In this Indian name, the name Pothen is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Pratap.
Pratap Pothen
Born
(1952-08-13)13 August 1952
Trivandrum, Travancore Cochin, India
Died
15 July 2022(2022-07-15) (aged 69)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater
Madras Christian College
Occupations
Actor
film producer
scriptwriter
director
filmmaker
Years active
1978–1995, 2005–2022
Spouses
Radhika Sarathkumar
(m. 1985; div. 1986)
Amala Satyanath
(m. 1990)
Children
1
Pratap Pothen (13 August 1952 – 15 July 2022) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who acted in about 100 films[1] and directed 12 films. He appeared in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu as well as Hindi films. He also worked as a scriptwriter and producer for films.
^"Actor-director Pratap Pothen passes away". The Times of India. 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
PratapPothen (13 August 1952 – 15 July 2022) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who acted in about 100 films and directed 12 films. He appeared in Malayalam...
written by his sons Bobby and Sanjay. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, PratapPothen, Narain, Samvrutha Sunil, Rima Kallingal and Remya Nambeesan. Ayalum...
1994 Indian Tamil-language biographical crime action film directed by PratapPothen and written by K. Rajeshwar. It is based on the life of the Indian criminal...
Tamil-language film directed by N. Venkatesh. The film stars Suman, Radhika and PratapPothen. It was released on 19 July 1980. The film is adapted from the 1979...
directed by PratapPothen in his directorial debut, and produced by Radhika. They also star as the lead characters. The script was co-written by Pratap along...
directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, with PratapPothen, R. Dilip and S. Ve. Shekher in supporting roles. It revolves around...
Fenny Oliver. This was the posthumous film of noted actor-director PratapPothen, who died on 15 July 2022 from natural causes. The film marks the second...
Ravi Shankar, starring Sarath Babu, PratapPothen and Radhika. It was released on 4 June 1982. Sarath Babu PratapPothen Radhika The music was composed by...
Tamil-language thriller film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring PratapPothen and Sripriya. It is based on Sujatha's novel of the same name. The film...
child actress Shayla McCaffrey would play the lead role. In March 2020, PratapPothen confirmed his signing for the role of the voodoo doll. Speculations...
directed by Visu, and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars PratapPothen, Seetha, Visu and Kishmu. It was released on 11 March 1988. The film...
NDTV Movies. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014. C. Pillai, Radhika. "PratapPothen to play Shruthi Hassan's father!". The Times of India. Retrieved 21...
Tamil-language coming-of-age film directed by Balu Mahendra, starring PratapPothen and Shoba. Kamal Haasan played a guest role in the film. The film was...
Bharathi and P. Vasu. The film stars PratapPothen and Suhasini. It was released on 27 November 1981. PratapPothen as Madhu Suhasini Ratheesh A. R. S....
My Dear Marthandan is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by PratapPothen and produced by Sivaji Productions, starring Prabhu and Khushbu. It...
Vijayakanth, Jyothi, PratapPothen and Mucherla Aruna. It was released on 2 July 1982. Vijayakanth as Subash Jyothi PratapPothen as Raj Mucherla Aruna...
Prakasam, starring Roopa, PratapPothen, Raveendran and Vanitha Krishnachandran. It was released on 14 April 1982. Roopa PratapPothen Raveendran Vanitha Krishnachandran...
Oru Yathramozhi (transl. An adieu) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Prathap Pothan, based on a story by Priyadarshan and a screenplay...
original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022. "Destiny proves me wrong: PratapPothen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved...
Anjana Bagavathi Perumal Pandiarajan G. Gnanasambandam Niranjani Ashok PratapPothen The music was composed by Arrol Corelli, collaborating with Bharath...