Raju Mathew ( – 12 November 2019) was an Indian film producer from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. He produced 45 films. He was the owner of Century Films.

Biography

Mathew worked in an insurance company before coming to the film arena. Later he gave up the job and established Century Films in 1979. Then he began to produce films. He produced mainly

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. Besides

he also produced a

Hindi film Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

titled ''

Anokha Rishta ''Anokha Rishta'' is a 1986 Hindi film, directed by prominent Malayalam director I.V. Sasi, written by Rahi Masoom Raza, and starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead, supported by Smita Patil, Sabeeha, Tanuja, Shafi Inamdar, Satish Shah and Karan Sh ...

''. ''

Athiran ''Athiran'' is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Vivek and scripted by P. F. Mathews from a story by Vivek. It was produced by Raju Mathew through his production company Century Investments. The film stars ...

'' was the last film which was produced by him. He was the president of the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce. Mathew was married to Lily Mathew. Anjana Jacob and Ranjana Mathew are their daughters. Mathew died on 12 November 2019 at the age of 82.

Selected filmography

Malayalam

* '' Kelkkaatha Sabdham'' (1982) * ''

Karyam Nissaram ''Karyam Nissaram'' ( en, The Matter is Simple) is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film produced by Raju Mathew under the banner of Century Films and written and directed by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Prem Nazir and Lakshmi, along ...

'' (1983) * ''

Pinnilavu ''Pinnilavu'' is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by P. G. Viswambharan and written by Thoppil Bhasi, based on the story of the same name by C. Radhakrishnan. It stars Madhu, Srividya, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Poornima Bhagyaraj, ...

'' (1983) * ''

Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu ''Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu'' () is a 1983 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by Thoppil Bhasi and directed by P. G. Viswambharan. It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by P. R. Shyamala. The film features Mammootty, Shankar, ...

'' (1983) * ''

Athirathram The Agnicayana ('; ) or Athirathram ( ml, അതിരാത്രം) is a category of advanced Śrauta rituals. After one has established the routine of the twice-daily routine of Agnihotra offerings and biweekly ''dara-purna-masa'' offerin ...

'' (1984) * ''

Adiyozhukkukal ''Adiyozhukkukal'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair; starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Seema, Balan K. Nair, Vincent and Rahman. The film was produced by Raju Mathew unde ...

'' (1984) * ''

Aalkkoottathil Thaniye ''Aalkkoottathil Thaniye'' en, Alone In a Crowd) is a 1984 Malayalam film directed by I. V. Sasi, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal and Seema. Plot Rajan is successful in his job, but his family life is n ...

'' (1984) * '' Ariyatha Veethikal'' (1984) * '' Avidathe Pole Ivideyum'' (1985) * ''

Karimpinpoovinakkare ''Karimpinpoovinakkare'' is a 1985 Malayalam film written by P. Padmarajan and directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Mammootty, Bharat Gopy, Mohanlal, Seema, and Urvashi. The film revolves around the life and revenge of a few villagers against e ...

'' (1985) * '' Anubandham'' (1985) * ''

Adimakal Udamakal ''Adimakal Udamakal'' () is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language political film directed by I. V. Sasi and written by T. Damodaran, starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, Nalini and Seema. Ratheesh, Mukesh, Urvashi, Jagathi Sreekumar, Captain Raju, Liss ...

'' (1987) * ''

Vrutham ''Vrutham'' is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Raju Mathew for Central Pictures, starring Kamal Haasan, Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Captain Raju, Thilakan and Shobana. The film marked the return of Kam ...

'' (1987) * ''

Mukthi ''Mukthi'' is a 1988 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. V. Sasi and produced by Raju Mathew. The film stars Mammootty, Shobhana, Urvashi and Thilakan in the lead roles. Plot Coming from a struggling background, former tutorial college teac ...

'' (1988) * ''

Shubhayathra ''Shubhayathra'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Kamal and written by P. R. Nathan. Starring Jayaram and Parvathy in the lead roles, and Innocent, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Mamukkoya and Jagadeesh in other piv ...

'' (1990) * ''

Aanaval Mothiram ''Aanaval Mothiram'' (Malayalam: ആനവാൽ മോതിരം) is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by G. S. Vijayan, written by T. Damodaran, and starring Sreenivasan, Suresh Gopi, Saranya Ponvannan, and Jagathy Sreekumar. The plot is lo ...

'' (1991) * ''

Samooham ''Samooham'' ( en, Society) is a 1993 Malayalam drama film, directed by Sathyan Anthikad, with Suhasini, Suresh Gopi, Manoj K. Jayan, Sreenivasan and Sunitha in the lead roles. Plot Sudhakaran runs his paddy field agriculture efficiently desp ...

'' (1993) * ''

Thanmathra ''Thanmathra'' ( ml, തന്മാത്ര, en, Molecule) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Blessy, based on Padmarajan's short story "Orma". It portrays the effects of Alzhei ...

'' (2005) * ''

Money Ratnam ''Money Ratnam'' (English translation: ''Money Diamond'') is a 2014 Indian Malayalam comedy thriller film, directed by debutant Santhosh Nair starring Fahadh Faasil and Niveda Thomas. Touted to be a road movie, which is loosely adapted from Hi ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2019)

Hindi

* ''

'' (1986)

Awards

* 2005 -

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of seve ...

(producer) -

* 2005 -

Kerala State Film Award for Best Film The Kerala State Film Award for Best Film is an award presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to the best film in Malayalam cinema. The awards are managed directly by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy under the Department ...

(producer) - Thanmathra * 2005 -

Amrita TV Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam Language general Entertainment television channel owned by Mata Amritanandamayi Math. It was launched in 2005. Theme song The theme song, "Lokasamastha," was composed by Rahulraj for Mata Amritanandamayi's 50t ...

Film Award for Best Film (producer) - Thanmathra * 1985 -

Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam The Filmfare Best Film Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Laksh ...

for

References

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