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{{hatnote|In this Indian name, 'Pothen' is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be addressed with the given name, 'Pratap'}}
{{short description|Indian film director and actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pratap Pothen
| image = Pratap Pothen.jpg
| caption = Pratap Pothen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|08|13}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Film producer]]|[[Scriptwriter]]|[[Film director|Director]]|Ad film maker}}
| years_active = 1978 {{endash}} 1995<br/> 2005 {{endash}} present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Raadhika Sarathkumar]]|1985|1986|end=divorce}}|{{marriage|Amala Satyanath|1990|2012|end=divorce}}}}
| children = Keya Pothen (b.1991)
| parents = Kulathunkal Pothen
Ponnamma Pothen
}}

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

==Early life and background==
His father was a well to do Businessman named Kolathinkal Pothan. His father died when he was 15 years old. He also has a elder brother whose name is Hari Pothan who has produced many movies. Prathap was put in a boarding school in [[Ooty]] at the age of 5. Initially he was interested in Painting. However, once he joined college, he started acting in plays with the help of his friends and gradually he was more interested in acting than painting. After his graduation in [[Madras]] Christian College (MCC), Prathap worked in a [[Mumbai]] ad agency as a copywriter, later he also worked at Sistas Ad Agency and 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 went about shedding his shy schoolboy skin and embracing a culture of theatre and art.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The affable eccentric Prathap Pothan|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2010/may/01/the-affable-eccentric-prathap-pothan-151729.html|access-date=2020-06-05|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Prathap married actress [[Raadhika]] in 1985. However, their marriage did not last long and they separated in 1986. He then remarried Amala Sathyanath in 1990 who was a Senior Corporate Professional. The couple have a daughter Keya born in 1991. Their marriage too ended after 22 years, in 2012.<ref>https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actor/pratap-k-pothen</ref>

==Film career==

Pratap acted with ''[[The Madras Players]]''. The late director [[Bharathan]] enjoyed Pratap's performance in Shaw's play ''[[Androcles and the Lion (play)|Androcles and the Lion]]'', and invited him to act in his Malayalam film ''[[Aaravam]]'' (1978). He has acted in many movies along with the top heroines. His family has a huge estate in Kerala and is very famous. He belongs to the elite Madras Players and has staged shows there.

Pratap made three more films with ''[[Thakara]]'' (1979), ''[[Lorry (film)|Lorry]]'' (1980) and ''[[Chamaram]]'' (1980). These are milestones in Malayalam film history.

Films like ''[[Moodupani]]'' (1980), ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'' (1980), ''[[Nenjathai Killathe]]'' (1980), ''[[Panneer Pushpangal]]'' (1981) made Pratap famous in Tamil also. In fact, he got more chances in Tamil. His most memorable role was probably in ''Varumayin Niram Sivappu'', directed by [[K. Balachander]].

Pratap began to direct films. His first film ''[[Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai]]'' (1985) - a story of a mentally unwell couple - won the national award. His subtlety as an actor and a director has been his forte. In an era when loud acting and innovations were not in vogue, Prathap teamed up with [[Kamal Haasan]] in ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (1989). It was the first time that steady cam was used in a Tamil film.

Pratap directed three films in Malayalam - ''[[Rithubhedam]]'' (1987), ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' (1988), which sent a romantic wave throughout Kerala, and ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]'' (1997), which presented a son in search of his unknown father. He also directed a Telugu film ''[[Chaitanya (film)|Chaitanya]]'' (1991).

In Tamil, he has made super hits like ''[[Jeeva (1988 film)|Jeeva]]'' (1988), ''[[Vettri Vizhaa]]'' (1989), ''[[Seevalaperi Pandi]]'' (1994) and ''[[Lucky Man (film)|Lucky Man]]'' (1995).<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/pratap-k-pothen/biography.html</ref>

In 2006, Pratap Pothan announced that he would direct [[R. Madhavan|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.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2007-03-16|title=Meaty role for Maddy|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/meaty-role-for-maddy/article2271781.ece|access-date=2020-06-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Cinema News {{!}} Tamil Movie Reviews {{!}} Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/tamil|access-date=2020-06-05|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>http://nowboxoffice.com/prathap-pothen-in-green-apple-movie-by-haridas/</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]] - ''[[Thakara]]'' (1979)
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]] - ''[[Chamaram]]'' (1980)
* [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] - ''[[Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai]]'' (1985)
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam]] - ''[[Rithubhedam]]'' (1987)
* [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]] - ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' (2012)
* [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award]] - (2014)

