Joy Mathew (born 20 September 1961) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is also a

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and

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. He predominantly works in

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Career

Joy Mathew is best known for playing the lead role in

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's 1986 film '' Amma Ariyan'' which was voted one of the Top 10 Indian films by

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. In 2012, he made his directorial debut with '' Shutter'' which portrays unexpected incidents happening in two days and a night in the city of

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. The film had its Indian premiere at the 17th

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and international premiere at the 9th

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. It won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 17th

. ''Shutter'' was also screened at Chennai Film Festival (2012–13),

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(2012–13), Bangalore Film Festival (2012–13), Busan Film Festival (2012–13), Hamburg Film Festival (2012–13), and Indian Panorama (2012–13).SHUTTER remade in six Indian languages like Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi and Kongini, http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Shutter-still-room-for-remakes/article16070683.ece} Joy Mathew has written more than 22 plays in

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, such as ''Madhyadharanyazhi'' (1994), ''Veeedukal Kathunnu'' (1999), ''Athirthikkal'' (1989), ''Sankadal'' (1996), ''Pretoria – 18 Oct'' (1996) and ''Chille 73'' (1997). He received the

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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:

– Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) – '' Shutter'' * 2013: Vanitha Film Awards – Best Scriptwriter – '' Shutter'' * 2013:

Asiavision Awards Asiavision Awards have been held annually since 2006 to honor the artistes and technicians of Indian cinema and television & is organized under the leadership of renowned journalist Nissar Syed. More than 40,000 people across United Arab Emirates ...

– Best Debut Director – '' Shutter'' * 2013:

– Best Anti Hero – ''

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'' * 2015: Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for acting – '' Mohavalayam'' * 2018:

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– ''

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Filmography

As actor

As director, writer

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathew, Joy 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