Roshan Mathew Explained

Roshan Mathew
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Birth Date:22 March 1992
Birth Place:Changanassery, Kerala, India
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2015present

Roshan Mathew (born 22 March 1992) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam, Hindi & Tamil films.[1] He began his career with numerous theatre productions based in Chennai and Mumbai. These include The Glass Menagerie directed by Rajit Kapoor and 07/07/07 directed by Faezeh Jalali.

Roshan had his first major role in the 2016 film Puthiya Niyamam and his career progressed with supporting roles in Aanandam (2016), Koode (2018), and Moothon (2019). For the latter two, he won two SIIMA Awards. He gained wider attention for his leading roles in the dramas Kappela (2020) and C U Soon (2021). Roshan has also appeared in the Hindi films Choked (2020) and Darlings (2022).

Early life

Roshan hails from Changanassery, Kottayam in the Indian state of Kerala. He belongs to A Syro Malabar Catholic family. 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 has also directed an original play in Kochi called A Very Normal Family with a new team of artists based in the city.[5] [6]

Film

Roshan made his screen acting debut in a web series 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.[7] His other notable performances came in "Thottappan" (2019) alongside Vinayakan, in "Viswasapoorvam Mansoor" (2017), and "Orayiram Kinakkalal" (2018). In 2019, he shot to fame by playing Ameer opposite Nivin Pauly in Geetu Mohandas's film Moothon.[8] His upcoming films are "Varthamanam", directed by Sidhartha Siva along with Parvathy, his debut Tamil film "Cobra" directed by R Ajay Gnanamuthu alongside Vikram (actor). His recently released film is Netflix's Choked directed by Anurag Kashyap alongside Saiyami Kher, Kappela where he played the lead role alongside Anna Ben[9] and Sreenath Bhasi which gained positive reviews and also C U Soon alongside Fahadh Faasil. His performance in the latest Malayalam movie Kuruthi alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran also garnered much attention.

Filmography

Films

List of Roshan Mathew film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Adi Kapyare Kootamani Prem Raj
2016 Puthiya Niyamam Aryan
Aanandam Gautham Roy / Rockstar Gautham
2017 Viswasapoorvam Mansoor Mansoor
Kadam Kadha Maneesh
Matchbox Ernesto Narendran / Ambu
Orayiram Kinakkalal Jaison
2018 Koode Krish
2019 Thottappan Ismail
Moothon Ameer [10]
2020 Kappela Vishnu
Choked Sushant Pillai Hindi film[11]
C U Soon Jimmy Kurian
2021 Varthamanam Amal
Aanum Pennum Cherukkan Segment: Rani
Kuruthi Ibrahim
2022 Night Drive Georgy Jacob
Darlings Zulfi Hindi film[12]
Cobra Rajiv Rishi Tamil film
Oru Thekkan Thallu Case Podiyan Pilla [13]
Kotthu Sumesh
Chathuram Balthazar [14]
Gold Manu [15]
2023 Pookkaalam Johnymon[16]
Neelavelicham Sasi Kumar [17]
Dhoomam Siddharth [18]
Maharani Vijeesh [19]
Paradise Kesav Sri Lankan-Indian film[20] [21]
2024UlajhSebin JosephkuttyHindi film [22] [23]
Post production[24]
Filming[25]

Television

List of Roshan Mathew series credits
YearTitleRoleLanguagePlatformNotes
2015 Tanlines Dan English 12 episodes
2023 Master Peace Adam Cameo in 5th episode[28]
2024 Poacher Alan [29]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Roshan Mathew
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2019CPC Cine AwardsBest Actor in a Character RoleMoothon
2020Filmfare OTT AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Web Original FilmChoked[30]
2018SIIMA AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam)Koode[31]
2019Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam)Thottappan[32]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam)Moothon[33]
2020Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam)Kappela[34]
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam)C U Soon[35]
202454th Kerala State Film AwardsBest Dubbing ArtistUllozhukku (dubbed for Arjun Radhakrishnan)[36]

