Malayalam film Joji to be premiered on Amazon Prime on 7 April

Fahadh Faasil’s upcoming Malayalam crime thriller Joji (2021), directed by Dileesh Pothan, will have its world premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 7 April, it was announced today.

The announcement was made with the launch of the teaser for the film.

This will be the third direct-to-OTT release for Fahadh Faasil since the pandemic struck. His C U Soon (2020) was premiered on Amazon Prime last year.

Inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, Joji presents a twisted version of a plot filled with greed, ambition, murder and mystery. The story by Syam Pushkaran revolves around Joji, an engineering college dropout and youngest son of a rich plantation family. Joji has aspirations of becoming a super wealthy NRI (non-resident Indian). But his father looks down upon him and thinks of him as nothing more than a loser.

Driven by greed and blind ambition, Joji finally decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.

Speaking about the film’s premiere on Amazon Prime, Fahadh said in a statement: "The moment I got to know about my character and his journey, I knew I had to be a part of the movie. I love to watch movies with unconventional plot twists, and Joji definitely packs in some surprises. I give myself enough time to understand my character and essentially become it, but Joji is one such character that had an edge to it which made the role interesting and appealing to me.

“I am excited that with Joji premiering on Amazon Prime Video, viewers across the globe will be able to enjoy our crime drama.”

Besides Fahadh Faasil, Joji features Baburaj, Shammi Thilakan, Alistar Alex, Unnimaya Prasad, Basil Joseph and Sunny PN.