Joy Mathew
Acting
🎂 1961-09-20
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).
Cast credits(112)
Priest
2025
2023
Pothuval Sir
2016
2022
2013
2025
2017
Sebastian
2014
Special Appearance
2021
Kurup sir
2022
2017
Thathamangalam Narayana Ayyengar
2014
Dr. Menon
2015
John
2013
Richard Philip
2013
2019
Pious Mathew
2014
Sayip
2015
Aloshi
2014
2024
2023
Father Abraham Ottaplakal
2013
Father Varghese Punyaalan
2014
2019
Anuradha's husband
2013
Gayathri's Professor (Malayalam Version)
2016
Dr.Ramanath Pai
2014
Joseph
2023
Umer
2015
2017
Balachandran
2021
2019
Raghavan Mama
2024
2017
R.K
2021
Dr Jayan
2018
Chembakasseri Parameshwaran Pillai
2015
Public Prosecutor
2021
Self
2014
Baby Samuel
2024
Bank Manager
2017
Chandran
2015
2018
Prakashettan
2015
Kunjutty
2014
Basheer
2019
Bishop
2022
Joe's Father
2013
Markos
2013
Chandy
2023
Karimban John
2014
Ulahannan's Friend
2017
2015
Surgeon
2022
John Adakkakaran
2019
Mukundan
2023
Joseph
2013
2017
Doctor
2017
Cleetus
2017
Abdul Haji
2013
Hajiyar
2017
Mahin Haji
2017
2016
2019
Gopi Aashaan
2014
Cleetus
2013
Hajyar
2015
2019
Ahmed Shah
2014
2025
Arif Bhai
2015
2012
2018
2017
Vayalil Satheesan
2015
2022
2018
MLA
2018
Vivekanandan
2019
The Librarian
2014
Ummerkoya
2023
Purushan
1986
Samuel K Sam
2024
G. Krishnakumar
2013
2017
2019
D. Gopi Prasad (DGP)
2013
Chandraji
2014
Shankaran Mesthiri
2021
Thomas
2013
Jose Sebastian
2016
Actor
2017
2017
P.T.R. Bhattathiri
2014
Self
2017
Simon Mundakal
2018
Father of Sumathi
2015
2014
2015
Vijayan
2018
Maya's father
2014
2014
2017
2018
2015
2019
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