Early life
Mathukutty was born on 27 February 1985. He was raised in Perumbavoor, Ernakulam. He completed his bachelor's degree in Malayalam from the Union Christian College, Aluva in 2006. He joined Kerala Press academy in Kakkanad[1] for a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism. He started his career as editor trainee at Malayalam newspaper Veekshanam.[2] He came to radio as a hobby and ended up as a radio host.
Career
Radio
Arun Mathews started his radio jockey career on Red FM in 2007.He was working in Red FM, Trivandrum as a Radio Jockey and program producer for the shows.
Television
R J Mathukkutty debuted in television as an anchor for 'Kutty Kalavara' , a cookery show for children on Flowers TV in 2015.[3] He became quite popular after co hosting 'Dhe Chef' , a cookery based reality show aired on Mazhavil Manorama in 2016.[4] Currently he is the co anchor of 'Udan Panam', an outdoor Game show which is being aired on Mazhavil Manorama[5]
Feature Films
R J Mathukkutty debuted in Malayalam films as the dialogue writer for the movie You Too Brutus, in 2015.The film and the catchy dialogues in the movie both were widely accepted by the crowd.[6] He has also done guest roles in various malayalam movies .He has done a notable role in 2016 malayalam movie Campus Diary directed by Jeevan Das.[7]
Awards
- Radio Active Bright Bulb Award for Red Carpet (2013)
- Radio Active Best Cupid Show Award for Love on Air (2013)[8]
- Flash on Media Best RJ of the Year Award (2012)
Filmography
Short films
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
2013 | Kuliscene | | Rahul K Shaji | |
2013 | Kozhibiriyani | | Fawaz/Vishnu | |
2014 | Bedroom | | Sanjayan Marcose | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Channel |
2015 | On the spot | Host | One TV |
2015-2016 | Kuttykalavara | Host | Flowers TV |
2016 | Dhe Chef | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
2017–Present | Udan Panam | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
2017 | Midukki | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
2017–Present | Talk Time with Mathukutty | Host | YouTube |