Mathew was one of the three friends, who started Anaswara in 1982 with a capital of Rs 30,000. A letterpress was installed in a rented room on SRM Road. Today, Anaswara is a name to reckon with in South India.

The body of the departed is kept at his residence at Nivya Road (off Kaloor - Elamakara Road). Funeral services will be held at his residence on 10 July 2019 at 3 pm and laid to rest at St Mary's Basilica cemetery at Cemetery Junction, Kacheripady