Eros International forays into Malayalam market with Life of Josutty

The film will see Jeethu Joseph and Dileep join hands once again after their hit pairing in the immensely popular My Boss

Indian film studio and entertainment company Eros International Media Limited (Eros International) announced its foray into the Malayalam market with director Jeethu Joseph’s Life of Josutty. Produced by Jayalal Menon and Anil Biswas’ Backwater Studios and Eros, the comic drama stars Malayalam actor Dileep along with Rachana Narayanankutty, Jyothikrishna, Harish Peradi, Sunil Sugatha, Suraj Vengharamoodu and Kalabhavan Mani.

The film will see Joseph and Dileep join hands once again after their hit pairing in the immensely popular My Boss. Life of Josutty marks Jeethu Joseph’s next venture after his recent blockbuster Drishyam with Mohanlal. Anil Johnson of Memories, Drishyam and Three Dots fame has composed the music for the film. With its venture into Malayalam cinema, Eros further strengthens its vision to scale up the business of regional language with its strong tie-ups and attractive film content.

The studio already has experience with other South Indian language films including last year’s Rajnikanth flicks Kochadaiyyan and Lingaa.

Commenting on the co-production venture, Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd said: “Eros has been one of the biggest champions of regional cinema be it Tamil, Telugu, Marathi or Punjabi. We are very excited to enter the prolific Malayalam market by associating with prominent talent like Jeethu Joseph and Dileep.”

Soundarya A Rajnikanth, Director - Creative & Strategy for South India, Eros added: “We are looking forward to tapping the potential of Malayalam cinema and happy to align with the very best in talent there. Malayalam industry is filled with brilliant stories and content we want to produce and we are in talks with various producers, directors and actors currently. This industry is very important in our upcoming slate of productions and we couldn’t have had a better entry than with a Jeethu Joseph film.”

Producer Jayalal Menon added, “We are very pleased to associate with a leading global studio like Eros to co-produce Life of Josutty. With their undisputed leadership in global marketing and distribution, we are confident they will present Malayalam cinema on a worldwide platform with maximum reach.”

Life of Josutty is a comedy set against the backdrop of a family with a fantasy edge. The film went on floor on January 2 and will be shot across Idukki in Kerala and New Zealand. Eros International and Backwater Studios are looking at releasing the film worldwide in June 2015.