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Prathap Pothan

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Pratap K. Pothen, popularly known as Prathap, 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. His directorial ventures were in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.

18-04-1952

Birthday

Aries

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Genres

82

Total Films

Pratap K. Pothen, പ്രതാപ് കെ. പോത്തൻ, Prathap Pothen, Pratap Pothen

Also known as (male)

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Place of Birth

Popular works

Creative career

actor

82 Works

producer

0 Works

director

20 Works

writer

9 Works

other

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Gajaana

Gajaana

A group of greedy people were entering enchanted Forest in search of treasure and unexpectedly they over come hurdles in a mysterious way. did they find the solution and did escape from the hurdles in the forest
0.0

Year:

2025

Her

Her

‘Her’ features five strong, unrestrained female characters, in a hyperlink narrative that celebrates womanhood in all its myriad forms. The story represents today’s women from varied backgrounds coming out of their comfort zones to live life to the fullest.
6.0

Year:

2024

Ippadiku Kadhal

Ippadiku Kadhal

A tale about two depressed souls from different regions who come together and find a connection. Their sadness starts to fade away as they spend time together, bringing happiness into their lives. But, of course, life isn't always easy. There's still a bit of baggage that they hold.
5.0

Year:

2024

Adrishyam

Adrishyam

Revolves around the case of a missing girl (Anandhi), and there are too many people looking for her in parallel investigations. Nandakumar (Narain) and his team are on the lookout for her, as directed by a top police officer Purushothaman (Prathap Pothen) who cannot get directly involved with the case.
3.0

Year:

2022

Yugi

Yugi

A detective, along with his team and with help of a suspended Police Sub-Inspector, goes in search of a missing girl, Karthika. What follows is shocking revelations about Karthika, who became the victim of power and economic exploitation.
6.0

Year:

2022

Perfume

Perfume

Abhirami-Leo couple leading a very happy family life, until Madhava Das, a multi-millionaire business man unexpectedly comes in between them and exploits Abhirami's adoration with his money and fame.
9.0

Year:

2022

Coffee With Kadhal

Coffee With Kadhal

Kathir's wedding brings together his two brothers and their reunion causes them to have second thoughts about their current love lives. Will each of them end up with who they want to be with?
6.8

Year:

2022

Saturday Night

Saturday Night

The plot revolves around four friends who are addicted to drugs.
5.3

Year:

2022

CBI 5: The Brain

CBI 5: The Brain

Series of bucket-killing murders happening in the city. Failure to resolve by police, a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the never experienced mystery.
4.9

Year:

2022

Tughlaq Durbar

Tughlaq Durbar

A budding politician has devious plans to rise in the ranks — until an unexpected new presence begins to interfere with his every crooked move.
6.0

Year:

2021

Kamali from Nadukkaveri

Kamali from Nadukkaveri

Kamali is a happy-go-lucky girl from a small town. She is a weak student who is hardly interested in studies when she falls in love with a studious boy in Chennai who aspires to make it to IIT Madras. She decides to take her studies seriously and convinces her father to go for higher studies. With the help of a retired professor in her village, she starts preparing for exams to join IIT Madras if only to meet her love.
6.6

Year:

2021

Ponmagal Vandhal

Ponmagal Vandhal

A resident in Ooty named ‘Petition’ Pethuraj reopens a case from 2004 that involved a serial killer ‘Psycho Jyoti’ who was convicted for the kidnapping and murder. Venba, his daughter and a passionate lawyer, seeks to unveil the truth.
6.3

Year:

2020

Forensic

Forensic

A forensic analyst and an investigation officer are on a chase to hunt down a gruesome serial killer and crack one of the most famous cold cases in the history of their departments.
6.7

Year:

2020

Pachamanga

Pachamanga

Sujatha is living her life for her husband who sees her desires and dreams as God. Balan married Sujatha very late. There is a good age difference between the two. Sujatha is still beautiful to look at. Balan is also sick. Sujatha, who wanders without recognizing right and wrong, is finally breaking the bonds of relationships to the illusory world of pleasures she has not experienced. "Pachamanga" is about the changes in Sujatha's life.
0.0

Year:

2020

Kolaiyuthir Kaalam

Kolaiyuthir Kaalam

The heiress of a multi-millionaire, a hearing and speech impaired young woman, has to fend off a slasher all alone in her palatial estate.
4.2