==Filmography==

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Aaravam]]'' || Kokkarakko || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Thakara]]'' || Thakara || Malayalam || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]]
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Azhiyadha Kolangal]]'' || Indumathi's husband || [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Aarohanam (1980 film)|Aarohanam]]'' || Raju || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Pavizha Mutthu]]'' || Santhosh || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1980 ||''[[Chandra Bimbam]]'' || Gopi || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Thaliritta Kinakkal]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Ilamai Kolam]]'' || Ilangovan || Tamil ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Lorry (film)|Lorry]]'' || Dasappan || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1980 ||''[[Chamaram]]'' || Vinod || Malayalam || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]]
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Oormakale Vida Tharu]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1980 ||''[[Pappu (film)|Pappu]]'' || Pappu || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Moodu Pani]]'' || Chandru || Tamil ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'' || Prathap || Tamil ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Nenjathai Killathe]]'' || Prathap || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Aakali Rajyam]]'' || Pratap || [[Telugu Language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo]]'' || C. Kalyana Raman || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Madhu Malar'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Kudumbam Oru Kadambam]]'' || Kannan || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Panneer Pushpangal]]'' || Prem || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Sollathe Yarum Kettaal'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Nenjil Oru Mul'' || Prathap || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Vaa Intha Pakkam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Thillu Mullu]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
| 1981 || ''Rani'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Panimalar'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Aparna (1981 film)|Aparna]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Vazhvey Maayam]]'' || Prathap || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''Amma'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Echchil Iravugal]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''Oru Varisu Uruvagiradhu'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Sattam Sirikkiradhu]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam]]'' || Anil-Raju || Malayalam ||
|-
|
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Idavela]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Nandri, Meendum Varuga]]'' || Prathap || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Preeyasakhi Radha]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Novemberinte Nashtam]]''|| Das || Malayalam ||
|-1982 Olangal(?) Malayalam (?)
| 1983 || ''[[America America (1983 film)|America America]]'' || Baby || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1983 || ''Yudhakaandam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Kaikeyi (film)|Kaikeyi]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Kanchana Ganga]]'' || Mohan || Telugu ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Pudhumai Penn (1984 film)|Pudhumai Penn]]'' || Advocate David || Tamil ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Justice Chakravarthy]]'' || Pratap || Telugu ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Aksharangal]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai]]'' || Guppi @ Ganapathy || Tamil || Also director
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Sindhu Bhairavi (film)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]'' || Sanjeevi || Tamil ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare]]'' || Josekutty || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Manaivi Ready]]'' || Doctor || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Jallikattu (1987 film)|Jallikattu]]'' || || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| 1987 || ''Nirabhedangal'' ||Jayadevan || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Pesum Padam]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[En Jeevan Paduthu]]'' || Dr. Vijay || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' || || Silent ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Penmani Aval Kanmani]]'' || Parandhaman || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Raththa Dhanam]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Ithuthan Arambam'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Sirayil Sila Raagangal]]'' || Pratap || Tamil ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Amaran (film)|Amaran]]'' || Raja Varma || Tamil ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Thedinen Vanthathu]]'' || Vicky || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Priyasakhi]]'' || Priya's father || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Raam (2005 film)|Raam]]'' || Psychiatrist || Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Thanmathra]]'' || Doctor || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Chukkallo Chandrudu]]'' || Prakash || Telugu ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'' || K. R. Menon I.A.S. || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Velli Thirai]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Calendar (2009 film)|Calendar]]'' || Cleetus || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Padikkadavan (2009 film)|Padikathavan]]'' || Ramakrishnan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Sarvam]]'' || Psychiatrist || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (2010 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' || Chandramouli || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Veerasekaran]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Maro Charitra (2010 film)|Maro Charitra]]'' || Balu's father || Telugu ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Pulliman (2010 film)|Pulliman]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Muran (film)|Muran]]'' || Xavier || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[22 Female Kottayam]]'' || Hegde || Malayalam ||[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Ayalum Njanum Thammil]]'' || Dr.Samuel || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2012 || ''Suzhal'' || Matthews || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Alex Pandian]]''|| Radhakrishnan || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[3 Dots]]''|| Padmakumar/Pappettan || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha]]''|| Alex Paul || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Up & Down - Mukalil Oralundu]]'' || Edathil Govindan Nair || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Arikil Oraal]]'' || Sudhir Bose || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Idukki Gold]]'' || Micheal || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[London Bridge (film)|London Bridge]]'' || C S Nambiar || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bangalore Days]]'' || Francis || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Alice: A True Story]]''||Dr. Sivapanchanathan||Malayalam||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Munnariyippu]]''|| KK|| Malayalam||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Poojai]]'' || Divya's Father || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Vegam (2014 film)|Vegam]]'' || Benny || Malayalam||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Mariyam Mukku]]''|| Father Gabriel || Malayalam||
|-
| 2015 || ''Appavum Veenjum'' || Fernandez|| Malayalam ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Kanal (2015 film)|Kanal]]'' || Raghu || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Remo (film)|Remo]]'' || Dr. Ravichandran || Tamil ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Ma Chu Ka]]'' ||Police officer || Tamil,<br />Malayalam ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]'' || Col.Nambiar || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sathura Adi 3500]]'' || Fahad || Tamil ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Veedevadu]]'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Yaar Ivan]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Uyare]]'' ||Senior Air Traffic Controller||Malayalam||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kolaiyuthir Kaalam]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2020 || ''Pachamanga'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Forensic (2020 film)|Forensic]]'' || Dr. Jayakumar Menon || Malayalam ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Ponmagal Vandhal]]'' || Judge || Tamil ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Kamali From Nadukkaveri]]'' || Arivudainambi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure]]'' || || Malayalam || Filming
|-
|}

===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai]]'' || Tamil || Also actor<br />Also writer<br />[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Rithubhedam]]'' || [[Malayalam]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam]]
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Daisy (1988 film)|Daisy]]'' || Malayalam || Also writer
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Jeeva (1988 film)|Jeeva]]'' || Tamil || Also writer
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Vetri Vizha]]'' || Tamil || Also writer
|-
| 1990 || ''[[My Dear Marthandan]]'' || Tamil || Also writer
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Chaitanya (film)|Chaitanya]]'' || Telugu || Also writer
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Magudam]]'' || Tamil || Also writer
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Athma (film)|Athma]]'' || Tamil || Also writer
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Seevalaperi Pandi]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Lucky Man (film)|Lucky Man]]'' || Tamil || Also writer
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]'' || Malayalam ||
|}

===As writer===
*''[[Solla Thudikuthu Manasu]]'' (1988)

===Television===
* ''Naalaya Iyakkunar'' (Kalaignar TV)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0693092}}
* [http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Prathap%20Pothen&limit=33 Prathap Pothen at MSI]

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