Ashvin Mathew
{{Short description|Indian actor, stand-up comedian and film director}}
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Ashvin Matthew is an Indian film and stage actor, stand-up comedian and film director.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/all-for-a-laugh/article4905048.ece |title=All for a laugh |work=The Hindu |date=11 July 2013 |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715230546/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/all-for-a-laugh/article4905048.ece |archivedate=15 July 2013 }}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/Theater-person-Ashvin-Mathew-to-star-in-Mohanlals-next/articleshow/33603316.cms |title=Theater person Ashvin Mathew to star in Mohanlal's next |work=The Times of India |date=11 April 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414215501/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Kannada/Theatre/Theater-person-Ashvin-Mathew-to-star-in-Mohanlals-next/articleshow/33603316.cms |archivedate=14 April 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/English-Vinglish-happened-after-I-played-a-Malayali-who-couldnt-get-it-up-Ashvin-Mathew/articleshow/32856371.cms |title=English Vinglish happened after I played a Malayali who couldn't get it up: Ashvin Mathew |work=The Times of India |date=29 March 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708121112/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/English-Vinglish-happened-after-I-played-a-Malayali-who-couldnt-get-it-up-Ashvin-Mathew/articleshow/32856371.cms |archivedate=8 July 2015 }}
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.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/The-actor-comedian-has-signed-his-first-hindi-film-Banana/articleshow/28930433.cms |title=Ashvin Mathew goes 'Banana' with Bollywood flick |work=The Times of India |date=17 January 2014 |accessdate=18 April 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913094745/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/The-actor-comedian-has-signed-his-first-hindi-film-Banana/articleshow/28930433.cms |archivedate=13 September 2016 }}
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.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6446891}}
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Category:Kannada film directors
Category:Indian stand-up comedians
Category:Indian male comedians
Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:21st-century Indian male actors