Josettante Hero

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Josettante Hero
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Film poster
Directed by K. K. Haridas [1]
Written byAnzar Kalabhavan
Sathyan Kolangad [2]
Produced bySalmara Muhammed Sharief
Starring Anoop Menon
Kriti Kapoor [3]
CinematographySenthil Raj
Edited by Vivek Harshan
Music by Sajan K. Ram
Production
company
MRS Productions
Release date
  • 20 April 2012 (2012-04-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Josettante Hero is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by K. K. Haridas, starring Anoop Menon and Kriti Kapoor in the lead roles. The film was not very well received.

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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

Reception

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews upon release.

Box Office

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

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