Ashvin Mathew

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Ashvin Mathew
NationalityIndian
OccupationStand-up comedian
Actor

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

Personal life[edit]

Mathew is a Malayali who grew up in Bangalore and is currently settled in Cyprus with his wife who is from the country. 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[edit]

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 Tamil movies, Uthukuli Amigos and Gymkhana Vasu, both of which are in the planning stages of production.[1][3]

Filmography[edit]

As actor
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]
2014 Mr. Fraud Javed Malayalam [4]
2014 Peruchazhi Rohit Jee Malayalam [6]
2014 Tamaar Padaar John Katuparamban Malayalam [7]
2015 Loham Ramesh Menon Malayalam [8]
2016 Ka Bodyscapes Bhakthavalsalan Malayalam [9]
2017 Jomonte Suvisheshangal David Malayalam [10]
2017 C/O Saira Banu Adv. Abel Alex Malayalam

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "All for a laugh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Theater person Ashvin Mathew to star in Mohanlal's next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "English Vinglish happened after I played a Malayali who couldn't get it up: Ashvin Mathew". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ashvin Mathew goes 'Banana' with Bollywood flick". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Enter the maze". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ashvin gets to be 'himself' in Peruchazhi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ashvin Mathew as Minister". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Prithviraj to Share Screen Space with Mohanlal in 'Loham'". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "KA BODYSCAPES". International Film Festival of Kerala. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jomonte Suvisheshangal to be Dulquer's Xmas release". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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