Pratap Pothen

( Aug 13 1952 - Jul 15 2022 )

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Pratap Pothen (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, Tamil and Telugu as well as Hindi films. He also worked in the film industry as a scriptwriter and producer. Pratap was born in Changanacherry ans moved on to Thiruvanathapuram]]) on 13 August 1952. His father Kolathinkal Pothan was a businessman who died when Pratap was 15 years old. In total, Pratap had five siblings, including an elder brother, Hari Pothan, who also worked as a film producer. Pratap was educated at the Lawrence School, Lovedale in Ooty. Initially, he was interested in painting; however, once he joined college, he started acting in plays with the help of his friends, and gradually got more interested in acting than painting. After his graduation from the Madras Christian College, Pratap worked in an ad agency in Mumbai as a copywriter. Later he also worked at Sistas ad agency and Hindustan Thomson. Pratap married actress Raadhika in 1985, but their marriage did not last long and they separated in 1986. in 1990, he married Amala Sathyanath, with whom he had a daughter, Keya. Their marriage ended after 22 years, in 2012. He was found dead in his apartment in Kilpauk, Chennai on 15 July 2022. Pratap is believed to have died of natural causes.

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Actorfilm producerscriptwriterdirectorad filmmaker

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Trivandrum, Kerala, India