Alex Mathew Explained

Dr. M. M. Alex
Birth Name:Mathew Mullasseril Alex[1]
Birth Date:25 May 1959
Birth Place:Kottayam, Kerala, India
Death Place:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse:Anitha
Children:2

Alex Mathew (born Mathew Mullasseril Alex; 25 May 1959 – 23 June 2015), popularly known as Dr. M. M. Alex , was an Indian actor and alternative medicine researcher. He was known for starring in blockbuster Malayalam films, Rajavinte Makan (1986) and Thoovanathumbikal (1987)[2] [3] Alex produced more than 220 documentaries and digitisations on world peace, religion, tourism, health systems and human rights. He was also the founder of Vedik India Society and The Institute of Ancient Integrative Therapies Research.[4] He also served as the jury member for the National Film Awards.[5]

Alex was honoured with the "Ambassador of Peace Award" by Universal Peace Federation and "Samskrita Mitra" award by the Government of India.[6] He was also the president of Samskrita Bharathi – Tamil Nadu.[7]

Dr. M. M. Alex died from a cardiac arrest on 23 June 2015, aged 56.

Early life

Dr. Alex was born in Kottayam, Kerala. He was the son of M. M. Alexander, a Health officer and Ammini Alex, a panchayat officer.[8] He grew up in Kottayam with his elder brother Shaji M Alex and younger sister Saji M Alex. He graduated from CMS College Kottayam, before starting his career as an actor.

Career

Early career

Alex debuted in the Malayalam Blockbuster "Rajavinte Makan (1986)", as a student leader.[9] The film starred Mohan Lal and Suresh Gopi. It was directed by Thampi Kannanthanam. He continued to reprise the same role in its remake, Makkal En Pakkam (Tamil – 1987). His flair for playing a villain bagged him roles in more than 60 films. He was well noted for his role as "Babu" in the successful film, "Thoovanathumbikal (1987)" starring Mohan Lal and directed by Padmarajan.[10] His role as an antagonist gained him wide publicity.[11] [12] He concluded his acting career with the Malayalam film "Parampara (1990)" directed by Sibi Malayil. Though it was at the peak of his acting career, Alex decided to quit and enter the field of alternative medicine and spirituality.[13]

Alternative medicine

Dr. M. M. Alex received an honorary doctorate in Indology and alternative medicine from the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.[14] He founded the non-profit organisations Vedik-India Society (2000), E-Ducatus Foundation, Institute of Ancient Integrative Therapies and Research[15] with his wife, Anitha Alex.[16] He travelled extensively and digitised India district wise to promote Indian culture around the world. He also developed a massive database on 250 common ailments and therapies from eastern disciplines like Ayurveda, Yoga, Mantra, Tantra, Sangeetha Sastra, Manas Ayurveda and Gandharva Veda.[17] He worked on merging modern and ancient medical therapies by creating a digital database on medical aspects of various alternative forms of treatment.His work involved a comprehensive and integrated understanding of many systems and modules that operate in the fields of:[18]

  1. Western medical care and research (e.g. diagnostics, current pharmacological/surgical therapies and clinical discovery/trials methodology.
  2. Life sciences (biology, biochemistry and genetics).
  3. Traditional Indian medical therapies.
  4. Astrophysics and their impact on human biology.
  5. Current high-impact lifestyle/psychological/psycho-social/environmental issues (e.g. ageing, stress, sleep, circadian rhythms, infertility and electromagnetic field effects/nutrition from GM crops).

Tourism and religion

With the craft and credibility from the film industry, Alex produced more than 220 documentaries ranging from World religion, education, tourism, Health systems and many other titles. He continued to work on projects for the Tourism of Kerala and other states during the 1990s. His notable works include the documentaries A Vision and Mission to Tirupati,[19] [20] 'Alphabet of life' and 'A Pilgrimage to Holy Sabarimala'.[21] It was one of the few documentaries screened in association with the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) festival. Alex conducted a global tour with the support of the Union Department of Tourism. He helped organise the Nishagandhi Dance Festival, Kerala in 1992.[22]

Culture

Apart from research and tourism, Alex was a propagator of the Sanskrit language. He was the president of Samskrita Bharati, Tamil Nadu (2005–2015).[23] The organisation aims to democratise and popularise Sanskrit language by encouraging the use of simple Sanskrit in everyday conversational texts. Alex was also the Head of Sanskrit Academies and Research Institutes for the World Samskrit Book fair.[24]

Alexonics

Dr. Alex had invented a unique custom made audio module called 'Alexonics'.[25] Each module is produced according to an individual's astrological profile resulting in a 93,312 file database. The repeated listening to its vibrations can enhance and regulate the physiological as well as the psychological self. He had worked on this project with Late. Dr. Solomon Victor, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Dr. B.M. Hegde and Dr. Sandeep, over a span of 25 years. With the ambition to spread world peace, Alex disseminated 'Alexonics' to a few world leaders and world pioneers.[26] He was invited to deliver a talk on Alexonics for Ted.x at Delhi in 2010. The product will be available to the public soon.

Nakshatra paintings

Dr. Alex conceived a unique ideology to depict the 27 Nakshatras as the wives of the moon (Lord Chandra) in a set of 30 paintings, including those of the Sun god, Moon god and the Cosmic Serpent (Naga). The paintings are based on the Samhitas, Shastras, Vedas, Physics, Meta-physics, Astrophysics and Bio- physics. These are to be auctioned soon.

