Joji Malayalam Movie Review By Baradwaj Rangan | Quick Gun Rangan | Dileesh Pothan | Fahadh Faasil
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- #Joji is a Malayalam language crime drama film directed by #DileeshPothan and written by Syam Pushkaran. Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the film is produced by Bhavana Studios, in association with Working Class Hero and #FahadhFaasil and Friends company. Fahadh Faasil plays the title character, while Baburaj, Shammi Thilakan, and Unnimaya Prasad play other pivotal roles.
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‘Put a mask and come down’. If ever there was a dialogue that deserves applause this was it. Brilliant writing.
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Yesss. It instantly, insanely strikes for a person who's watching 'cinema' for the first time. That powerful that is.
No. Its a good dialogue. And given the times, it is easy for the writer to add it. I felt "Jomon Chettayi Njan busy aanu thirichu vilikkam " was funny brilliant and assertive at the same time.
Yup ... perfect example of simple straight and powerful
Yes !
The face that dileesh pothan gives to his characters was something very perfect and tough procedure i think.
Simply no one can easily Visualise baburaj as this character, but dileesh made it.
Exactly
Baburaj was simply the Best...
I've seen Baburaj playing the drunkard with a good heart in many films - so I'm assuming it wouldn't have been a difficult choice for Dileesh.
Intelligent Men like Dileesh Pothen and Shyam Pushkaran never fails to make me feel proud of Malayalam cinema scene. Grounded dark gritty film with Shakespearean roots. Exploring shady terrains of human greed. Fahadh brings out a different version of himself as Joji. Overall a brilliant cinema. Don’t have words to explain my feelings about this film. I wish good health to Dileesh Pothen and Shyampushkaran, the modern classic film makers. Keep inspiring us and thank you for being alive. Love you guys..
#JOJI is an adaptation/Tribute to K G George's #IRAKAL
Let's analyse and Sum up the Character Similarities,
Ganesh Kumar = Fahad
Thilakan × Chandran Nair = P.N.Sunny (Kuttapan)
Sukumaran × PC George = Baburaj × Joji Mundakkayam
Bharath Gopi = Basil Joseph (Priest)
Sreevidya × Sreelatha = Unnimaya (Bincy)
Ashokan = Dhanesh A Balan (Thotta Sudhi)
Revolver × Rifle = Airgun
Society = Society
Irakal theme is Violence, Joji is greed.
@@killmonger677
Just watch #Irakal...
If you cant find Greed..you havent watched the film.
@@Critique007 had watched it long time back. IGanesh’s character in the movie is violence driven from the start of the movie but Joji resorts to violence when his situation demanded it from him and violence is not driving him. It’s the chaos that makes him choose violence.
@@killmonger677
Both films are exactly same . There are Greed & Violence in both films..but with different characters. Dileesh mixed and crossed over Sukumaran's and PC George's characters with Baburaj's and Joji's (actor) characters. Fahad is exact copy of Ganesh's character
Joji on the phone: Bro, I'm busy now, will call you later!
Jomon's face when he hears that and Felix's response to that.. 👌 Watch the movie again and you can see many subtle acting.. This movie is top.
For a person who is from that area in Kerala, Dileesh and Shyam has captured the culture, tone and feel of the area and a Christian family like no other. The central theme of inheritance is also a huge part of these families and drives/poisons a lot of relationships. A masterpiece indeed. Maybe the nuances didn't translate well for the reviewer...
But the majority is catholic, not Syrian as in the film.
@@SurajInd89 it's in Kottayam ... They are probably orthodox or Jacobite and in the film they show only one community and never said it's majority
@@SurajInd89 in Kerala, the majority is Syrian Christian actually (Syrian Catholic ie, syro malabar) unlike other states, where Catholics (Latin) are major Christians.
Nad hence Kerala Christians have so many special rituals than any other states
@@sanjana8600 The film plote is based in Erumely, Pathanamthitta
@@sanjana8600 well there is a community, Syrian Christian and at the same time are catholics, called Syrian Catholics.
