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Joy Mathew
Born	(1961-09-20) 20 September 1961 (age 63) Challissery, Calicut, India
Occupations	Actor director playwright screenwriter
Spouse	Saritha
Children	3

Joy Mathew (born 20 September 1961) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is also a film director, playwright and screenwriter. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema.

Career

Joy Mathew 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 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. Shutter was also screened at Chennai Film Festival (2012–13), Mumbai Film Festival (2012–13), Bangalore Film Festival (2012–13), Busan Film Festival (2012–13), Hamburg Film Festival (2012–13), and Indian Panorama (2012–13).

Joy Mathew has written more than 22 plays in Malayalam, such as Madhyadharanyazhi (1994), Veeedukal Kathunnu (1999), Athirthikkal (1989), Sankadal (1996), Pretoria – 18 Oct (1996) and Chille 73 (1997). He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award for his play Sankadal in 1996. He was honoured by Kerala Sahitya Academy for the Best Anthology of one act plays "Sisu" in 1994 and Madhyadhanyazhi for the Best Drama in 1995, Daivathinte Thoppi (2015), Poonaranga (2015), Raktha Thabala (2017).

Personal life

Joy Mathew was born to P. V. Mathew and Esther on 19 September 1959. He married Saritha Ann Thomas who had been working as the head of sales at Electronics Company Dubai. The couple have three children: Mathew, Ann and Tania.

Awards

• 2012: International Film Festival of Kerala – Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) – Shutter
• 2013: Vanitha Film Awards – Best Scriptwriter – Shutter
• 2013: Asiavision Awards – Best Debut Director – Shutter
• 2013: Asiavision Awards – Best Anti Hero – Amen
• 2015: Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for acting – Mohavalayam
• 2018: Kerala State Film Award for Best Story – Uncle

Filmography

As actor

As director, writer

References

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16. "Ann Esther, daughter of famous actor Joy Mathew, gets married". The Economic Times. 30 December 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
17. "Dhoomam". The Times of India.
18. "Tinu Pappachan's Chaaver locks a release date". Cinema Express. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
19. Bharadwaj, Aswin (8 March 2024). "Oru Sarkar Ulpannam Review | A Preachy, Predictable Drama That Struggles to Find an Emotional Connect".
20. "Badal Premiere Locked: Shwetha Menon's Political Thriller Will Release On THIS Date". News18. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
21. "Jamalinte Punjiri To Sree Muthappan, 3 Malayalam Films Releasing This Week". News18. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
22. "Jamalinte Punjiri To Sree Muthappan, 3 Malayalam Films Releasing This Week". News18. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
23. Features, C. E. (26 March 2024). "Dhyan Sreenivasan's Swargathile Katturumbu gears up for release". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
24. Features, C. E. (12 July 2024). "Chithini Trailer: Amith Chakalakkal and Vinay Forrt in a supernatural horror thriller". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
25. "Actor Joy Mathew's daughter Ann Esther gets married". OnManorama. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

External links

• Joy Mathew at IMDb

• Living people
• 21st-century Indian male actors
• People from Kozhikode district
• Malayalam film directors
• Indian male dramatists and playwrights
• Indian male stage actors
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• Indian male film actors
• Male actors from Kerala
• Malayalam-language dramatists and playwrights
• Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
• 1959 births
• 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• Male actors in Malayalam theatre
• Film directors from Kozhikode
• Screenwriters from Kerala
• 20th-century Indian male writers