Notes and References

  1. News: I always dreamed of making a living out of acting, says Roshan Mathew . 8 August 2022 . 6 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808042001/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/roshan-mathew-on-his-big-break-with-anandam-upcoming-projects-and-how-he-happily-juggles-his-life-on-the-stage-and-the-big-screen/article27516464.ece . 8 August 2022 . en-IN.
  2. News: Mathew . Mathew Joy . 'Aanandam' of acting on his every impulse . 21 July 2018 . . 23 January 2017. 9 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181109193752/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2017/jan/23/aanandam-of-acting-on-his-every-impulse-1561806.html. live.
  3. News: K. S. . Aravind . An acting 'addict' . 21 July 2018 . . 29 February 2016. 9 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181109194654/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/290216/an-acting-addict.html. live.
  4. News: Soman . Litty . Casting is biggest plus point of Aanandam: Roshan Mathew . 21 July 2018 . . 20 October 2016. 9 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181109234639/https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/roshan-mathew-aanandam-ganesh-raj-vineeth-sreenivasan.html. live.
  5. News: 'A Very Normal Family' is a dark comedy, says actor Roshan Mathew . Harikumar J. . S . . subscription . 30 January 2019 . 18 April 2019. 9 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109170159/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. live.
  6. Web site: 'A Very Normal Family' at Mathrubhumi Lit Fest: Meet the fun cast and crew . 4 February 2019 . The News Minute. 18 April 2019. 18 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418074452/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/very-normal-family-mathrubhumi-lit-fest-meet-fun-cast-and-crew-96200. live.
  7. News: Abraham . Korah . 'A dream come true': Actor Roshan Mathew on working with Anjali Menon . . 2 July 2018 . 21 July 2018. 1 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201005421/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dream-come-true-actor-roshan-mathew-working-anjali-menon-koode-84064. live.
  8. News: S. . Gautham . Enjoying his spot in sun . 5 November 2018 . . 30 July 2018. 5 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105204734/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/300718/enjoying-his-spot-in-sun.html. live.
  9. Web site: Versatile Actor Roshan Mathews . 23 July 2020. 24 July 2020. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724075709/https://indianrays.com/versatile-actor-roshan-mathews/. live.
  10. News: The News Minute . Meet the man who became Amir in 'Moothon': Roshan Mathew interview . 8 August 2022 . 18 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808042109/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/meet-man-who-became-amir-moothon-roshan-mathew-interview-112499 . 8 August 2022 . en.
  11. Web site: Roshan Mathews in Anurag Kashyap's next . . 2019-06-13. 13 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190613064354/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/roshan-mathews-in-anurag-kashyaps-next/articleshow/69767484.cms. live.
  12. Web site: Dark Comedy in 'Darlings' Sheds Light on the Complex 'Cycle of Abuse' . 2023-03-04 . The Wire . 4 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304203259/https://thewire.in/film/dark-comedy-in-darlings-sheds-light-on-the-complex-cycle-of-abuse . live.
  13. Web site: Biju Menon, Nimisha, Roshan and Padmapriya to star in 'Oru Thekkan Thallu Case' . 15 July 2021 . The News Minute. 12 December 2023. 26 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231126101423/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/biju-menon-nimisha-roshan-and-padmapriya-star-oru-thekkan-thallu-case-152378. live.
  14. Web site: Swasika shines in intriguing 'Chathuram' trailer. Movie to release on this date . 2024-03-24 . Onmanorama.
  15. Web site: Gold Movie Review: Prithviraj-starrer is an exhausting, 165-min-long Instagram reel . 2023-03-04 . . en . 4 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304203257/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2022/dec/01/gold-movie-review-prithviraj-starrer-is-an-exhausting-165-min-long-instagram-reel-37257.html . live.
  16. Web site: First single from Pookkaalam out . 2023-03-19 . . en . 19 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319071531/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/18/first-single-from-pookkaalam-out-41219.html . live.
  17. Web site: Makers of Neelavelicham release Roshan Mathew's character poster . 2023-03-04 . . en . 4 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304203257/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/nov/02/makers-of-neelavelicham-release-roshan-mathews-character-poster-36177.html . live.
