Roshan Mathew
{{short description|Indian actor (born 1992)}}
{{Indian patronymic|Roshan|Mathew}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Roshan Mathew
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|03|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Changanassery, Kerala, India
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2015{{endash}}present
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Roshan Mathew (born 22 March 1992) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil films.{{cite news |title=I always dreamed of making a living out of acting, says Roshan Mathew |url=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 |accessdate=8 August 2022 |date=6 June 2019 |archiveurl=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 |archivedate=8 August 2022 |language=en-IN}} 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. 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.{{cite news |last=Mathew |first=Mathew Joy |title='Aanandam' of acting on his every impulse |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2017/jan/23/aanandam-of-acting-on-his-every-impulse-1561806.html|access-date=21 July 2018 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 January 2017|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109193752/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2017/jan/23/aanandam-of-acting-on-his-every-impulse-1561806.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |last=K. S. |first=Aravind |title=An acting 'addict' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/290216/an-acting-addict.html |accessdate=21 July 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 February 2016|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109194654/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/290216/an-acting-addict.html|url-status=live}} During his second year in college he developed an interest in acting, and after graduation joined the Drama School Mumbai.{{cite news |last=Soman |first=Litty |title=Casting is biggest plus point of Aanandam: Roshan Mathew |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/roshan-mathew-aanandam-ganesh-raj-vineeth-sreenivasan.html |accessdate=21 July 2018 |work=Malayala Manorama |date=20 October 2016|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109234639/https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/roshan-mathew-aanandam-ganesh-raj-vineeth-sreenivasan.html|url-status=live}}
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. 60 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.{{Cite news |url=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 |title='A Very Normal Family' is a dark comedy, says actor Roshan Mathew |first=Harikumar J. |last=S |newspaper=The Hindu |url-access=subscription |date=30 January 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/very-normal-family-mathrubhumi-lit-fest-meet-fun-cast-and-crew-96200 |title='A Very Normal Family' at Mathrubhumi Lit Fest: Meet the fun cast and crew |date=4 February 2019 |website=The News Minute|access-date=18 April 2019|archive-date=18 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418074452/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/very-normal-family-mathrubhumi-lit-fest-meet-fun-cast-and-crew-96200|url-status=live}}
= 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.{{cite news |last=Abraham |first=Korah |title='A dream come true': Actor Roshan Mathew on working with Anjali Menon |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dream-come-true-actor-roshan-mathew-working-anjali-menon-koode-84064 |work=The News Minute |date=2 July 2018 |accessdate=21 July 2018|archive-date=1 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201005421/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dream-come-true-actor-roshan-mathew-working-anjali-menon-koode-84064|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news |last=S. |first=Gautham |title=Enjoying his spot in sun |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/300718/enjoying-his-spot-in-sun.html |accessdate=5 November 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=30 July 2018|archive-date=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105204734/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/300718/enjoying-his-spot-in-sun.html|url-status=live}} His upcoming films are "Varthamanam", directed by Sidhartha Siva along with Parvathy, his debut Tamil film Cobra directed by R Ajay Gnanamuthu alongside Vikram. 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{{Cite web |url=https://indianrays.com/versatile-actor-roshan-mathews/ |title=Versatile Actor Roshan Mathews |date=23 July 2020|access-date=24 July 2020|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724075709/https://indianrays.com/versatile-actor-roshan-mathews/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Citation |title=Kuruthi Review: A bold microcosmic view of society |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/malayalam/kuruthi/ottmoviereview/85210662.cms|access-date=2021-08-11|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810212839/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/malayalam/kuruthi/ottmoviereview/85210662.cms|url-status=live}}
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
=Films=
- All films are in Malayalam unless otherwise noted.
=Voice actor=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Valatty | Tomy (voice) | {{Cite web |date=2023-07-23 |title=Valatty – Tale of Tails Review: A good attempt |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/27502/valatty-tale-of-tails/12007/review/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=NOWRUNNING |language=en |archive-date=24 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724120145/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/27502/valatty-tale-of-tails/12007/review/ |url-status=live}} |
= Screenwriter =
=Dubbing=
=Television=
{{pending series key}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of awards and nominations received by Roshan Mathew |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|2019
|Best Actor in a Character Role |{{Won}} |{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} |
| scope="row"|2020
|Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film |{{Nom}} |{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-2020-nominations-the-complete-list/articleshow/79791905.cms |title=Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020 Nominations – The Complete List |newspaper=The Times Of India |date=18 December 2020|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=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|url-status=live}} |
| scope="row"|2018
|rowspan="5"|SIIMA Awards |Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam) |{{Won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|2019
|Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam) |{{Nom}} |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam)
|{{Won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|2020
|Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam) |{{Nom}} |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Malayalam)
|{{Nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="2"|2024
| 54th Kerala State Film Awards | Ullozhukku (dubbed for Arjun Radhakrishnan) | {{won}} | {{Cite web |date=2024-08-16 |title=Kerala State Film Awards 2023 |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/kerala-state-film-awards-2023-winners-1.9816901 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Mathrubhumi}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Facebook|mathewroshan22}}
- {{Instagram|roshan.matthew}}
- {{IMDb name|7733137}}
{{SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role}}
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Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Category:Male actors from Kottayam
Category:Male web series actors
Category:Kendriya Vidyalaya alumni
Category:Madras Christian College alumni