Mathew Thomas

Mathew Thomas (born 16 October 2002) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut in 2019 with Kumbalangi Nights at age 16, playing one of the four siblings in the film.

Mathew Thomas
Born (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002
(Thiruvamkulam) Kerala, India
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Early life

Mathew Thomas was born 16 October 2002 in Thiruvamkulam, Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. His father, Biju John Thuruthiyil, works as a Civil Engineer and his mother, Susan is a senior higher secondary school teacher in Mathematics. Mathew has an elder brother, John Thomas. Mathew did his play schooling at Hagia Sophia Public School, Ernakulam. He also studied in Indian School, Manama, Bahrain for few years while his parents were employed there temporarily. Upon return, he joined Gregorian Public School Maradu Eranakulam from where he was auditioned for Kumbalangi Nights.[1]

Career

Mathew was auditioned for the role of Franky Napoleon in Kumbalangi Nights (2019) from his school. The story is about four orphaned siblings, among them, Franky is a high-school student who keeps their home up and running, as the other three are happy-go-lucky.[2][3] He lodged six months on location, undergoing several training sessions, such as swimming, football, casting a fishnet, rowing boat among others. The film was a critical and commercial success. It was followed by the lead role in Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019), a teenage romance film about a high-school student Jaison. It was also a commercial success in theatres. Then he appeared in a brief role as young Benjamin Louis in the crime thriller Anjaam Pathiraa (2020).

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2019 Kumbalangi Nights Franky Napoleon Madhu C. Narayanan At age of 16. [4]
2019 Thanneer Mathan Dinangal Jaison Girish A. D. [5]
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa Benjamin Louis Midhun Manuel Thomas [6]
2020 One Santhosh Viswanath Post-production [7][8]
2020 Operation Java Tharun Moorthy Pre-production [9]

Awards

References
  1. "Luck bu Accident". 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "New kid on the block". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "The Fourth Brother of Kumbalangi". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "My character in Kumbalangi Nights isn't very different from me". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. "Success". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "The timid guy who later became a psycho". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. "Mammootty to soon begin shooting for 'One'". Times Of India. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. "The first look". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. "It's pack up time for team Operation Java". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. "Asianet Film Awards announced 2020; Here's the complete list of winners!". 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. "Vanitha Film Awards 2020". 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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