''Josettante Hero'' is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by K. K. Haridas, starring

Anoop Menon Anoop Menon (born 3 August 1976) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and lyricist. He worked in television before acting in Malayalam films and has acted in more than 75 films. Menon won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Supporting Ac ...

and Kriti Kapoor in the lead roles.The film was box office bomb.

Plot

The film tells a story with movie-making as the backdrop. Vijayaraghavan appears as the title character of Josettan, who is a senior film producer. Anoop Menon comes up as Saajan Malyath, the still photographer of the film who is accidentally selected to become the hero of the new film in production.

Cast

as Sajan *Kriti Kapoor as Haritha *

Vijayaraghavan Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is popular for his character roles. He is the son of popular drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai. He got his break by playing the iconic ...

as Jose *

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as Vijayan Pattikara *

Zeenath Zeenath A.P is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. She was a prominent supporting actress during the 1990s in Malayalam films. Background Zeenath was born to Abu Achippuram and Fathima in Nilambur, Malappuram district. She had her primary edu ...

as Annie Jose *

Kochu Preman K. S. Premkumar (1 June 1955 – 3 December 2022), better known by his stage name Kochu Preman, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He acted in more than 300 films, mainly in supporting comedy roles, an ...

as Sreedharan Parasala * Ashokan as Raviprakash *

Sudheesh Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director from Calicut who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won Kerala State Film Awards for Best Character Actor in 2021. Personal life Sudheesh is the only son of T. S ...

as Kuchelan *

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as T.T Kuruvilla *

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as Chandran * Janardhanan as K.P Paniker *

Shivaji Guruvayoor Shivaji Guruvayoor (born 28 May 1961) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He started his film career with the film '' Arabikkatha''.He is known for his negative roles and character roles. Personal life He is married to Lilly and ...

as Rahul Krishnadas *

Kalabhavan Rahman Kalabhavan Rahman is a Malayalam film actor in Kerala. Career Rahman started his film acting career in 1986 with a unimportant role. Reghunath Paleri directed the title Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare. He hails from Aluva in Kerala. Rahman is alu ...

as Shukkor *Dimple Rose as Leena Jose,Jose's daughter *

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*Andhu *Kripa *Harisanth Saran -cameo appearance *K. K. Haridas -cameo appearance *Salim Bava - cameo appearance

Reception

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews upon release. * ''

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'' rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, saying that "It shows how a film, no matter how nicely conceived, can run out of control for want of craft." *

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also rated the film 1 out of 5 star and criticised that "there is little to say about this film other than it does not seem to be deserving of your time." *

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rated the film as avoidable and also said that "Josettante Hero will find a place among the worst films released during recent times." * Nowrunning.com rated the film 1/5 and said "a film that attempts to take a satirical look at the industry, but which in the process ends up making even a great mockery of itself." * TheaterBalcony.com rated film 1.5/5 and said "At the end film failed to give the real content even after having a great concept. A group of talents were just wasted in this movie. Josettente Hero has no intention to entertain the audience."

Box Office

The film received negative reviews upon release and commercially flopp at the box office.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2420208, Josettante Hero 2010s Malayalam-language films Films about films Films directed by K. K. Haridas