Joseph (2018 film)

Joseph
Theatrical release poster
Directed byM. Padmakumar
Written byShahi Kabir
Produced byJoju George
StarringJoju George
Dileesh Pothan
Athmiya Rajan
Malavika Menon
Madhuri Braganza
CinematographyManesh Madhavan
Edited byKiran Das
Music byRanjin Raj
Anil Johnson
Production
company
Appu Pathu Pappu Production
Distributed byShowbiz Studios
Release date
  • 16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Joseph is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film directed by M. Padmakumar and written by Shahi Kabir.[1] It stars Joju George, Dileesh Pothan, Irshad, Athmiya Rajan, Johny Antony, Sudhi Koppa, Malavika Menon, and Madhuri Braganza.[2]

The story, an investigation thriller, develops through the life of four retired policemen. Some scenes in movie (the double crime scene in beginning) is based on real life experience from the writer, Shahi Kabir.[3][4] Joju won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor and also won Special Mention in the National Awards. The film was remade in Tamil as Visithiran (2022), in Telugu as Sekhar (2022), and in Kannada as Ravi Bopanna (2022). A Hindi remake is also being made with Sunny Deol in the lead.

  1. ^ "Joju George's Joseph commences shoot". The New Indian Express. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "JMammootty unveils the first look of Joju George starrer 'Joseph'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ M, Athira (30 November 2018). "Shahi Kabir makes headlines as a scenarist in Malayalam cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ^ "MOVIES 'Joju George's poster from the film Joseph is intense'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 June 2018.