But the family here is not Syrian Catholics I think, it's Syrian Orthodox (Jacobite) or the other faction (Indian Orthodox)
After watching the movie I opened TH-cam looking for BRs review to see this smile
Surprisingly he didn't smile the whole review, but, he carried that melancholy face throughout. Yes he does it one way or the other.
Infact, I opened the review expecting the smiling face like you, but was disappointed n so closed it. It took me a while to understand that melancholy face and visit back 😃😃
“JOJI mone oru Kalyaanam kazhikada” When I heard this, I burst out laughing.
😂😂😂😂👍😀
Malayalam film industry is killin it🔥💯
Great movie. I'm not sure if many have noticed how important the character the sister-in-law Bincy was. To me I feel that that the idea for both muders ignited by Bincy to Joji. First time it was in the kitchen when she got annoyed after Joji asked for cold water. When Joji asked what happened she said that they can't go their own way until the father is alive. The second time it was in the lounge room when they were discussing about the partitioning of the properties and she said it would be good if Jomon wasn't there as he's the one creating trouble.
You really should have eulogized Fa Fa more in the review, BR...he deserves more than a stray comment on his weight loss!!🙄 I can think of so many scenes where he absolutely sparkled, bringing out the pained character that he is, making me want to reach out to him while laughing at his antics, being stupefied by his deceit and recklessness and feel like shaking him up for unnecessarily sticking his neck out to kill the man the whole family hates, all at the same time....what a complex guy!
The scenes where he tells his father, 'heck, even I don't know what to expect of myself', when he nonchalantly walks around knowing his father is dead, when he mumbles, 'one of your kingdom's subjects' to that tyrant dad AND that scene when the dad is being brought back home from the hospital the first time around and Joji tries to get involved in the act of helping carry him, when being completely sidelined and ignored, because he is of no use to anyone anyway!!! Bhai wah!! BR, you really really should have spent a few whole minutes in sheer approbation of this fab actor!!
And folks....any thoughts on the ending? What do you think happened....surely it wasn't just a suicide attempt gone wrong??🤔
FAHAD FAZIL IS ON FIRE...
The Film is a Master Craft.
See the poster design title of JOJI, the (negative) space before 'J' shows the Air pistol, middle of the letter 'O' is actually a _pill_ or _capsule_ and 'I' has the shot from the pellet. *Ingenious design*
Somewhere similar to the Malayalam movie KG George’s *IRAKAL*
Yes, the difference is that the central character in irakal is driven by sheer sense of violence (similar to clockwork orange) but in Joji it’s the greed that drives.
Dileesh had told in interviews before that he's only recreating the feeling that Macbeth leaves the viewer with. I think if you had been a little less keen on comparing it with Macbeth, you might have appreciated the movie better.
Did you even watch the review mate? He literally praised the film for not being a direct adaption of Macbeth. He criticizrd the intent of the craft as being superfluous.
Shyju Khalids dop is awesome🤩🤩🤩
JOJI will be a classic for sure.
#JOJI is an adaptation/Tribute to K G George's #IRAKAL
Let's analyse and Sum up the Character Similarities,
Ganesh Kumar = Fahad
Thilakan × Chandran Nair = P.N.Sunny (Kuttapan)
Sukumaran × PC George = Baburaj × Joji Mundakkayam
Bharath Gopi = Basil Joseph (Priest)
Sreevidya × Sreelatha = Unnimaya (Bincy)
Ashokan = Dhanesh A Balan (Thotta Sudhi)
Revolver × Rifle = Airgun
Society = Society
@@Critique007 Society never ever changes.
Hoping strongly to be 🤞
Was not expecting this review from BR. I'd say JOJI is above the beautiful " Mahesh" and the classic " Thondimuthal ". From now on if some Non mallu wants a quality malayalam film recommendation from me , I'm gonna be proudly suggesting JOJI.
