P. M. Mathew was born in January 1933 at Karipuzha, a small hamlet near Mavelikkara in Alappuzha district of the south Indian state of Kerala.
[3] Rathi Vijnana Kosam, an encyclopedia on sexology, is considered by many as a reference book on the subject in Malayalam language.
[5] He edited two periodicals, Manashasthram and Kudumbajeevitham[6] and was a founding member of Narma Kairali, a humorists' group, based in Thiruvananthapuram.
[7] He also acted in three films, Rathri Mazha of Lenin Rajendran, Nizhalkuthu of Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Ee Kanni Koodi of K. G.
[1] He was bed-ridden for the last 5 years of his life[8] and died on 28 September 2020, at the age of 87, at his Plamoodu residence in Thiruvananthapuram,[9] due to age-related illnesses.