Pratap Pothen was an Indian actor, director, scriptwriter, producer, and filmmaker. He was born on 13 August 1952 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. On 15 July 2022, he passed away due to natural health causes at his apartment in Chennai.
Pratap Pothen appeared in many Malayalam films such as ‘Thakara’ (1979), ‘Chamaram’ (1980), ‘Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam’ (1982), ‘Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan’ (2014), and ‘Forensic’ (2020).
He made his debut in Tamil films with ‘Azhiyadha Kolangal’ (1979) as Indumathi’s husband. He acted in various Tamil films like ‘Ilamai Kolam’ (1980), ‘Kudumbam Oru Kadambam’ (1981), ‘Echchil Iravugal’ (1982), ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’ (2010), and ‘Kamali From Nadukkaveri’ (2021). Pratap made his Telugu debut in the film ‘Aakali Rajyam’ (1981) as Pratap.
His other Telugu films are ‘Kanchana Ganga’ (1984), ‘Justice Chakravarthy’ (1984), ‘Chukkallo Chandrudu’ (2006), ‘Yevade Subramanyam’ (2015), and ‘Veedevadu’ (2017).
In 1988, he debuted as a writer with the Tamil film ‘Solla Thudikuthu Manasu.’ His debut Tamil film as a director is ‘Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai’ (1985), and after almost two years, he directed his debut Malayalam film Rithubhedam (1987)
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.Some of his films as a writer and director are ‘Jeeva’ (1988), ‘My Dear Marthandan’ (1990), ‘Magudam’ (1992), ‘Seevalaperi Pandi’ (1994), and ‘Lucky Man (1995).
Pratap started his ad agency “Green Apple” and directed TV commercials for MRF Tyres and Nippo. In 2007, he played the role of K. R. Menon I.A.S. in the Hindi film ‘Guru.’ He acted in the Kalaignar TV serial ‘Naalaya Iyakkunar’ in 2009.
Pratap Pothen father, Kolathinkal Pothan, was a businessman. Pratap had five siblings. His elder brothers’ names are Hari Pothen (film producer) and Mohan Pothen.
One of his sisters’ names is Devi Pothen. In 1985, he got married to the famous South Indian actress-producer Raadhika Sarathkumar, but the couple got divorced in 1986.
In 1990, he got married to Amala Satyanath, a general manager with Tata group in Mumbai. The couple has a daughter named Keya. In 2012, Pratap got divorced from his second wife Amala.