Joshua(2024)
The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- OTT Release Date
- 7 June 2024
- Theatrical Release
- 1 March 2024
- Director
- Gautham Menon
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 7.8/10
Storyline
A contract killer wants to leave his violent job behind. His final assignment forces him to do the opposite: he must protect a famous public speaker from other assassins.
“A killer's last job: protect the one he's meant to kill.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Joshua
Cast reunions in this film: Darbuka Siva & S. R. Kathir (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally announced in 2019 under the title 'Joshua' and faced multiple delays before its 2024 release.
- Director Gautham Vasudev Menon stated the action sequences were inspired by the style of the 'John Wick' film series.
- This is the first time actor Varun has played a professional contract killer in his career.
- Parts of the film were shot in the scenic hill station of Ooty, which is unusual for a high-paced action thriller.
- The movie's soundtrack was composed by Karthik, marking his first collaboration with director Gautham Vasudev Menon.
- A key action scene involving a long corridor fight was choreographed to be a single continuous shot.
- The title translates to 'Joshua, Show Me Your Hand' and is a reference to a line from a classic Tamil film song.
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