I think technically Joji is a superior film. Bijibal's score and songs were often the Achilles heel of Dileesh Pothen films. What Justin Varghese has done here is brilliant. However, in terms of narrative brilliance I would rate them Mahesh > Thondimuthal > Joji. It's a terrific recommendation, though and Dileesh should be proud of it.
@@arrock188 Hey, I want to acknowledge the flawless narrative which carried Mahesh and thondi. But for me what makes Joji even more special are the dimensions in the plot and how layered all the characters were. No doubts the previous 2 films had superb performances but in this one, Pothettan pulled off a much bigger feat by getting the best out of all the characters, smoothly taking us through the highly complex plot which Syamettan designed!
The father was the one who played Thorappan Bastin in epic malayalam blockbuster Spadikam
Thank u very much for this info.. He is brilliant in this movie 👍
@@harisp.k444 welcome bro
He has a great physique !!!
@@sreenathchandran4607 he is a gym trainer
Good observation ,I couldn’t recognise him at all
It is not an adaptation it is an inspiration from Macbeth
I respect your opinion and your observations. But i have to disagree to some of the opinions.
First of all, we should not compare it with Dileesh Pothans previous movies. Both of them are movies are brilliant, but completely different from JOJI interms of Genre and entertainment nature I don't think Dileesh made an effort to make it a master piece or classic, but the dramatic and tragic nature of the movie might have made you feel so.
This movie is a wonderful example of how a character should be defined and portrayed. Also, i believe that the complete essence or soul of this movie could be absorbed only by a Malayali. The reason is that, the character's portrayed in this movie and also the society outside that family is only completely understandable and relatable to malayali audience. I guess my point is clear to all the malayalis who have watched the movie. We have definitely seen a kuttappan or Joji in our neighborhood, or we might be on of them. To other audience, some of you might feel a bit disappointed with the movie because of the same reason.
A small note to people who have not watched Joji yet and especially to those who have watched other movies from Dileesh Pothen, Joji is definitely not a comedy entertainer, but rather a crime drama and more over a tragedy. Try to watch it as fresh as it could be and i strongly believe that this movie will take you along its journey. One of the brilliance as mentioned by BR, we will definitely look inside us and see if there is a Joji within us. And to be honest, i am a part Joji, a part Jomon and a part of me is Bincy and the rest i am defined by the so called society in the movie.
The movie is definitely a good one and i believe it will get enough appreciation over time as one of brilliant inspiration from Macbeth.
This is a fine explanation.
@@ambatimanus3295 thanks:)
Yea I don't know why reviewers have to be so blunt sometimes. Watch the movie for what it is. Just say it's an adaptation and move on. Don't compare the actor or directors previous work with this one. Talk for what this movie stands for. There is absolutely no need to tell ppl that it is a must watch, but there is also no need to discourage ppl not to watch it and or take their spirit away. Great movie, writing and screenplay. Couldnt ask for more. No drama, to the point movie. Brilliant. And yes Karma is a bitch/boomerang.
When baddy's quick review is 6 mins..u know he has loved the film..
In fact it is the opposite. If the popular opinion is that it is a good movie, then BR has to spend extra time explaining why he felt it wasn't good enough, which is what happened here.
Now you watch karnan review :)
No words to say, it's a masterpiece. Dileesh Pothan made his hattrick and resonates himself as the top director.
"His wife hears of the prophecy and tells Macbeth to kill the king so he can take his place"- INSPIRED FROM SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMA 🔥MACBETH🏹
You failed to feel the movie😪
Unnimango deserves a huge round of applause for this. I started noticing Unnimango after her role in Parava as a class teacher and in Mayanadhi as casting director. Astonishing natural performance.
Noooo.. This is as marvelous as "maheshinte " and "Thondimuthalum"❤... The only difference is, for other movies,we felt the greatness of the movie while watching it. Here end of the movie🔥...... Dats all😍
I'm impressed that baddy pronounced ''Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum' perfectly :D
I can sympathize with that 😂.
