Edasseri Award
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Edition 13 (1994) Winner
Joy Mathew
ジョイ・マシュー
Joy Mathew
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- null （Challissery, Calicut, India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
Career
- Occupations
- Actor, Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1986-2025
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Silver Crow Pheasant Award (Audience Prize) | Shutter | 長編映画（観客賞） | International Film Festival of Kerala | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Best Scriptwriter | Shutter | 脚本賞 | Vanitha Film Awards | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Best Debut Director | Shutter | 監督賞（デビュー） | Asiavision Awards | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Best Anti Hero | Amen | 演技部門 | Asiavision Awards | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention | Mohavalayam | 演技 | Kerala State Film Awards | 受賞（特別言及） |
| 2018 | Kerala State Film Award for Best Story | Uncle | 脚本（ストーリー） | Kerala State Film Awards | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award | Sankadal | 演劇 | Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi honours | Sisu (anthology of one-act plays) | 戯曲／アンソロジー | Kerala Sahitya Academy | 受賞 |
Silver Crow Pheasant Award (Audience Prize)
2012
Work:
Shutter
Category:
長編映画（観客賞）
Organization:
International Film Festival of Kerala
Result:
受賞
Best Scriptwriter
2013
Work:
Shutter
Category:
脚本賞
Organization:
Vanitha Film Awards
Result:
受賞
Best Debut Director
2013
Work:
Shutter
Category:
監督賞（デビュー）
Organization:
Asiavision Awards
Result:
受賞
Best Anti Hero
2013
Work:
Amen
Category:
演技部門
Organization:
Asiavision Awards
Result:
受賞
Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention
2015
Work:
Mohavalayam
Category:
演技
Organization:
Kerala State Film Awards
Result:
受賞（特別言及）
Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
2018
Work:
Uncle
Category:
脚本（ストーリー）
Organization:
Kerala State Film Awards
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
1996
Work:
Sankadal
Category:
演劇
Organization:
Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi honours
1994
Work:
Sisu (anthology of one-act plays)
Category:
戯曲／アンソロジー
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Amma Ariyan
1986 Film (Actor)A film directed by John Abraham in which Joy Mathew played the lead role (Purushan). The movie is regarded as one of the notable works in Indian cinema.
Political themesSocial critique
Shutter
2012 Film (Director / Writer)A film set in Kozhikode portraying unexpected incidents over two days and a night. Joy Mathew's directorial debut, screened at several festivals and remade into multiple Indian languages.
Urban lifeChance and ethics
Adaptations
- [Film (remake)] Shutter (remakes in multiple languages)
Uncle
2018 Film (Writer)A film for which Joy Mathew wrote the story; it won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story.
Human relationshipsMoral choices
Sankadal
1996 PlayOne of Joy Mathew's plays which received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award.
Social issuesHuman drama
Bibliography
- Madhyadharanyazhi (1994)
- Veeedukal Kathunnu (1999)
- Athirthikkal (1989)
- Sankadal (1996)
- Pretoria – 18 Oct (1996)
- Chille 73 (1997)
- Shutter (Director / Writer, 2012)
- Uncle (Writer, 2018)
Adaptations
- Shutter: remade into multiple Indian languages (Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Konkani, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dramatic, realist depictionFocus on social themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Urban lonelinessMoral conflictSocial contradictions
Legacy
Joy Mathew is an important figure in Malayalam theatre and cinema as an actor, playwright, screenwriter and director. His directorial debut Shutter and his plays have influenced regional culture.
Trivia
- Has written more than 22 plays in Malayalam.
- Directorial debut Shutter was screened at multiple festivals and remade into several languages.
- Married to Saritha Ann Thomas; the couple has three children.