Joshua: Protect like an Eyelid) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Ishari K. Ganesh.

The film, the first instalment in a planned shared universe, stars Varun in the titular role, alongside Raahei, Dhivyadharshini, Mansoor Ali Khan and Krishna.

[1] Joshua, an ex-assassin working for a private security agency in Chennai, is assigned to protect his ex-girlfriend Kundhavi Chidambaram, a lawyer based in New York City.

It is revealed that Kundhavi is one of the members of a prosecution team hired to testifying against Leguiziamo alias El Chapo, the leader of a Mexican drug cartel.

[6] Some media reports suggested that the film would be based on the script of Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru, which was originally planned with Vijay in 2011,[7] but Menon denied this and claimed it was a separate story.

[9] Darbuka Siva was initially announced as the music composer in November 2019 after working with Menon in Enai Noki Paayum Thota,[10] but was later replaced by playback singer Karthik in February 2020.

[25] Manigandan KR of Times Now gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Joshua is yet another typical Gautham Vasudev Menon film – one that has class stamped all over it!.

"[27] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Joshua: Imai Pol Kaakha works largely due to its action set pieces and music.

"[28] Ranjani Krishnakumar of The News Minute gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Gautham Vasudev Menon's latest has got love, action, mystery and tension.

"[29] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "In his most disappointing film yet, director Gautham Menon gives us a terribly weak lead protagonist who cannot hold afloat the emotionless narrative or the uninventive action set-pieces.