Being a Telugu speaking person, I made special effort to pronounce 'Thondimuthalum dhrikshakshiyum' just to recommend the movie to friends
I think Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is still my favourite compared to the other 2 films.
JOJi is not a fully adaptation of Macbeth .Just take the plot of Macabeth and beautifully placed it with intense emotions of the characters .
Baddy is so off his game here. But that's the beauty of art. It polarizes people and that's the awesome part. This movie is a masterpiece as films go. Period
If you like Joji, there is one movie you should watch : Irakal by KG George. Darker than Joji.
Baddy looks tired, ig he recorded this late night
Fahadh is the feature oscar winner surely
Oscar is not a global award bro . It's just award for English fllms . Mainly American films . It have only one category best foregin film . Parasite is the one and only exception
Sorry.. don’t agree with this review.. Joji is the best work of Pothan.. it is too good!!
Totally agree !! 💯
@outlander Mahesh who?
Looking at the title design closely, the negative space in 'J' shows the Air pistol, 'O' shows the Pill/ tablet and 'I' shows the Bullet shot/ path!! 😉
😂
Agree with you, bharat...I dont know how to explain this..but i felt that some of the scenes were forced to show us something/or convey something.
I felt it's inspired from Irakal movie and events from Jolly's case koodathayi murder case
Brilliant movie and Fahad fasil acting can’t be explained in words .. it should get him national award ... Malayalam movie makers are the perfect example of taking simple movie with simple story line and still classy ...
😂🤣 he done average acting noting specail no way it is national award deserve performance🤣
I am surprised BR that you found this movie to be inorganic and trying hard to be a masterpiece, while you found Super Deluxe, which is the most pretentious movie I've ever seen in my life, to be a brilliant movie.
Was just commenting to reviewers not to compare and now see another comparison to his previous review 😂
But I get your point, not just super deluxe , some movies which aren't great are also being portrayed as great ones by some reviewers which is deceiving. Just tell what you felt and move on. Right...?
Super Deluxe color choice was exactly like Guppy - Blue and orange. In Guppy the color choice was to draw similarity with Guppy fish. Here it was just to show 4 totally different stories somehow belonged together.
Maybe its the cultural barrier which held you back ...
You donno what’s this movie all about!!
Much better than maheshnte praithigharam and thondimuthal
I actually feels like North Indians doesn’t get the actual content of the Malayalam movie
he is a tamilian.
That's his opinion da. Agree to disagree but don't attack his opinion
@@arshsabir I understand that 💯
Actually he didn’t get the real content of the movie.The culture The greed
@@danish63669 he's got a national award doing what he does for decades. what credentials you have lol apart from being a fan boy
You're so dumb. Joji is good but maheshinte and thondimuthalum are clearly better and more accomplished.
Watch it again u will find how amazing this movie is . It's okai buddy dilish pothen movies takes time to digest
All of us can see a piece of us in Joji...!!
That was disturbing!
Yes
Loved the movie sooo much ♥️
Recently no other movie made me so engaged
For me, Baburaj and Shammi Thilakan stole the show.
Each frame is very detailed! Actors were amazing!
As a fan of dilesh pothan's work, this movie was a bit underwhelming for me. While his other films had a large canvas- this film, though good felt lacking. Thondilmattum and maheshinte had better characters put into more challenging situations. Here, the story has very little conflict and drama- too cold for my liking.
The father figure theme is too repetitive . See the kannada film 'Thithi' for a better 'Funeral Drama'.
Undoubtedly we can say.... Best movi so far in 2021
Fahadh faasil 💥💥💥💥💥
All intelligent people around in this country and all true lovers of the craft called cinema, don't miss this movie, just don't miss it. What a dialogue so simply told but with so much depth. Put a mask and come down. Applause ! Applause ! Applause for the dynamic trio Dileesh - Syam Pushkara - Fahad and for their entire team. Picture perfect.
