Ashvin Mathew


Ashvin Matthew is an Indian film and stage actor, stand-up comedian and film director.

Personal life

Matthew is a Malayali who grew up in Bangalore and is currently settled in Cyprus with his wife who is from there. His father is a doctor and his mother is an agricultural scientist. His first play was Restless: The Spirit of Youth, by Gautam Raja and Meenakshi Menon. He then studied theatre at Sydney before leaving it to study Radio Journalism in Cyprus. He returned to Bangalore and became a stand-up comedian before leaving to become a theatre teacher in Dubai. He subsequently returned to India to become a full-fledged actor.

Career

He began his film career by working with Kukku Surendran to tweak the script of Veeralipattu. He was selected to portray the role of Father Vincent in English Vinglish. Actress Padmapriya suggested his name for Vedivazhipadu, which became his first Malayalam movie. He subsequently went on to act in multiple Malayalam movies. Mathew has also written the script for two unreleased Tamil movies, Uthukuli Amigos and Gymkhana Vasu, both of which were in the planning stages of production.

Filmography

  • Note: all films are in Malayalam, except otherwise noted.
YearFilmRoleLanguageReferences
2012English VinglishFather VincentHindi
2013VedivazhipaduPPMalayalam
20141 by TwoDr. BalakrishnanMalayalam
2014Mr. FraudJavedMalayalam
2014PeruchazhiRohit JeeMalayalam
2014Tamaar PadaarJohn KatuparambanMalayalam
2015LohamRamesh MenonMalayalam
2016Ka BodyscapesBhakthavalsalanMalayalam
2017Jomonte SuvisheshangalDavidMalayalam
2017C/O Saira BanuAdv. Abel AlexMalayalam
2022Bheemante VazhiDr. Cedric Simon AthikunthamMalayalam
20243DeviHunterKannada film
also director and producer