Joy Mathew
Born September 20, 1961 (Age: 64)
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Chalissery, Kerala, India
Biography
Joy Mathew is an Indian film director, film and theatre actor, playwright, and political activist. He is best known for playing the lead role in John Abraham's 1986 film Amma Ariyan which was voted one of the Top 10 Indian films by British Film Institute. In 2012, he made his directorial debut with the film Shutter which portrays unexpected incidents happening in two days and a night in the city of Kozhikode. The film had its Indian premiere at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala and international premiere at the 9th Dubai International Film Festival. It won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala. He has written more than 20 plays in Malayalam including Athirthikkal (1989), Sankadal (1996), Pretoria – 18 Oct (1996) and Chille 73 (1997). He was honoured by Kerala Sahitya Academy and kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy for two of his plays in 1995 and 1996. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the play Madhya Dharanazhi (1996).
Joy Mathew is an Indian film director, film and theatre actor, playwright, and political activist.
He is best known for playing the lead role in John Abraham's 1986 film Amma Ariyan which was voted one of the Top 10 Indian films by British Film Institute. In 2012, he made his directorial debut with the film Shutter which portrays unexpected incidents happening in two days and a night in the city of Kozhikode. The film had its Indian premiere at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala and international premiere at the 9th Dubai International Film Festival. It won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 17th International Film Festival of Kerala. He has written more than 20 plays in Malayalam including Athirthikkal (1989), Sankadal (1996), Pretoria – 18 Oct (1996) and Chille 73 (1997). He was honoured by Kerala Sahitya Academy and kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy for two of his plays in 1995 and 1996. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the play Madhya Dharanazhi (1996).
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Filmography
La - Tomatina
2023
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Age: 62
2018
2023
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as Chandy
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Age: 61
Cabin
2021
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as Shankaran Mesthiri
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Age: 60
Oru Kaatil Oru Paykappal
2019
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as Varghese
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Age: 57
Street Lights
2018
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as Simon Mundakal
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Age: 56
Oru Cinemakkaran
2017
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as Bank Manager
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Age: 55
Puthan Panam
2017
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as Hajiyar
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Age: 55
Honey Bee 2: Celebrations
2017
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as Cleetus
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Age: 55
C/O Saira Banu
2017
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Age: 55
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
2017
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as Ulahannan's Friend
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Age: 55
Manamantha
2016
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as Gayathri's Professor (Malayalam Version)
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Age: 54
Charlie
2015
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as Umer
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Age: 54
My God
2015
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Age: 54
Namukkore Aakasham
2015
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as John Samuel
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Age: 54
Loham
2015
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as Arif Bhai
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Age: 53
Swargathekkal Sundaram
2015
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as Lopez
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Age: 53
Angels
2014
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as Father Varghese Punyaalan
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Age: 53
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
2014
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as Pious Mathew
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Age: 52
Amen
2013
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as Father Abraham Ottaplakal
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Age: 51