Bangalore Mirror rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It is to Joseph's credit that in today's changing times he has gone ahead and presented us with a simple, slice of life tale, managing to emerge a winner to a large extent". rated 3 out of 5 stars and called it "impressive" and concluded "On the whole, with Life of Josutty, director Jeethu Joseph carries on his good form that he showed in Drishyam giving Dileep one of the best characters of his career". Malayala Manorama rated 3.25 out of 5 stars and concluded "Josutty inspires, and in more ways than one, makes for a good structured story something that is largely eclipsed by mass entertainers". Upon release it received positive critical response. First video song "Mele Mele" released on 10 September. The trailer of film released on 2 September, telling that there is no twist or suspense in the film. Eros International's share value surged by 3.98% at the stock market, immediately after the announcement of this film. The teaser of Life of Josutty released on 31 August and featured all actors in the film.
Jessy was ready to go against her father and marry Josutty, but he doesn't want their families to suffer because of them. Josutty is a sixth standard dropout and from a poor background, the reason why Jessy's dad refuses to marry her off to Josutty. But he falls in love with Jessy ( Rachana Narayanankutty), his neighbor and childhood friend. As a child he desired to become a priest. He belongs to a middle class traditional Christian farmer family in Kattappana, Idukki.
Josutty ( Dileep) is the son of Joseph and Shoshamma.