Pratap Pothen

Pratap Pothen (born 13 August 1952), is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer who has acted in about 100 films. He has acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu as well as Hindi films. He has directed films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.[1]

Pratap Pothen
Pratap in 2014
Born (1952-08-13) 13 August 1952
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
Years active1978 – 1995
2005 – present
Spouse(s)
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    (m. 1985; div. 1986)​
  • Amala Satyanath
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    (m. 1990)​
ChildrenKeya (b.1991)
Parent(s)
  • Kulathunkal Pothen
  • Ponnamma Pothen

Early life and background

Pratap was born in Thiruvananthapuram. His father Kolathinkal Pothen was a well known businessman of Thiruvananthapuram.[2] He has two brothers and two sisters.[3] He did his schooling at Lawrence School, Lovedale, in Ooty. He finished Schooling in 1968. His elder brother Hari Pothen was also a film producer was married to then-famous actress Jayabharathi for a short while. His father died when he was 15. His mother died when he was 29. The youngest of five children, he grew up in a household where art, politics, entertainment and business co-existed, allowing him to experience a large cross-section of life from his ancestral home in Trivandrum in Kerala.

College life

Pratap gained admission to Madras Christian College (MCC), Madras. Pratap remained friends with those he went to school and MCC with. His friends helped him act in plays at college and his interest turned to acting from painting.

He left MCC with a B.A in Economics in 1971. Pratap started to work as a copywriter in an ad agency in Mumbai. After a year, he joined Sistas ad agency. Later, he worked for Hindustan Thomson.

During the late sixties and early seventies, armed with a boarding school education from Ooty and awakened by an amazing bohemian experience gained "chasing the wind" during his college days at MCC in Madras, the young Prathap[4] went about shedding his shy schoolboy skin and embracing a culture of theatre and art.

Film career

Pratap acted with The Madras Players.[5] The late director Bharathan enjoyed Pratap's performance in Shaw's play Androcles and the Lion, and invited him to act in his Malayalam film Aaravam. Pratap acted in critically acclaimed films such as Thakara and Chamaram. Chamaram dealt with the tumultuous affair between a student and his college lecturer.

Films such as Nenjathai Killathe, Panneer Pushpangal, Moodupani and Varumayin Niram Sivappu made Pratap famous in Tamil also.

After a few years break from Malayalam movies, Pratap made his comeback in 2012 by acting in 22 Female Kottayam in a negative role. The film made him more popular in Mollywood. It was the comeback of Pratap Pothen and he acted in several more movies including the super hit Ayallum Njanum Thammil, 3 Dots, Idukki Gold and Arikil Oraal.

Film director

Pratap directed in Tamil, Malayalam & Telugu.

Notable Filmography:

In Malayalam:

  • Rithubhedam (1987), which tells of the agony of an illegitimate child.
  • Daisy (1988), which sent a romantic wave throughout Kerala.
  • Oru Yathramozhi, which was about a son in search of his unknown father.

In Tamil: Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1985), Jeeva (1988) Vetri Vizha (1989), My Dear Marthandan (1990), Athma (1993), Magudam (1992),Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) & Lucky Man (1995).

He also directed a Telugu film – Chaitanya (1991).

In 2006, Pratap Pothan announced that he would direct Madhavan in a script written by K. Rajeswar. Pre-production works proved to be difficult and the film went through several changes of title and lead actress, before it was announced that the film would be called Oru Naal Podhuma and would feature Rukmini Vijayakumar in the leading female role. The team had made plans to complete shooting for the film in Canada, though creative differences meant that the film was subsequently shelved.[6][7]

Recent projects

In the last few years, he was busy with his ad agency named "Green Apple" and focused on commercials for MRF Tyres and Nippo. He used to host Naalaya Iyakkunar on Kalaignar TV. Now Pratap Pothen is active as an actor.

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Pratap was married twice. His first marriage was with leading actress Raadhika in 1985 and subsequently they divorced in 1986. His second marriage was with Amala Satyanath in 1990, a senior corporate professional and they have a daughter Keya born in 1991.[9]

