After the major success of 'Drishyam', director Jeethu Joseph felt the weight of expectations on his next, 'Life of Josutty', until actor Dileep helped him focus. The director said Dileep's “No frills” attitude made working on the movie better.
“He told me he was coming as a white paper and I was free to draw as I like,” recounted the filmmaker, adding the actor wasn't worried about how he was presented in the film. Dileep has been lately trying to break out of his stereotypical roles. Jeethu said “You can't really blame them for taking up such typecast roles on a consistent basis because they are often only offered those.” He said the superstar didn't hesitate for a moment when he was offered 'Life of Josutty'. Jeethu stresses that similar to 'Drishyam,' this movie will also be a serious one and will have a message, which the audience could easily relate to.
The director has urged people not to compare his upcoming to the success of 'Drishyam.' “My focus was to make a good film and not something that would compete with the box office collection of Drishyam. If that happens, it's only secondary. Both films are different and even with the tag line of 'no suspense, no twist' I have implied that.”
