2015|agency=[[International Business Times]]|date=8 October 2015}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Life of Josutty
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Life of Josutty
| artist = [[Anil Johnson]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 26 March 2015
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=25|s=32}}
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| label =
| producer = [[Anil Johnson]]
| prev_title = [[Onnum Mindathe]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
The soundtrack is composed by [[Anil Johnson]] which comprises five songs. The singers include [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Najim Arshad]] and Sangeetha Prabhu.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Deepa Soman|title=Life of Josutty songs out|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Life-of-Josutty-songs-out/articleshow/48800615.cms|accessdate=11 October 2015|agency=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 September 2015}}</ref>

The first video song "Mele Mele" sung by Shreya Ghoshal was released in September first week. The song shows the transition of Josutty (Dileep) and Jessy (Rachana), from their childhood days to adulthood. It is penned by lyricist Santosh Varma.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Aishwarya Vasudevan|title=Mele Mele song from Life of Josutty: Shreya Ghoshal's rendition is beautiful|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Mele-Mele-song-from-Life-of-Josutty-Shreya-Ghoshals-rendition-is-beautiful/articleshow/48897775.cms|accessdate=11 October 2015|agency=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 September 2015}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 25:22
| title1 = Mele Mele (Solo)
| lyrics1 = Santhosh Varma
| extra1 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| length1 = 4:59
| title2 = Ketoo Njan (Duet)
| lyrics2 = Santhosh Varma
| extra2 = [[Najim Arshad]], Sangeeta Prabhu
| length2 = 5:14
| title3 = Kalaame
| lyrics3 = Santhosh Varma
| extra3 = [[Vijay Yesudas]]
| length3 = 4:55
| title4 = Mele Mele (Duet)
| lyrics4 = Santhosh Varma
| extra4 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Najim Arshad]]
| length4 = 5:00
| title5 = Ketoo Njan (Solo)
| lyrics5 = Santhosh Varma
| extra5 = Sangeeta Prabhu
| length5 = 5:14
}}

==Awards& Nominations==
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
* Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam]] -[[Shreya Ghoshal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=4961322}}
* {{facebook|LifeOfJosutty}}
{{Jeethu Joseph}}

[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in New Zealand]]

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