Mathukkutty
Mathukkutty | |
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| Born | Arun Mathew 27 February 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Union Christian College, Aluva |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, radio jocky,Director ,Screenwriter, TV host |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Mathukkutty, is an Indian radio jockey, film script writer, dubbing artist, Journalist, television host and actor from Kochi, Kerala. He is known for his association with the Malayalam television shows on One TV, Flowers, Mazhavil Manorama and for his role in the Malayalam film Ithihasa, "Campus Diary", and "Kamuki".He is the Director of "Asif ali" 's upcoming movie Kunjeldo,
Early life
Mathukutty was born on 27 February 1985. He was raised in Perumbavoor, Ernakulam. He completed his bachelor's degree in Malayalam from the Union Christian College, Aluva in 2006. He joined Kerala Press academy in Kakkanad[1] for a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism. He started his career as editor trainee at Malayalam newspaper Veekshanam.[2] He came to radio as a hobby and ended up as a radio host.
Career
Radio
RJ Mathukkutty started his career as a radio jockey on Red FM in 2007. He was working in Red FM, Trivandrum as a Radio Jockey and program producer for the shows. He was well known during his RJ career for presenting "Love On Air" and "Red Carpet". Later on, in 2017, after completing 9 years in radio, he left Red FM and joined Gold FM as Celebrity interviewer till late 2017.
Television
R J Mathukkutty debuted in television as celebrity interviewer in Surya TV.Later proceeded as anchor for 'Kutty Kalavara' , a cookery show for children on Flowers TV in 2015.[3] He became quite popular after co hosting 'Dhe Chef' , a cookery based reality show aired on Mazhavil Manorama in 2016 in mazhavil manorama.[4] He was the co anchor of 'Udan Panam Season 1', an outdoor Game show which is being aired on Mazhavil Manorama[5] Currently he is the co anchor of "Udanpanam Season 2" and also the co host of "Europil Parann Parann Parann"- A Travelogue based on European Countries, both with "Raj Kalesh".
Feature Films
R J Mathukkutty debuted in Malayalam films as the dialogue writer for the movie You Too Brutus, in 2015. The film and the catchy dialogues in the movie both were widely accepted by the crowd.[6] He has also done guest roles in various Malayalam movies including "Ithihasa" "Kamuki". He has done a notable role in 2016 Malayalam movie Campus Diary directed by Jeevan Das.[7]
Short Films
Mathukkutty has played the lead roles in Malayalam short films named "Kuliscene" directed by Rahul K Shaji in 2013 and "Bedroom" in 2015 directed by Sanjay Markose. He has also made a guest appearance in "Kozhibiriyani" in 2013. Later in 2017, he also played the leading role in the short film "Sorry" directed by Benjith Baby which attained wide viewer acceptance.
Awards
- Radio Active Bright Bulb Award for Red Carpet (2013)
- Radio Active Best Cupid Show Award for Love on Air (2013)[8]
- Flash on Media Best RJ of the Year Award (2012)
Filmography
Short films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kuliscene | Rahul K Shaji | ||
| 2013 | Kozhibiriyani | Fawaz/Vishnu | ||
| 2014 | Bedroom | Sanjayan Marcose | ||
| 2018 | Sorry | Benjith Baby | ||
| 2020 | Mattoru Kadavil, Kuliscene 2 | Rahul K Shaji | Filming |
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ustad Hotel | Anwar Rasheed | Cameo appearance | |
| 2013 | Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi | Sameer Thahir | ||
| 2014 | Ithihasa | Binu S Kalady | ||
| 2014 | Sapthamashree Thaskaraha | Anil RadhakrishnanMenon | ||
| 2015 | Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi | Anil Radhakrishnan Menon | ||
| 2016 |
Campus Diary |
Jeevan |
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| 2020 | Kunjeldo | director | mathukutty |
As dubbing artist
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Koothara | Srinath Rajendran | |
| 2015 | "Oru Vadakkan Selfie" | Prajith Karanavar |
As dialogue writer
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | You Too Brutus | Roopesh Peethambaran |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | On the spot | Host | One TV |
| 2015-2016 | Kuttykalavara | Host | Flowers TV |
| 2016 | Dhe Chef | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2017–2018 | Udan Panam | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2017 | Midukki | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2017–2019 | Talk Time with Mathukutty | Host | YouTube |
| 2018–2019 | Udan Panam season 2 | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2018–2019 | Europpil Parannu Parannu | Co-host | Mazhavil Manorama |
| 2020-Present | Suryajodi No.1 | Co-Host | Surya TV |
References
- ^ "Kerala Media Academy - Journalism - Media - Courses - Kerala". keralamediaacademy.org.
- ^ "Veekshanam :Progressive National Daily". veekshanam.com.
- ^ "'I'm an expert only at making kattan chaya'". Times of India.
- ^ "'Chief of chefs, Mathukutty". Manorama Online.
- ^ "'Udan Panam', a new game show on Mazhavil Manorama". Times of India.
- ^ "RJ Mathukutty turns scribe". The Times of India.
- ^ "TV host Mathukutty makes big screen debut". The Times of India.
- ^ http://www.nettv4u.com/entertainment/malayalam/article/top-10-malayalam-rjs