Jeethu Joseph
Jeethu Joseph is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also worked in a few Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films, a few of which are remade from his own Malayalam films. He made his directional debut with the 2007 suspense thriller Detective. He is best known for directing the 2013 crime thriller Drishyam starring Mohanlal, which was the highest-grossing Malayalam film at the time of its release. Its sequel Drishyam 2 (2021) was released on Amazon Prime Video, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like its prequel, it was highly acclaimed and appreciated worldwide. His other works include Mummy & Me (2010), My Boss (2012), Memories (2013), Life of Josutty (2015), Oozham (2016), Aadhi (2018), Neru (2023), Nunakkuzhi (2024), and Mirage (2025).
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