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Joy Mathew, (born 8th May, 1959) is a noted South Indian theatre director, film actor, exponent of literature and a political activist. Born in Challissery, he grew up in Kozhikode (Calicut) and received acclaim in the 1986 Malayalam film Amma Ariyan. He has recently directed his debut Malayalm feature "Shutter".

Early Life Joy Mathew grew up in the city of Kozhikode contemplating theatre as his vocation. He was involved in left wing politics from an early age and this left an impact on the way he approaches film and theater. Aspiring a career in films, he went to Pune in 1984 to join the prestigious Pune Film Institute, but dropped that idea and decided to pursue a post graduation in Journalism and Mass Media at K C College, Mumbai.

Career Joy Mathew has actively participated in the cultural movements of People's Cultural Forum and the revolutionary students organizations. As part of the cultural wing, he pioneered the Campus Theatre movement in 1980 for which he started writing plays. He has written more than twenty plays in Malayalam and was honoured by the Sahitya Academy and Sangeetha Natakka Academy for two of his plays in the years 1995 and 1996. Besides his theatrical presentations, he has done select screen performances too. 'Purushan', the protogonist in 'Amma Ariyan', known as the first people's film made from the contributions of the people of Kerala, and directed by a noteworthy director John Abraham. He also produced a Telefilm, 'Uyirthelneppu' , directed by Shyamaprasad which bagged him four State Television awards After a gap of 26 years, Joy Mathew has returned to celluloid with his directorial debut Malayalam feature film 'SHUTTER' featuring noted Malayalam actors Lal, Sreenivasan, Sajitha Madathil.

Filmography
 * Amma Ariyan (1986)
 * Amen (2012)

Noted Plays
 * Joseph Endukondu Aathmahathya Cheydu? -1985.
 * Kandamrigam (an adaptation of Eugene Ionesco's Rienoserous..1988.
 * Athirthikkal-1989.
 * Madhyadharanazhi.
 * Sisu- A collection of one act plays-1993.
 * Sankadal -1996.
 * Pretoria- Oct 18-1996.
 * Chille 73 ( A translation of short plays by Mario Fretti) 1997.

References Anula Aboobacker, News article, Times of India (23-03-12)