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Joji review: Slow-burn family drama
Dileesh Pothanâs
Joji opens with the vast green expanse of Kottayam and narrow, sinewy roads leading to the grand Panachel family residence. While the film is set in the pandemic era, itâs clear very early on that the real malaise lies within the walls of the dark, brooding house.
Joji is loosely inspired from Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth and has an operatic mood to it.
PK Kuttapan Panachel is the patriarch of the family. He exudes brute strength, literally and metaphorically. He has an ironclad grip over his vast property and his three sons â the brawny Jomon (Babu Raj), the dutiful Jaison (Joji Mundakayam) and the waiflike Joji (Fahadh Faasil). Jomon, who s divorced, has a son Popy who lives with him.
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The film will not bore audiences in the least.
08 Apr, 2021 - 08:59 AM IST | By Nirmal Narayanan
MUMBAI: Dileesh Pothan is widely considered one of the most talented filmmakers in Mollywood. His debut movie
Maheshinte Prathikaram that starred Fahadh Faasil was a critical and commercial success, and later, the duo came together to deliver another blockbuster with
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum. And now, Fahadh and Dileesh have teamed up again with
Joji, and the film had its OTT release on Amazon Prime Video on 7 April.
Dileesh Pothan s adaptation of Macbeth
Joji is inspired from one of Shakespeare s four major tragedies,
Macbeth. In adapting the play for Indian audiences, Pothan and writer Syam Pushkaran set the story against the backdrop of a rich Christian family in south Kerala. The film primarily focuses on the three sons of a wealthy plantation owner, who are vying for their share of the inheritance after their father suffers a stroke.