  18. Web site: 'Dhoomam' first look out, Fahadh Faasil says its an 'edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller' . . 17 April 2023 . 6 June 2023 . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606060107/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dhoomam-first-look-out-fahadh-faasil-says-its-an-edge-of-your-seat-suspense-thriller/articleshow/99550028.cms . live.
  19. Web site: Shine Tom Chacko, Roshan Mathew's Maharani, gets a release date . 2023-11-22 . . en . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122200035/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/oct/01/shine-tom-chacko-roshan-mathews-maharani-gets-a-release-date-48183.html . live.
  20. Web site: Shackleton . Liz . 1 November 2023 . Prasanna Vithanage On Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis; Power Dynamics In Society & Marriage In Award-Winning Feature ‘Paradise’ – Mumbai Film Festival . 27 February 2024 . . en.
  21. Web site: Service . Express News . 2023-08-31 . Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage's 'Paradise' is a multi-genre film . 2024-03-13 . The New Indian Express . en.
  22. News: 2023-05-10 . Janhvi Kapoor to play imperilled IFS officer in thriller 'Ulajh' . en-IN . . subscription . 2023-05-28 . 0971-751X . 28 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528161604/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/janhvi-kapoor-to-play-imperilled-ifs-officer-in-thriller-ulajh/article66833747.ece . live.
  23. News: 2023-05-10 . Janhvi Kapoor to star in patriotic thriller 'Ulajh' . The Economic Times . 2023-05-28 . 0013-0389 . 28 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528161604/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/janhvi-kapoor-to-star-in-patriotic-thriller-ulajh/articleshow/100136202.cms . live.
  24. News: 2023-05-10 . Roshan Mathew to star in 'Ithiri Neram' . . 2023-06-11 . 5 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105184636/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/roshan-mathew-to-star-in-ithiri-neram/articleshow/104845409.cms . live.
  25. Web site: First look poster of Chera starring Nimisha Sajayan and Roshan Mathew released . 2021-08-22 . Mathrubhumi English . en.
  26. Web site: 2023-07-23 . Valatty – Tale of Tails Review: A good attempt . 2023-07-25 . NOWRUNNING . en . 24 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724120145/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/27502/valatty-tale-of-tails/12007/review/ . live.
  27. Web site: Gopalakrishnan . Aswathy . 2024-06-20 . Ullozhukku Review: An Astounding Urvashi Headlines A Tender Film On Love That Defies Conv . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20240621014715/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/malayalam-review/ullozhukku-review-an-astounding-urvashi-headlines-a-tender-film-parvathy-malayalam-mo . 2024-06-21 . Film Companion.
  28. Web site: Masterpeace Series Review: Generations clash in this ultimate stress-buster . 2023-10-29 . . en . 31 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031212400/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2023/oct/27/masterpeace-series-reviewgenerations-clash-in-this-ultimate-stress-buster-48989.html . live.
  29. Web site: Alia Bhatt joins Nimisha Sajayan, Roshan Mathew starrer 'Poacher as executive producer . 2024-02-08 . Onmanorama.
  30. News: Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020 Nominations – The Complete List . . 18 December 2020. 21 September 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602053216/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-2020-nominations-the-complete-list/articleshow/79791905.cms. live.
  31. Web site: SIIMA 2019 Malayalam: Mohanlal, Tovino, Aishwarya win big . OnManorama . en. 2019-08-17. 17 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190817035903/https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/08/17/siima-awards-2019-malayalam-list-of-winners-mohanlal-tovino-prithvi.html. live.
  32. Web site: SIIMA Nominations for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam), 2019 . SIIMA-Official Twitter Page. 21 September 2021. 21 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921013242/https://mobile.twitter.com/siima/status/1431163122807574532. live.
  33. News: SIIMA awards: Check out Malayalam winners of 2019 and 2020 . Manorama Online News . 20 September 2021. 21 September 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006205331/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/09/20/siima-awards-malayalam-winners-list-2019-2020-films.html. live.
  34. Web site: SIIMA Nominations for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam), 2020 . SIIMA-Official Twitter Page. 21 September 2021. 20 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212613/https://mobile.twitter.com/siima/status/1432353265178398724. live.
  35. Web site: SIIMA Nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam), 2020 . SIIMA-Official Twitter Page. 21 September 2021. 20 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213112/https://mobile.twitter.com/siima/status/1432306079220727811. live.
  36. Web site: 2024-08-16 . Kerala State Film Awards 2023 . 2024-08-16 . Mathrubhumi.

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