Joy Mathew
| Joy Mathew | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30/12/1951 Challissery, Thrissur[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Playwright |
| Known for |
Amma Ariyan (1986) Shutter (2012) |
Joy Mathew is an Indian director, theatre actor, playwright and political activist best known for playing the lead role in John Abraham's 1986 film Amma Ariyan[2] which was voted one of the Top 10 Indian films by British Film Institute.[3] 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.[4] He has written more than 20 plays in Malayalam including Athirthikkal (1989), Sankadal (1996), Pretoria – Oct 18 (1996) and Chille 73 (1997). He was honoured by Kerala Sahitya Academy and Sangeeta Nataka Academy for two of his plays in 1995 and 1996.[5] He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the play Madhya Dharanazhi (1996).[6]
Personal life
He is married to Saritha. The couple have three children Mathew, Ann and Thanya.[7]
Awards
- 2013 - TTK Prestige-Vanitha Film Awards - Best Script writer - Shutter[8]
- 2013 - Asiavision Awards - Best Debut Director[9]
- 2013 - Asiavision Awards - Best Anti Hero[10]
Filmography
As Director
| Year | Film | Scriptwriter | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Shutter | | Lal, Sreenivasan, Vinay Forrt, Sajitha Madathil, Riya Saira | International Film Festival of Kerala (2012): Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize)[11] |
As Actor
| Year | Film | Director | Character | Co-cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Amma Ariyan | John Abraham | Purushan | Maji Venkitesh | |
| 2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | Rajeev Ravi | Joseph | Fahadh Faasil, Andrea Jeremiah | |
| Shutter | Himself | Singer | Lal, Sreenivasan | ||
| Rose Guitarinaal | Ranjan Pramod | Rejith Menon, Manu, Richard | |||
| Amen | Lijo Jose Pellissery | Father Abraham Ottaplakal | Fahadh Faasil, Indrajith, Swati Reddy | ||
| Honey Bee | Jean Paul Lal | Cleetus | Asif Ali, Baburaj, Sreenath Bhasi, Lal | ||
| Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Sameer Thahir | Abdul Haji | Dulquer Salman, Sunny Wayne | ||
| Zachariayude Garbhinikal | Aneesh Anwar | Anuradha's husband | Lal, Rima Kallingal, Lakshmi | ||
| Sringaravelan | Jose Thomas | DGP | Dileep, Vedhicka, Lal | ||
| Philips and the Monkey Pen | Shanil Muhammad, Rojin Thomas | Richard Philip | Sanoop, Jayasurya, Remya Nambeesan | ||
| Idukki Gold | Aashiq Abu | Maniyanpilla Raju,Vijayaraghavan,Ravindran,Babu Antony | |||
| Kaanchi | Thomas | Indrajith,Murali Gopy | |||
| Bangles | Priest | Ajmal Ameer,Archana Kavi | |||
| Nadan | Kamal | Jayaram,Remya Nambeeshan | |||
| Silence | V. K. Prakash | Mammootty,Anoop Menon | |||
| 2014 | 1983 | Abrid Shine | Nivin Pauly, Anoop Menon, Jacob Gregory | Filming | |
| Rasputin | Jinu G. Daniel | Vayalil Satheesan | Vinay Forrt, Aju Varghese, Vandana Menon | Filming | |
| Pranayakatha | Seban's father | Govindankutty | |||
| Law Point | Kunchacko Boban,Namitha Pramod | Filming | |||
| Manja | Bijoy Urmise, Rammohan S Menon | Niyas Backer,Vaidehi,Shammy Thilakan,Ashokan | Filming | ||
| Polytechnic | Kunchacko Boban,Bhavana | Filming | |||
| 100 Degree Celsius | Shwetha Menon,Bhama,Meghana Raj,Ananya,Haritha | Filming | |||
| Aasha Black | Filming | ||||
| Konthayum Poonnoolum | Jijo Antony | Joy | Filming | ||
| Too Noora With Love | Filming | ||||
| Njanara Mon | Filming | ||||
| Oru Korean Padam | Filming | ||||
| Onnum Mindathe | Sugeeth | Jayaram,Meera Jasmine | Filming | ||
| Praise The Lord | Mammootty,Reenu Mathews | Filming | |||
| Oru Rathri Rendu Pakal | Filming | ||||
| The Voter | Filming | ||||
| Hundi | Filming | ||||
| Pappa | Filming | ||||
| The Real Players | Filming | ||||
| Utsahacommittee | Filming |
References
- ↑ "Action again". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "AMMA ARIYAN". British Film Institute (www.bfi.org.uk). Retrieved 20 Dec 2012.
- ↑ "Lists of bests". www.listsofbests.com. Retrieved 20 Dec 2012.
- ↑ "Curtains down on IFFK, Sta. Nina bags Suvarna Chakoram". Malayala Manorama (Manoramaonline). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Joy Mathew". dubaifilmfest.com. Retrieved 18 Dec 2012.
- ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/print-edition/sunday-mangalam/123628
- ↑ http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14702057&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3
- ↑ http://kerala9.com/news-category/news/movie-news/ttk-prestige-vanitha-film-awards-shobhana-prithviraj-win-best-actor-actress-awards
- ↑ http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962
- ↑ http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/mammootty-and-john-abraham-rule-asiavision-awards-1.1255582
- ↑ "Suvarna Chakoram for Sta.Nina". The Hindu. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.