Mathew Thomas

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Mathew Thomas
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Mathew at the 22nd Asianet Film Awards
Born (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21)
Thiruvankulam, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Mathew Thomas (born 16 October 2002) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam and some Tamil films. He is known for portraying Franky in his debut movie Kumbalangi Nights , Jaison in Thanneer Mathan Dinangal , Jomon in Jo and Jo and Siddarth in Leo . [1] [2]

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Career

He debuted through a role in the 2019 film Kumbalangi Nights , which he earned through an audition held at his school. [3] The film was a critical and commercial success. [4] It was followed by the lead role in Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019), a teenage romance film about a high-school student, Jaison. It received highly positive reviews from both critics and audience. He appeared as a young Benjamin Louis in the crime thriller Anjaam Pathiraa (2020), which was commercially successful. He also played a minor role in cyber crime thriller Operation Java. In 2021, he played a supporting role in the Mammootty starrer One , where his performance was well praised by critics and audience. [5] In 2023, he made his Tamil film debut in Leo . [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Kumbalangi Nights Franky Napolean [7]
Thanneer Mathan Dinangal Jaison [8]
2020 Anjaam Pathiraa Young Benjamin Louis [9]
2021 Operation Java Jerry [10]
One Sanal [11]
2022 Jo and Jo Jomon [12]
Prakashan Parakkatte Das Prakashan [13]
Visudha Mejo Ambros [14]
2023 Christy Roy [15]
Neymar Kunjava [16]
Journey of Love 18+ DeepakCameo appearance [17]
Leo SiddhuTamil film [18] [19]
Family Nobi [20]
2024 Premalu ThomasCameo appearance [21]
Samadhana Pusthakam [22]
CupNidhin Babu [23]
Lovely†TBA [24]
Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam †TBA Tamil film; Filming [25] [26]
TBABromance† [27]

Awards

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