Events

Accolades

Death

Dr. Alex died in Chennai on 23 June 2015, following a cardiac arrest.[14] [35] The Funeral was held at St.Paul's Orthodox Church at Kollad near Kottayam on 25 June.[36] He is survived by his wife Anitha Alex[37] and sons Dr. Alexander Mathew and Basil Mathew (Actor Tejas)[4] [38]

Filmography (partial)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Actor M M Alex Passes Away . https://web.archive.org/web/20151028172357/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Actor-M-M-Alex-Passes-Away/2015/06/24/article2883219.ece . dead . 28 October 2015 . The New Indian Express . 24 June 2015 . 24 December 2015.
  2. News: തൂവാനത്തുമ്പികൾ കണ്ടവർ മറക്കില്ല അലക്സ് മാത്യുവിനെ. Mathrubhumi. 24 June 2015. 18 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920034702/http://archives.mathrubhumi.com/movies/flash_back/555622/. 20 September 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Actor Alex Passed Away Thoovanathumbikal movie actor. VINODAMELAM. 21 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Actor M M Alex Passes Away. https://web.archive.org/web/20151028172357/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Actor-M-M-Alex-Passes-Away/2015/06/24/article2883219.ece. dead. 28 October 2015. The New Indian Express. 21 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Prakash Jha to head National Awards' jury. timesofindia-economictimes. 21 December 2015.
  6. Web site: 'Thoovanathumbikal' Actor Alex Mathew aka Dr MM Alex Passes Away. International Business Times, India Edition. 23 June 2015 . 21 December 2015.
  7. Web site: alex Search Results संस्कृतभारती Samskrita Bharati India. samskritabharati.in. 21 December 2015.
  8. Web site: Mullasseril Mullasseril Kudumbayogam Kollad. mullasserilkudumbayogamkollad.com. 21 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223052021/http://mullasserilkudumbayogamkollad.com/?page_id=5. 23 December 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: Actor Alex Mathew dead. kaumudiglobal.com. 21 December 2015.
  10. Web site: Imprints on Indian Film Screen: M.M.Alex Mathew. imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.in. 21 December 2015.
  11. Web site: Alex Mathew as Babu in Thoovanathumbikal (1987). .
  12. Web site: Alex with Mohan Lal as Babu, Thoovanathumbikal. .
  13. Web site: Mathrubhumi Interviews Dr.M.M. Alex. mathrubhuminews.in. 21 December 2015. 4 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160104202426/http://mathrubhuminews.in/ee/Programs/Episode/6971/show-guru/E. dead.
  14. Web site: 'Thoovanathumbikal' Actor Alex Mathew aka Dr MM Alex Passes Away. www.ukmalayalee.com. 21 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706090358/http://www.ukmalayalee.com/movie-news/news.php?id=MjA5NQ. 6 July 2015. dead.
  15. Web site: When ancient therapies meet modern medicine – Life Positive. Life Positive. 21 December 2015. en-US.
  16. Web site: Anitha Alex Assistant Director Maiya. maiya-themovie.com. 21 December 2015.
  17. Web site: TEDxDelhi TED.com. www.ted.com. 21 December 2015.
  18. Web site: Dr. M. M. Alex Mediander Connects. Mediander. 21 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223052902/http://www.mediander.com/connects/47744276/dr.-m.-m.-alex/#!/video/. 23 December 2015. dead.
  19. Web site: Profiles of Murukan Conference Participants: First International Conference on Skanda-Murukan. murugan.org. 21 December 2015.
  20. Web site: drmmalex. M.M. Alex. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223064954/http://drmmalex.com/mission.html. 23 December 2015. dead.
  21. Web site: Filmmaker with a divine mission. The Hindu. 20 October 2003. 21 December 2015.
  22. Web site: Nishagandhi Dance and Music Festival 2015. www.keralatourism.org. 21 December 2015.
  23. Web site: Samskrita Bharati's answer to Discrimination against Sanskrit in TN. Haindava Keralam. 19 June 2007 . 21 December 2015. en-US.
  24. Web site: National Advisory Board @ World Samskrit Book Fair विश्व संस्कृत पुस्तक मेला. www.samskritbookfair.org. 21 December 2015. 23 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223050526/http://www.samskritbookfair.org/about/national-advisory-board. dead.
  25. Web site: Dr.M.M. Alex at TED.x Delhi. TED.xDelhi.
  26. Web site: TEDxDelhi MM Alex Alexonics. autoutline.ru. 21 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223044422/http://autoutline.ru/watch/Tlrn2AhcMcc-tedxdelhi-mm-alex-alexonics.html. 23 December 2015. dead.
  27. Web site: Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Coming out with their creative best for Onam. The Hindu. 10 September 2005. 21 December 2015.
  28. Web site: Aum: Dr M. M. Alex. blog.bhadesia.com. 21 December 2015.
  29. Web site: The triple eclipse and you. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223034015/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article98770.ece?service=print. dead. 23 December 2015. www.newindianexpress.com. 21 December 2015.
  30. Web site: FGG Events. fggprogrammes.blogspot.in. 21 December 2015.
  31. Web site: 02 World Samskrit book Fair. Issuu. 28 December 2010 . 21 December 2015.
  32. Web site: PIB Press Releases. pib.nic.in. 21 December 2015.
  33. Web site: Notes For – 58th National Film Awards – Notesok.In – Student – Study – School – Notes – Free. notesok.in. 21 December 2015.
  34. Web site: TEDxDelhi – MM Alex – Alexonics. www.up-date-me.com. 21 December 2015.
  35. Web site: Malayalam actor Alex Mathew died – Thoovanathumbikal, Babu. www.topmovierankings.com. 21 December 2015. 23 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223043054/http://www.topmovierankings.com/news/malayalam-actor-alex-mathew-died. dead.
  36. Web site: Dr.M.M. Alex Funeral at Kollad. Youtube.
  37. Web site: Sign Up LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com. 21 December 2015.
  38. Web site: A Venkatesh to direct a youth Tamil movie. IBNLive. 21 December 2015.

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