Baddy, the reason you couldn’t connect was because the movie has nuances which only people who has exposure to the society psychology and family psychology of this part of the world. Sometimes when you are unaware of the setting, you stay disconnected while watching the film. For a guy like me who lives in this kind of setting, the connection is made almost instantly and the movie starts flowing organically.
Even a Thrissur Christian or a Kochin Christian won't get some of the minute details, let alone people from other states and cultures. I won't blame anybody for this. I know I'm equally likely to miss such minute details from different milieus; take, for example, the social setting in Lijo's Ee Ma Yau. But I would suggest it's a good approach to be constantly aware of this fact.
You are doubting a Film Reviewer who have watched many films across the globe & in different Indian languages
It’s not doubting. I was just saying that it could be a reason why it didn’t work for him.
please review malayam classic movie, irakal . made 1985 by k.c.george, you will be amazed that how similar is both the movies joji and irakal.
Dear Sir,
You should have mentioned Baburaj (Actor) acting review
Thank you
Baburaj's role is much better than the so called title role and he really did outstanding performance
NB: The two 'J's of JOJI represents the Fishing Hooks, (means Two Victims).. the '0' symbolises the Tablet💊 (The Action), the capital 'I' with a scar on the top shows a Man shot in his Head(The Result).
Baddy it's not adaptation.Its just inspired🙏
well, joji is an inspiration from macbeth and not an adaptation. so dont expect everyhting should be same as the original one
Always great to see your take on films but don't agree that there's a deliberate effort to make a classic. Yes, the writing is decidedly designed to deviate from the classic Macbeth. One more aspect - you can still enjoy it as a standalone film without having any knowledge of Macbeth. And I think that's quite a remarkable feat. Performances are top notch - Unnimaya is excellent with her looks and physicality. Baburaj' s physical resemblance to his father and Fahad 's complete lack of it are sharply etched out. The drone shots of the vast rubber plantation are quite thematic and the final credit rolls with the entire household and fields are quite unique !
Even a Thrissur Christian or a Kochin Christian won't get some of the minute details, let alone people from other states and cultures. I know I'm equally likely to miss such minute details from different milieus; take, for example, the social setting in Lijo's Ee Ma Yau. I consider it Lijo's finest, but I'm sure I haven't taken in all there is, even though I live in Kerala.
Maybe there is a tradeoff between the universality of a theme and originality and authenticity of local cultures as depicted in cinema, and only a true admirer of the real complexity and diversity of life can find some balance between the two as a viewer.
@@parinaami I agree with you. The same happened to me while watching Master.
A one on one with u and Fahadh is must needed
I DoNOT understand why people bring McBeth here compare and then Searching fir a lady McBeth and lose their focus.
Its just a film and see it without any prejudice.!
Then you will enjoy
My god. What lighting is this BR. The books are not very visible behind you.
Do watch it again, it’s a masterpiece!
Could u elaborate on the places that you felt sort of didn't gel with you? I wish you would have given examples of it.
I haven't watched this movie yet but does it have any resemblance with Knives Out. Please no Spoilers.
No
Not at all.
No. Not at all.
No... i think you have read some review saying that this is Indias knives out movie..
But no.
@@riyas5223 Nope, no reviews, just had a doubt myself.
I think he was in a bad mood when he saw the film😂
@outlander u were with him?😂
#JOJI is an adaptation/Tribute to K G George's #IRAKAL
Let's analyse and Sum up the Character Similarities,
Ganesh Kumar = Fahad
Thilakan × Chandran Nair = P.N.Sunny (Kuttapan)
Sukumaran × PC George = Baburaj × Joji Mundakkayam
Bharath Gopi = Basil Joseph (Priest)
Sreevidya × Sreelatha = Unnimaya (Bincy)
Ashokan = Dhanesh A Balan (Thotta Sudhi)
Revolver × Rifle = Airgun
Society = Society
@@ajaypsebastian2841 were u with him? then how can u judge whether he was in a bad mood?
