Comedian Selvy

Selvy was also known for his role of Mad Man in the 2018 movie, Welcome M1LL10NS. He is also seen acting in his last Konkani film, "Rong" (Colour) directed by Aggi Rod and produced by Joywin Fernandes, which was posthumously released on YouTube on 24 August 2022.

Selvy complained to his troupe about uneasiness and toothache while performing in his Tiatr, "8 Dis" (8 days). On 15 July 2022, he visited the South Goa District Hospital in Margao for a checkup during which he was informed by the examining specialist that his diabetes and haemoglobin levels were showing negative signs.

He was moved swiftly to Goa Medical College and was admitted on 16 July 2022. Selvy's elder son, Myron Correia, informed the media that his father's diabetes was under control but the blood platelet count was still low.

He later was shifted to the intensive care unit of the hospital, wherein he received many telephone calls from his loved ones. Several Goans also offered to donate blood to save his life after many blood donation requests were made. However on 25 July 2022, Selvy unexpectedly died at the age of 48, due to diabetes-related complications.

Selvy's funeral was held on 27 July 2022 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Velim. It was attended by tens of thousands of Goans, including his family, friends, Tiatr fraternity and political leaders. He was later laid to rest at St. Francis Xavier Church cemetery in Velim.

On July 31 2022, Selvy's tiatr "8 Dis" (8 Days) was staged on public request and also as a fulfilment to the late comedian's wish. Myron, Selvy's elder son also added, that prior to his father's death, Selvy wanted the doctors to discharge him so that he could perform for the show. Hundreds of tiatr lovers were spotted to pay their tributes at Ravindra Bhavan in Margao. A one minute silence was observed to pay respect for the late comedian.

During his career span of 40 years as a Konkani actor, Selvy has acted in more than 60 tiatrs and was cast by prominent Konkani directors such as John D'Silva (14–15 tiatrs), Agostinho Themudo (23 tiatrs) from 2007 to 2019, beginning from the tiatr "Sir" to signing off in "Pai" (Father) and Roseferns (20 tiatrs) in the late 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He was also cast by other notable Goan Tiatr directors like Mario Menezes, Comedian Sally, C'D Silva, Pascoal Rodrigues and Milagres de Chandor. Joyel Fernandes, popularly known as Comedian Joyel, an emerging Konkani comedian from Maina-Curtorim also recalls that Selvy was his inspiration to take up the comedy genre.

Selvy was honoured by the "Gulab Award" in 2007 and "Dr. Jack de Sequeira Memorial Award" for his contributions towards the Konkani stage. He was also a recipient of the "Yuva Srujan Puraskar" award from the Arts and Culture Department of the Goa Government for the year 2011–2012.

Selvy always had an immense love of, and keen interest in, the Konkani stage. He began acting at the age of 8 in his elder brother, Saúde Correia's tiatrs and village folk plays. Selvy was also active in traditional Carnival folk plays (Konkani: Zomnivhele khell) before becoming a full-time professional tiatrist. He was first discovered by Tony Park who noted his skills in comedy and cast him for his non-stop tiatr. Selvy had previously worked in the water resources department of the Goa Government before getting his big break at age 24 in 1998 as a professional comedian in John D'Silva's tiatr "Vatt" (Way).

Matheus Correia (14 February 1974 – 25 July 2022), popularly known by his stage name Comedian Selvy, was an Indian comedian, actor, playwright, singer, director and producer from Goa. He predominantly worked on the Konkani stage and is regarded as one of the greatest Konkani comedians of his generation. He was noted mainly for his comedy performances and was deemed as Goa's most loved comedian.

Matheus Correia was born to Goan Catholic parents, José Correia and Joana Batistina Fernandes, on 14 February 1974 in Velim, hailing from Fursabhatt. He was a practising Roman Catholic and was married to Candolina Fernandes, with whom he had two sons, Myron Correia and Ryan Correia.