Actor-director Joy Mathew’s son, Mathew Joy Mathew, got his first character role in Philips and the Monkey Pen, a film centred around the lives of a few children. “I play a school radio jockey, who dishes out advice to younger children,” says Mathew, who is a visual media student.
And no, this is not Mathew’s first tryst with cinema. He has played cameos in
Cobra and
Bavoottiyude Namathil, both of which saw him playing Mammotty’s childhood.
“This is going to be my first proper role but I will soon be getting back to studies. I haven’t thought seriously about acting. However, if something good comes my way, I will definitely take it up.”