@@pradyunmanoj6716 I told I think, I didn't made it as a statement like you😂
@@Critique007 its neither an adaptation nor a tribute to Irakal
Personally i loved JOJI than dileesh's other two movies. Definitely MP and Thondimuthal were amazing.
Can we connect JOJI with JOKER? @filmcompanionsouth
The father is a narcissist and Joji is the scapegoat / lost child [like he is accused without evidence by his father when his nephew was the one who stole the money for the air gun]. Joji is not a good person but has an antisocial personality and Fahadh did a good job in portraying the character. Especially his smile that hides his deceit.
Exactly. There's one more evidence that the elder one is the golden child: for his divorce, his father spends huge money. And he's a dominant.
@@ambatimanus3295 True. And inspite of his divorce or addiction, he is not targeted by the father as a burden. Even their physical build is pretty spot on 👌
@@HepziB Yess. Classical example.
Maqbool is an adaptation and joji is inspired from macbeth....
Am I the only one notice how big his eyes through the specs ?
JOJI was very good and engaging for me and never felt like a dull moment came in the movie. The character played by Fahad was absolutely sinister in his own way such that more the story progresses, more sinister he becomes and in fact he feels like him being insulted and not considered as a Able Person by his Father is one such reason for why he chose to take such severe actions which leads to one after the another.
Bincy was like a catalyst in the process adding fuel to the fire of the emotions of Jason and JOJI in one way or the another.
One of the rare occasions where I have to disagree with you. Enjoyed it as much as MP or TD, if not more. Kind of similar to that numbness I felt immediately after completing Ee Ma Yau.
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Sir, JOJI is not an fully adaptation of macbeth like maqbooth. Dileesh pothan who has done pg in drama was very found of this play. Shyam pushkaran portrays the essence what shakespere want to say and their emotional layers.. He placed these layers in a brilliant way. Dileesh pothan and his writer only conviction to say has macbeth message is still relevant.
Please watch old malayalam movie IRAKAL 🔥👌
Cult classic film ❤️
Sorry to say but I think you didn't tried to feel the movie 😫
BR you might be a great film critic. You might be close to our state and understands all the Malayalam references.
But, you wouldn't be able to immerse in joji as we did. And, you are right in a sense that this movie didn't look effortless as Dilish's previous. I feel this one was more challenging than their previous work. I believe they did great. But, you know very well that for certain movies after the first watch alone you would get all nuances and references, you don't need to watch it again.. That's true for this movie too !... I feel it to have greater connect with audience.
Joji is the best Malayalam Cinema of the 21st Century
Hey, Pl do watch 'Paddayi' from Karnataka ( in TuLu language) and do a review. It's an interesting adaptation of Macbeth. Abhaya simha, National award winning director's venture
Parents tell kids don't watch too much TV..it will spoil u.
Similarly critics watch too many movies and overthink themselves to sounding inconsequential.
Joji was just brilliant. Anthe.
Fahaad killed it (pun unintended).
It just fails to amaze me with that psychotic innocent look on his face and the way he uses his eyes to convey the full scene...sheer brilliance.
Bincy nailed the role as being his passive motivator into perdition.
BR must not compare everything to everything and come to a conclusion because every movie is an individual work of art . One must have an elastic mind to play with a plot and develop on it.
Macbeth may still not be the best version inspite of being the original. Experiments lead to success.
BR MUST UNDERSTAND THAT.
I loved the movie! Great acting. I felt it was paced well. I could get into the movie.
Tumbad vs joji. Which one's your favourite
tumbad
Character by character macbath adaptation - is that you expect 😑, Joji a Masterpiece ❤️
Awesome movie ..What a cast ...Class movie .... Wow movie ..
I felt Baburaj's performance was superior to Fahad's.
