Jeethu Joseph is an Indian film director and screenwriter best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. Jeethu made his directional debut with the 2007 film Detective and later went on to direct five successful films: Mummy & Me (2010), My Boss (2012), Memories (2013), Drishyam (2013) and Life of Josutty (2015). Jeethu gained popularity after the release of Drishyam, produced by Aashirvad Cinemas, which is one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time. Jeethu made his Tamil debut with Papanasam (2015), which was the remake of Drishyam.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 10, 1972 (53)
- Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India
- Writer and director, also producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Known for
What are Jeethu Joseph's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 11
Grounded 13 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 12
Steady 2 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 13
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 9
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jeethu Joseph's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (6).
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Jeethu Joseph's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
42 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Drishyam: The Conclusion(2026)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Ayah, Aku Mau Cerita.... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Drishyam 3(2026)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Valathu Vashathe Kallan(2026)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Dharmaduddhaya 2(2026)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dridam(2026)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Mirage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Nunakkuzhi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Level Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Neru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Drishyam 2(2022)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Kooman(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
12th Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Drishya 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Drushyam 2(2021)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Drishyam 2(2021)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Thambi(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Sheep Without a Shepherd(2019)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Body(2019)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Aadhi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Dharmayuddhaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Lakshyam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Oozham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Aarathu Sinam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Life of Josutty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Drishyam(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Papanasam(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Software Ganda(2014)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Drushyam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Drishya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Drishyam(2013)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
My Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Mummy & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Drishyam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Drishyam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Ram Part I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Ram Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Jeethu Joseph - Fafa Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Jeethu Joseph - Mohanlal Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 41 titles, 35 of them dated from 2007 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)
Highest rated
Drishyam (2013)
Most popular right now
Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jeethu Joseph's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved8
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 69/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jeethu Joseph's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jeethu Joseph work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jeethu Joseph's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Satheesh Kurup shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Abhishek PathakShared titles: Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026), Drishyam 2 (2022), Drishyam (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Abhishek Pathak
Writers
- Aamil Keeyan KhanShared titles: Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026), Drishyam 2 (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Aamil Keeyan Khan
Actors
- Esther AnilShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Drishyam 2 (2021), Drushyam 2 (2021), Papanasam (2015), Drishyam (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Esther Anil
- Asha SharathShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Drishyam 2 (2021), Papanasam (2015), Drishyam (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Asha Sharath
- MeenaShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Drishyam 2 (2021), Drushyam 2 (2021), Drishyam (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Meena
- Ajay DevgnShared titles: Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026), Drishyam 2 (2022), Drishyam (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Ajay Devgn
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Satheesh KurupShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Valathu Vashathe Kallan (2026), Kooman (2022), Drishyam 2 (2021), Drushyam 2 (2021), The Body (2019)See all 6 shared titles with Satheesh Kurup
- V.S. VinayakShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Valathu Vashathe Kallan (2026), Kooman (2022), Drishyam 2 (2021), Thambi (2019)See all 5 shared titles with V.S. Vinayak
- Anil JohnsonShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Drishyam 2 (2021), Drushyam 2 (2021), Drishyam (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Anil Johnson
- Ayoob KhanShared titles: The Body (2019), Papanasam (2015), Drishyam (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Ayoob Khan
Producers
- Antony PerumbavoorShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Drishyam 2 (2022), Drishyam 2 (2021), Drushyam 2 (2021), Drishyam (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Antony Perumbavoor
- Kumar Mangat PathakShared titles: Drishyam 3 (2026), Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026), Drishyam 2 (2022), Drishyam (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Kumar Mangat Pathak
- Sanjeev JoshiShared titles: Drishyam: The Conclusion (2026), Drishyam 2 (2022), Drishyam (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Sanjeev Joshi
- Vignesh ShettyShared titles: Drishyam 2 (2022), Drishyam (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Vignesh Shetty