Filmography

As actor
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1978AaravamKokkarakkoMalayalam
1979ThakaraThakaraMalayalamFilmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
1979Azhiyadha KolangalTamil
1980LorryDasappanMalayalam
1980PappuPappuMalayalam
1980Oormakale Vida TharuMalayalam
1980Arohanam Malayalam
1980Thaliritta KinakkalMalayalam
1980ChamaramVinodMalayalamFilmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
1980Chandra BimbamGopiMalayalam
1980Varumayin Niram SivappuTamil
1980Moodu PaniChandruTamil
1980Ilamai KolamIlangovanTamil
1980Nenjathai KillathePrathapTamil
1981Karaiyellam ShenbagapooC. Kalyana RamanTamil
1981Madhu MalarTamil
1981Aakali RajyamTelugu
1981Kudumbam Oru KadambamKannanTamil
1981Panneer PushpangalPremTamil
1981AparnaMalayalam
1981Sollathe Yarum KettaalTamil
1981Nenjil Oru MulPrathapTamil
1981Vaa Intha PakkamTamil
1981Thillu MulluTamil
1981RaniTamil
1981PanimalarTamil
1982Vazhvey MaayamTamil
1982AmmaTamil
1982Echchil IravugalTamil
1982Oru Varisu UruvagiradhuTamil
1982Sattam SirikkiradhuTamil
1982Sindoora Sandhyakku MounamAnil-RajuMalayalam
1982OlangalMalayalam
1982IdavelaMalayalam
1982Eera Vizhi KaaviyangalTamil
1982Nandri, Meendum VarugaPrathap PothenTamil
1982Preeyasakhi RadhaMalayalam
1982Novemberinte NashtamDasMalayalam
1983America AmericaBabyMalayalam
1983YudhakaandamTamil
1983KaikeyiMalayalam
1984Kanchana GangaMohanTelugu
1984Pudhumai PennAdvocate DavidTamil
1984Justice ChakravarthyTelugu
1984AksharangalMalayalam
1984Meendum Oru Kaathal KathaiGuppi @ GanapathyTamilAlso director
1985Sindhu BhairaviSanjeeviTamil
1986Onnu Muthal Poojyam VareJosekuttyMalayalam
1987Manaivi ReadyDoctorTamil
1987JallikattuTamilGuest appearance
1987NirabhedangalJayadevanMalayalam
1987Pesum PadamTamil
1988En Jeevan PaduthuTamil
1988Pushpaka VimanaSilent
1988Penmani Aval KanmaniParandhamanTamil
1988Raththa DhanamTamil
1988Ithuthan ArambamTamil
1990Sirayil Sila RaagangalTamil
1992AmaranRaja VarmaTamil
1997Thedinen VanthathuVickyTamil
2005PriyasakhiPriya's fatherTamil
2005RaamPsychiatristTamil
2005ThanmathraDoctorMalayalam
2006Chukkallo ChandruduPrakashTelugu
2007GuruK. R. Menon I.A.S.Hindi
2008Velli ThiraiTamil
2009CalendarMalayalam
2009PadikathavanRamakrishnanTamil
2009SarvamPsychiatristTamilCameo role
2010Aayirathil OruvanChandramouliTamil
2010VeerasekaranTamil
2010Maro CharitraBalu's fatherTelugu
2010PullimanMalayalam
2011MuranTamil
201222 Female KottayamHegdeMalayalamSIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
2012Ayalum Njanum ThammilDr.SamuelMalayalam
2012SuzhalMatthewsTamil
2013Alex PandianRadhakrishnanTamil
20133 DotsPadmakumar/PappettanMalayalam
2013Aaru Sundarimaarude KathaAlex PaulMalayalam
2013Up & Down - Mukalil OralunduEdathil Govindan NairMalayalam
2013Arikil OraalSudhir BoseMalayalam
2013Idukki GoldMichealMalayalam
2014London BridgeC S NambiarMalayalam
2014Bangalore DaysFrancisMalayalam
2014Alice: A True StoryDr. SivapanchanathanMalayalam
2014MunnariyippuKKMalayalam
2014PoojaiDivya's FatherTamil
2014VegamBennyMalayalam
2015Mariyam MukkuFather GabrielMalayalam
2015Appavum VeenjumFernandezMalayalam
2015KanalRaghuMalayalam
2016RemoDr. RavichandranTamil
2016Ma Chu KaPolice officerTamil,
Malayalam
2017EzraCol.NambiarMalayalam
2017Sathura Adi 3500FahadTamil
2017VeedevaduTelugu
2017Yaar IvanTamil
2019UyareSenior Air Traffic ControllerMalayalam
2019Kolaiyuthir KaalamTamil
2020PachamangaMalayalam
2020ForensicMalayalam
2020Ponmagal VandhalJudgeTamil
TBABarroz: Guardian of D'Gama's TreasureMalayalam

As director
YearFilmLanguageNotes
1985Meendum Oru Kaathal KathaiTamilAlso actor
Also writer
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
1987RithubhedamMalayalamFilmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam
1988DaisyMalayalamAlso writer
1988JeevaTamilAlso writer
1989Vetri VizhaTamilAlso writer
1990My Dear MarthandanTamilAlso writer
1991ChaitanyaTeluguAlso writer
1992MagudamTamilAlso writer
1993AthmaTamilAlso writer
1994Seevalaperi PandiTamil
1995Lucky ManTamilAlso writer
1997Oru YathramozhiMalayalam

As writer

Television
  • Naalaya Iyakkunar (Kalaignar TV)

References
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