Joy Mathew
Actor
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).
As Director
Filmography
Drishyam 2
as Public Prosecutor 2021
Charlie
as Umer 2015
Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi
as Abdul Haji 2013
2018
as Chandy 2023
Amen
as Father Abraham Ottaplakal 2013
Vikramadithyan
as Dr.Ramanath Pai 2014
1983
as Gopi Aashaan 2014
Annayum Rasoolum
as Joseph 2013
7th Day
as P.T.R. Bhattathiri 2014
Sapthamashree Thaskaraha
as Pious Mathew 2014
Munnariyippu
as Chandraji 2014
Pathemari
as Chandran 2015
Philips and the Monkey Pen
as Richard Philip 2013
Shutter
2012
Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
as Ulahannan's Friend 2017
Kaduva
as Bishop 2022
Idukki Gold
as John 2013