I disagree with you BR. Joji is a masterpiece.
Fafa reduce the physic for malik. For
me joji like deneesh karthic and mahesh and thondimuthal like rishap
Pant..
Are u unwell?
Whoever edits these videos, please make sure to fix the sound level - it's way too quiet at the moment. Should be hitting around -6dB before you export.
**Spoiler**
Joji seemed to me as a psychopath....he does not feel remore or guilt for what he did and can hide emotion Infront of people( act Infront of others). Planning carefully and manipulation
Lot of the serial killers and people who are tagged psychopaths... when we check their past... It's quite evident the truma from family... Dominant father or mother figure...often insulted by close friends and family.
While he wanted money and property like others in the family... I felt its rather the fact that he was often dominated by others and insulted that triggered him to do what he did more than others. He did not kill just for money.... Or because he was gonna get caught. So does freedom(not sure if thats the right word) become selfish.
Yes. Correct.
For a better understanding, look up for 'Narcissistic family dynamics'. You'll be amazed.
@@ambatimanus3295 sure I will look into it. Thank you😊
Why has Baddy not reviewed Mandela yet? Really a great movie!
JOJI is a modern day remake of 1985 KG George’s cult classic ‘IRAKAL’ (ഇരകൾ)
I don't understand why he acts out quote and unquote when he says "classic".For,it is a classic stuff.Saying that the director's two previous ventures are more satisfying than joji shows the critic's inability to fully appreciate the basics of Greek tragedies.
BR's reviews on good movies specially has started to sound same everytime. Everything is so perfect but not happy 100 percent.
Felt the same.
One other trend that I am observing among these "top reviewers" is that they try hard and call out some average scenes as phenomenal, and this is for big stars only. And after they've covered all aspects they say that the story is what is driving this movie and not the protagonist. Hating this trend of some reviewers where they are trying to break the masala entertainment and making the script as king. Obviously we want that too, but can't happen all the time. So let some genres continue and give happiness to their fans, it's ok. Not every movie should be the way you want it to be. Thanks.
Xllnt movie..especially the bgm rocks..
Disappointed with the review.. there are so many layers in the film.. you simply summed it up it didn't gel well..it doesn't have to.. this is a melancholic film with a mood of slow burn..
Don't agree with this review at all
Joji is the best character of Dileesh pothan
Is it a curse for a film not to have good critics? In my opinion, I request Film Companion to bring in a new person as soon as possible to evaluate Malayalam movies. Whether it is 'Thondimuthal', 'Maheshinte Prathikaaram' or 'Joji', it should be evaluated with an understanding of the historical, social, geographical and political context of Kerala. Baradwaj Rangan is a complete failure in that regard. In Malayalam, Manish Narayanan is able to evaluate our film. Dear Baradwaj Rangan, this is not the way to evaluate such films. Do you take any film of Adoor Gopalakrishnan or KG George and try to evaluate it like this? Please don't do this.
Vishal Menon wrote a good review of Joji for FC
Man.. you are comparing manish narayan to baradwaj rangan 😆😆😆..
Tamizhan here. Outstanding film, performances and score. I'm actually embarrassed when some of my malayali friends like Tamil movies. I myself don't like most of them. You guys have the best film industry in India.
Joji felt like a European film. Great cinema.
Thondimuthalum was amazing too.
Ignore Baradwaj.
Nice review.. I don’t know how many will agree with me.. but if u observe the Christian society of kerala, the ones we call as Achayans.. this community with the new generation now has changed attitude. Previous generation was very hard working, huge contributor to the society and the economy. But new generation achayans are increasingly becoming rent seekers instead of being wealth creators. I feel Joji makers have captured this changed reality too.. not putting down this community.. they still continue to produce very smart folks but nothing like the what previous generations did.
Baburaj's Acting is what Mesmerized me
Why so somber Baddy? Are you alright, or you were recording this in the night, sound very reserved?
That's his melancholy-face I guess