Jeethu Joseph
Biography
Jeethu Joseph (born 10 November 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also worked in a few Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films.
Jeethu made his directional debut with the 2007 police procedural, Detective. He is best known for creating the Drishyam franchise. 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. 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), Life of Josutty (2015), Memories (2013), Oozham (2016), and Aadhi (2018).
Jeethu made his Tamil debut with Papanasam (2015) which is a remake of his 2013 film Drishyam, his Hindi debut with The Body (2019), and his Telugu debut with Drushyam 2 (2021).
