Joy Mathew

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).

Most Known For

7th Day

as P.T.R. Bhattathiri

Mr. & Ms. Rowdy

C/O Saira Banu

Ithihasa

as The Librarian

Olipporu

1000 Babies

as Samuel K Sam

Manorathangal

as Raghavan Mama

Lailaa O Lailaa

as Dr. Aravind Menon

Paathi: The Half

Chakkara Maavin Kombathu

Drishyam 2

as Public Prosecutor

Thelivu

as D.G.P

Loham

as Arif Bhai

Charlie

as Umer

2018

as Chandy

Idukki Gold

as John

Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi

as Abdul Haji

Honey Bee 2: Celebrations

as Cleetus

Honey Bee 2.5

as Self

Kenjira