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Joy Mathew

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Joy Mathew

Born September 20, 1961 in Chalissery, Kerala, India121 films

Joy Mathew is an Indian film director, film and theatre actor, playwright, and political activist.

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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).

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Drishyam 2 posterFirst watchDrishyam 220217.6as Public ProsecutorSeven years after the events of the first film, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it.View film

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Filmography

121 films as actor
  1. TBAAayirathonnam Raavu
  2. TBABombay Positive
  3. TBADANSAF
  4. 2026L&O - Law and OrderIG Dhananjayan
  5. 2026AashaVarkey
  6. 2026AroopiAlex George
  7. 2025HaalBishop
  8. 2025Midnight in Mullankolli
  9. 2025JSK - Janaki V vs State of KeralaBishop
  10. 2025Randaam YaamamUnnikrishnan Namboothiri
  11. 2025BestyUstad
  12. 2024ChithiniKathanar
  13. 2024Swargathile KatturumbuBaby Samuel
  14. 2024Buried in 1994Alex
  15. 2024Oru Bhaaratha Sarkar UlpannamJudge
  16. 2023Viral SebiUmmerkoya
  17. 2023Janvi
  18. 2023ChaaverMukundan
  19. 2023La - TomatinaJournalist
  20. 2023Njanum Pinnoru Njanum
  21. 2023Dhoomam
  22. 20232018Chandy
  23. 2023ChristyJoseph
  24. 2022Louis
  25. 20221921: Puzha Muthal Puzha VareDamodaran Namboothiri
  26. 2022KaduvaBishop
  27. 2022HeavenSurgeon
  28. 2022Varayan
  29. 2022NaradanKurup sir
  30. 2022Karnan Napoleon Bhagat Singh
  31. 2021Kanakam Kaamini KalahamBalachandran
  32. 2021CabinShankaran Mesthiri
  33. 2021Mohan Kumar FansR.K
  34. 2021Drishyam 2Public Prosecutor
  35. 2021VaankuSpecial Appearance
  36. 2019Jimmy Ee Veedinte AiswaryamJohn Adakkakaran
  37. 2019Kenjira
  38. 2019Edakkad Battalion 06Basheer
  39. 2019ThelivuD.G.P
  40. 2019Marconi Mathai
  41. 2019Naan Petta MakanNelson Christo
  42. 2019VakathirivuVivekanandan
  43. 2019Children's Park
  44. 2019The Sound Story
  45. 2019Mr. & Ms. Rowdy
  46. 2019Oru Kaatil Oru PaykappalVarghese
  47. 2018Mottitta Mullakal
  48. 2018Body Deep
  49. 2018KoodashaDr Jayan
  50. 2018Chalakkudikkaran ChangathiThambran
  51. 2018ChandragiriMLA
  52. 2018Sthaanam
  53. 2018UncleVijayan
  54. 2018Street LightsSimon Mundakal
  55. 2017Paathi: The HalfOthenan
  56. 2017Chakkara Maavin Kombathu
  57. 2017Chippy
  58. 2017GoodalochanaPainting buyer
  59. 2017Onpatham ValavinappuramActor
  60. 2017Melle
  61. 2017CrossroadDrama director
  62. 2017ClintDoctor
  63. 2017Basheerinte Premalekhanam
  64. 2017Oru CinemakkaranBank Manager
  65. 2017Gold CoinsBride's father
  66. 2017Puthan PanamHajiyar
  67. 2017Honey Bee 2: CelebrationsCleetus
  68. 2017C/O Saira BanuPeter's friend
  69. 2017Pareeth PandariJamal
  70. 2017Munthirivallikal ThalirkkumbolUlahannan's Friend
  71. 2017God Say
  72. 2016Campus Diary
  73. 2016ManamanthaGayathri's Professor (Malayalam Version)
  74. 2016King LiarPothuval Sir
  75. 2016MohavalayamJose Sebastian
  76. 2015CharlieUmer
  77. 2015My God
  78. 2015PathemariChandran
  79. 2015Namukkore AakashamJohn Samuel
  80. 2015Utopiayile RajavuChembakasseri Parameshwaran Pillai
  81. 2015JamnapyariPrakashettan
  82. 2015LohamArif Bhai
  83. 2015Just Married
  84. 2015RasputinVayalil Satheesan
  85. 2015Monsoon
  86. 2015Swargathekkal SundaramLopez
  87. 2015Lailaa O LailaaDr. Aravind Menon
  88. 2015Chirakodinja KinavukalFather of Sumathi
  89. 2015AlifHajyar
  90. 2015Mariyam MukkuSayip
  91. 2014Nagaravaridhi Naduvil NjanSebastian
  92. 2014AngelsFather Varghese Punyaalan
  93. 2014Oru Korean Padam
  94. 2014IthihasaThe Librarian
  95. 2014King of KingsAhmed Shah
  96. 2014Sapthamashree ThaskarahaPious Mathew
  97. 2014MunnariyippuChandraji
  98. 2014AvatharamKarimban John
  99. 2014VikramadithyanDr.Ramanath Pai
  100. 2014Law PointMaya's father
  101. 2014Ulsaha CommitteeThathamangalam Narayana Ayyengar
  102. 20147th DayP.T.R. Bhattathiri
  103. 2014Onnum Mindathe
  104. 2014Praise the LordKunjutty
  105. 2014Konthayum PoonoolumAloshi
  106. 20141983Gopi Aashaan
  107. 2013SilenceMarkos
  108. 2013NadanG. Krishnakumar
  109. 2013Philips and the Monkey PenRichard Philip
  110. 2013Idukki GoldJohn
  111. 2013Olipporu
  112. 2013KaanchiThomas
  113. 2013Zachariayude GarbhinikalAnuradha's husband
  114. 2013SringaravelanD. Gopi Prasad (DGP)
  115. 2013Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna BhoomiAbdul Haji
  116. 2013Honey BeeCleetus
  117. 2013AmenFather Abraham Ottaplakal
  118. 2013Rose GuitarinaalJoe's Father
  119. 2013Annayum RasoolumJoseph
  120. 2012Shutter