Jeethu Joseph

In this Indian name, the name Joseph is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jeethu.
Jeethu Joseph
Jeethu Joseph in 2021
Born (1972-11-10) 10 November 1972 (age 52)
Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active2007–present
SpouseLinta Jeethu
Children2

Jeethu Joseph (born 10 November 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.[1] He has also worked in a few Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. Jeethu made his directional debut with the 2007 police procedural, Detective. He is best known for creating the Drishyam franchise.[2] Drishyam became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, at its time of release. It was the first Malayalam film to cross the ₹50 crore mark, at the box office.[3] Drishyam 2 was released directly through Amazon Prime Video, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the prequel, it was highly acclaimed and appreciated, worldwide.

His other works include Mummy & Me (2010), My Boss (2012),[4] Life of Josutty (2015), Memories (2013),[5] Oozham (2016), Aadhi (2018) and Neru (2023). Jeethu made his Tamil debut with Papanasam (2015) which is a remake of his 2013 film Drishyam,[6][7] Hindi debut with The Body (2019),[8] and Telugu debut with Drushyam 2 (2021), which is a remake of his own directional Malayalam film of the same name.

  1. ^ "Detective – A clueless suspense thriller". IndiaGlitz. 19 February 2007. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007.
  2. ^ Gayathry (19 December 2013). "Mohanlal's Drishyam Releasing Today in 133 Theatres – Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ Nambidi, Parvathy. "Jeethu Joseph Has Back to Back Projects in His Kitty, Post Drishyam". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Mamta Mohandas to boss around Dileep". The Times of India. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Prithviraj act as a drunkard in Memories". Asianetindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. ^ Kamal Haasan to don Mohanlal's role in Drishyam remake? Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The New Indian Express. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. ^ Kamal Haasan to do Drishyam`s Tamil version. Sify. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Emraan Hashmi announces his next, The Body, a suspense thriller with Rishi Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Vedhika". Bollywood Hungama. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.