Pratap Pothen, the Malayalam actor and director, was found dead at his flat in Chennai this morning. He died at the age of 69. The actor made his debut with the Malayalam film Kokkarakko and has worked in over 100 films till now. He was last seen in the Mammooty starrer CBI5: The Brain, which was released earlier this year.

The actor built a name for himself in the industry as a scriptwriter, director, and producer and was a prominent figure in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi movies from the 1980s. He was also a recipient of the National Award, which he won in 1985 for directing Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai.

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All you need to know about Pratap Pothen

Personal Life

• Pratap Pothen was born on August 13, 1951, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• During his graduation from Madras Christian College, he started acting in plays as an interest but later he worked in a Mumbai ad agency as a copywriter and also worked at Sistas Ad Agency and Hindustan Thomson.
• Pratap married actor Raadhika in 1985, however, they got separated a year later.
• He then remarried Senior Corporate Professional Amala Sathyanath in 1990 but they also got separated after 22 years in 2012. The couple has a daughter Keya who was born in 1991.

Professional Life

• Pratap’s first film Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1985) won him a national award. 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 a steady cam was used in a Tamil film.
• Pratap directed three films in Malayalam – Rithubhedam (1987), Daisy (1988), and Oru Yathramozhi (1997). He also directed a Telugu film Chaitanya (1991).
• In Tamil, he made hits like Jeeva (1988), Vettri Vizhaa (1989), Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) and Lucky Man (1995).
• He also won a Filmfare Award for Thakara (1979) and Chamaram (1980).

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