[1][2][3] Matthew is a Malayali who grew up in Bangalore and is currently settled in Cyprus with his wife who is from there.
His first play was Restless: The Spirit of Youth, by Gautam Raja and Meenakshi Menon.
He returned to Bangalore and became a stand-up comedian before leaving to become a theatre teacher in Dubai.
[1][4] He began his film career by working with Kukku Surendran to tweak the script of Veeralipattu.
Mathew has also written the script for two unreleased Tamil movies, Uthukuli Amigos and Gymkhana Vasu, both of which were in the planning stages of production.