Raju Mathew ( – 12 November 2019) was an Indian film producer from
Kerala. 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. Besides
Malayalam films 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''.
''
Athiran'' was the last film which was produced by him.
[ He was the president of the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce.][ Anjana Jacob and Ranjana Mathew are their daughters.][
Mathew died on 12 November 2019 at the age of 82.]
Selected filmography
Malayalam
* ''Kelkkaatha Sabdham
''Kelkkaatha Sabdham'' () is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by Raju Mathew. The film stars Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Balachandra Menon and Ambika in the lead roles. The fi ...
'' (1982)[
* '' Karyam Nissaram'' (1983)][
* '' Pinnilavu'' (1983)][
* '' Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu'' (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)[
* '']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
''Ariyaatha Veethikal'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by John Paul. It stars Madhu, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Ramachandran and Rahman. The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. S. Viswana ...
'' (1984)[
* '']Avidathe Pole Ivideyum
''Avidathe Pole Ivideyum'' is a 1985 Indian Malayalam drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by John Paul from the story of C. Radhakrishnan. The film stars were Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shobhana, and Kavita Thakur. The songs and ...
'' (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'' (1987)][
* '' Vrutham'' (1987)
* '' Mukthi'' (1988)][
* '' Shubhayathra'' (1990)
* '' Aanaval Mothiram'' (1991)][
* '' Samooham'' (1993)][
* '' Thanmathra'' (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)[
* '' Athiran'' (2019)][
]
Hindi
* '' Anokha Rishta'' (1986)
Awards
* 2005 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam (producer) - Thanmathra
* 2005 - Kerala State Film Award for Best Film (producer) - ThanmathraAalkkoottathil 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 ...
References
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Malayalam film producers
Hindi film producers
1930s births
2019 deaths
Film producers from Kerala