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Revision as of 05:24, 7 March 2020
Roshan Mathew | |
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| Born | 22 March 1992 Changanassery, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College, Tambaram, The Drama School , Mumbai |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Roshan Mathew is an Indian film and stage actor and director, best known for his work in Malayalam films. He made his debut in the 2016 movie Puthiya Niyamam directed by A. K. Sajan, in which he played the antagonist. He shot to popularity with his portrayal of Gautham Roy, a musician with a major identity crisis in Ganesh Raj's Aanandam (2016). His performance in Anjali Menon's Koode (2018) was widely appreciated and garnered him positive reviews. Roshan was next seen in Geetu Mohandas's Moothon.
In addition to his film career, Roshan has appeared in numerous theatre productions based in Mumbai and Chennai. Some of his prominent productions have been The Glass Menagerie directed by Rajit Kapoor, 07/07/07 directed by Faezeh Jalali. He has also directed an original play in Kochi called A Very Normal Family with a new team of artists based in the city.[1]
Early life
Roshan hails from Changanassery, Kottayam in the Indian state of Kerala. His father Mathew Joseph is a bank manager in Canara Bank and his mother Regina Augustine is a retired PWD engineer. He studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kottayam.[2] After enrolling in School of Engineering, CUSAT in Kochi he dropped out after one year to study B.Sc Physics in Madras Christian College in Chennai.[3] During his second year in college he developed an interest in acting, and after graduation joined the Drama School Mumbai.[2][4]
Career
Theatre
Roshan had been active on stage since school, but his first opportunity to work in professional theatre came when the Chennai-based theatre company Stagefright Productions came to Madras Christian College to audition actors for their production of Dirty Dancing in August 2010. Roshan bagged the role of Neal Kellerman, and the production went on stage at The Museum Theatre, Chennai in February 2011. He almost instantly fell in love with theatre, and went on to work with all the prominent Chennai based companies in plays such as Kamala, Leap, The Uprising, Tughlaq, and Murder Me Always. He was also part of The Little Theatre’s Christmas Pantomime in 2013. In Madras Christian College, Roshan along with his friends started a theatre group called Theatre No. 59 which staged many plays in different colleges in the state. Their production of Alfred Hitchcock/Patrick Hamilton’s Rope was widely appreciated, and their revival of Jean Paul Sartre’s No Exit won Roshan the award for Best Director at a national level student theatre festival in 2013. After moving to Bombay in 2014, Roshan was part of The Drama School Mumbai’s adaptation of Eugene Shwartz’s The Dragon in 2016. After school, he went to join Faezeh Jalali’s widely acclaimed production 07/07/07. He then appeared in Given directed by Padma Damodaran and written by Shivam Sharma, and Rajit Kapoor’s adaptation of The Glass Menagerie. He recently directed a new play in Kochi, called A Very Normal Family.[5]
Film
He made his screen acting debut in a webseries Tanlines. He made his film debut in 2016 in Puthiya Niyamam directed by A. K. Sajan, followed by a small role in Adi Kapyare Kootamani. It was Ganesh Raj's Aanandam (2016) that put Roshan on the map. The coming of age movie opened to packed houses, and was one of the biggest successes of the year in Malayalam. In 2018, he essayed a role in Koode directed by Anjali Menon.[6] His other notable performances came in "Thottappan" (2019) alongside Vinayakan, in "Viswasapoorvam Mansoor" (2017), and "Orayiram Kinakkalal" (2018). In Geetu Mohandas's film Moothon, he plays Ameer.[7] His upcoming films are "Varthamanam", directed by Sidhartha Siva along with Parvathy, and an untitled Anurag Kashyap film with Saiyami Kher.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tanlines | Dan | English | Web miniseries in Sony LIV; 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Adi Kapyare Kootamani | Premraj | Malayalam | Uncredired Role |
| 2016 | Puthiya Niyamam | Aryan | Malayalam | Debut film work |
| 2016 | Aanandam | Gautham Roy | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Viswasapoorvam Mansoor | Mansoor | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Kadam Kadha | Maneesh | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Matchbox | Ernesto Narendran | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Orayiram Kinakkalal | Jaison | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Koode | Krish | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Thottappan | Ismail | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Moothon | Ameer | Malayalam / Hindi | |
| 2020 | Kappela | Vishnu | Malayalam | |
| TBA | Untitled Anurag Kashyap Film | TBA | Hindi | Filming[8] |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SIIMA Awards | SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam) | Koode | Won | [9] |
| 2020 | Cinema Paradiso club | Best Character actor | Moothon | Won |
References
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/roshan-mathews-play-a-very-normal-family-which-premires-in-the-city-tomorrow-is-a-dark-comedy/article26127549.ece
- ^ a b Mathew, Mathew Joy (23 January 2017). "'Aanandam' of acting on his every impulse". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ K. S., Aravind (29 February 2016). "An acting 'addict'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Soman, Litty (20 October 2016). "Casting is biggest plus point of Aanandam: Roshan Mathew". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/very-normal-family-mathrubhumi-lit-fest-meet-fun-cast-and-crew-96200
- ^ Abraham, Korah (2 July 2018). "'A dream come true': Actor Roshan Mathew on working with Anjali Menon". The News Minute. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ S., Gautham (30 July 2018). "Enjoying his spot in sun". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Roshan Mathews in Anurag Kashyap's next – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "SIIMA 2019 Malayalam: Mohanlal, Tovino, Aishwarya win big". OnManorama. Retrieved 17 August 2019.