Ashvin Mathew

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Ashvin Matthew
OccupationsStand-up comedian
Actor
Film director

Ashvin Matthew is an Indian film and stage actor, stand-up comedian and film director.[1][2][3]

Personal life

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Matthew is a Malayali who grew up in Bangalore and is currently settled in Cyprus with his wife who is from there. His father is a doctor and his mother is an agricultural scientist. His first play was Restless: The Spirit of Youth, by Gautam Raja and Meenakshi Menon. He then studied theatre at Sydney before leaving it to study Radio Journalism in Cyprus. He returned to Bangalore and became a stand-up comedian before leaving to become a theatre teacher in Dubai. He subsequently returned to India to become a full-fledged actor.[1][4]

Career

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He began his film career by working with Kukku Surendran to tweak the script of Veeralipattu. He was selected to portray the role of Father Vincent in English Vinglish. Actress Padmapriya suggested his name for Vedivazhipadu, which became his first Malayalam movie. He subsequently went on to act in multiple Malayalam movies. Mathew has also written the script for two unreleased Tamil movies, Uthukuli Amigos and Gymkhana Vasu, both of which were in the planning stages of production.[1][3]

Filmography

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  • Note: all films are in Malayalam, except otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Language References
2012 English Vinglish Father Vincent Hindi [3]
2013 Vedivazhipadu PP Malayalam [1]
2014 1 by Two Dr. Balakrishnan Malayalam [5]
Mr. Fraud Javed Malayalam [4]
Peruchazhi Rohit Jee Malayalam [6]
Tamaar Padaar John Katuparamban Malayalam [7]
2015 Loham Ramesh Menon Malayalam [8]
2016 Ka Bodyscapes Bhakthavalsalan Malayalam [9]
2017 Jomonte Suvisheshangal David Malayalam [10]
C/O Saira Banu Adv. Abel Alex Malayalam
2022 Bheemante Vazhi Dr. Cedric Simon Athikuntham Malayalam
2024 3Devi Hunter Kannada film
also director and producer

References

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