How far can one go if greed outweighs wisdom in him? The crave for wealth and power could drive a man to indulge in killings of his loved ones. Joji, directed by Dileesh Pothan, is a crime drama that portrays the tragic end one could have if in pursuit of supremacy over sanity. The story revolves around a wealthy family which is eagerly awaiting their father's death for inheriting all his possessions. Joji, the younger most son, played by Fahadh Fasil is already in debt to his father and Jaison, the elder one to Joji, is also in need of money to run his business. However Jomon, the elder most son who is an alcoholic, is more emotionally attached to his father among the three and is least interested in inheriting their father's wealth. In the beginning, Kuttapan(father) unexpectedly gets a stroke while working along with his workers in his farm and is rushed to a nearby hospital. After a week's treatment though he gets partially paralyzed, he recovers from his illness and returns home in a wheelchair. However, the unexpected come back of their father paves way for the impending tragedy awaiting them.
The first turning point in the story is when Joji conspires against his father by secretly replacing his medicines with some other drugs for consecutive days which conspicuously grasps Bincy's (Jomon's wife) attention. But rather than intervening in it she turns a blind eye to it as she was also among the ones awaiting his death. However, within a couple of days Kuttapan passes away and the untimely demise of him brings about confusion in the air as why a postmortem was not conducted while he was gradually recovering his physical health in the days prior to his death. As the story progresses, Jomon comes across a rumor revolving around Joji and their father's death and tells him about it. Joji however instantly reacts and claims that his hands are clean and urges his brother to take him to the person spreading rumors about them. In the very next scene, Joji murders his brother with a pellet gun in a faraway farm which leaves the viewers in shock. The story then enters the final act when the police recovers the bullets from Jomon's corpse and all eyes turns against Joji who tries to convince his family of his innocence in his brother's death. Joji however confesses all his wrong doings to Jomon and even tries to escape from the charges by blackmailing him. Jomon, who couldn't believe what he had just heard reluctantly dissents with him leaving Joji all alone. The story ends with a sound of a gunshot from Joji's room following a message sent to his family via mobile phone that said," This is not my death note.". However, in the tail end scene Joji opens his eyes lying on a hospital bed surrounded by doctors while one policeman among them asks him to confess all his crimes for which Joji refuses and keeps his eyes wide open.
Joji is a must watch movie for all film lovers regardless of age as it is brilliant in all aspects. Pothan has literally squeezed out the talents out of all his technicians to their maximum which has tremendously reflected in the making of the film. Jomon played by Baburaj , for me, was the best as we never thought he had such a talent in him and no director ever had used his true potential ever before. The movie is worth a watch and the music used in it is outstanding though pretty much haunting and stays with us for a while. So no more waiting. Grab your headsets, stream to Amazon Prime and get a dose of Pothettan Brilliance now.
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