Year:

2019

Uyare

Uyare

An aspiring pilot fights for her future -- and justice -- after surviving an acid attack from her abusive boyfriend.
7.5

Year:

2019

Yaar Ivan

Yaar Ivan

A man is arrested for murdering his wife and sent to a prison in Goa. A cop assigned to the case believes there is more to this than meets the eye. What's the mystery here?
0.0

Year:

2017

Sathura Adi 3500

Sathura Adi 3500

A cop is asked to investigate a suspicious death. What complicates the matter is the appearance of the ‘ghost’ of the victim in the various places he visits!
3.0

Year:

2017

Ma Chu Ka

Ma Chu Ka

While investigating a story, a journalist crosses path with an advocate. The investigation leads her to a series of complicated situations, unraveling secrets that can pose a threat to her life.
4.5

Year:

2017

Ezra

Ezra

An urban couple Ranjan Mathew and Priya have just moved to Kochi when powers of the supernatural start to take over their lives. How they tide over the forces forms the story.​
6.0

Year:

2017

Kanal

Kanal

The story is set against the backdrop of global phenomenon "recession" in United Arab Emirates, a time when economic collapse were being felt. The story revolves around a thriller - revenge plot that has resulted as an aftereffect of recession. The story explores the basic nature of cruelty and love in human nature through the lives of four individuals John David (Mohanlal), Anantharaman (Anoop Menon), Raghuchandran (Pratap Pothan) and Kuruvila Mathew (Atul Kulkarni).
5.4

Year:

2015

Appavum Veenjum

Appavum Veenjum

The movie is basically about the equation that a young musician has with a middle aged couple. Sunny Wayne essays the role of the musician who comes across as a passionate and intense young man with his rugged looks and brooding silence.
1.0

Year:

2015

Mariyam Mukku

Mariyam Mukku

Felix, a thug, grows under the care of Marian Asan, who is the don of the place. Felix's life takes a turn when he falls in love with his childhood friend Salomi.
4.2

Year:

2015

Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan

Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan

Neelankavil Joseph Kurien is a rich old miser who lives in Thookillangadi. He has two children, who are settled in the Gulf and his wife died a few years back. Joseph is keen that his children return to the village. One day, a robber Hari happens to enter the house of Joseph. Hari has a special reason in coming to that house, and the moments that occur between Hari and Joseph form the rest of the story.
0.0

Year:

2014

Poojai

Poojai

Anna Thandavam, a big shot who arranges for contract killers, plans to murder Sivakkozhundhu, a cop. His plan goes bust after Vasu, a heroic young man, rescues the ADSP. Meanwhile, Thandavam also gets into problems with Vasu's family...
5.5

Year:

2014

Munnariyippu

Munnariyippu

Raghavan, a simple and lonely man, comes out of jail. His life changes after he meets Anjali, a journalist who wants to prove herself professionally.
7.4

Year:

2014

Vegam

Vegam

Vegam is a 2014 Malayalam film starring Prathap Pothen, Vineeth Kumar, Jacob Gregory, Samskruthy Shenoy, and Shammi Thilakan in the lead roles. Vegam is a thriller film directed by K G Anil Kumar, and produced under the banner of FX4 Movie Makers.
3.0

Year:

2014

Manjapai

Manjapai

Venkatasamy (Raj Kiran), a helpful villager, comes to the city to spend time with his grandson Tamizh (Vimal), an IT professional whose dream is to settle in the US. Venkatasamy's straight talk and rural practices initially earn him the enmity of Tamizh's neighbors and girlfriend, Karthika (Lakshmi Menon). Eventually, things begin to change and he begins to win hearts. But by the time the city folks realize his value, tragedy strikes...
6.0

Year:

2014

Bangalore Days

Bangalore Days

A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
7.5

Year:

2014

Alice: A True Story

Alice: A True Story

Alice: A True Story is a psychological film scripted and Directed by Anil Das
0.0

Year:

2014

London Bridge

London Bridge

Vijay's marriage is fixed to Pavitra, the daughter of a wealthy man. Things take a turn when Vijay accidentally meets Merin and falls in love with her.
4.4

Year:

2014

Idukki Gold

Idukki Gold

The film narrates the story of a few high-school friends getting back together after a long time.
7.5

Year:

2013

Arikil Oraal

Arikil Oraal

The story revolves around five people who are enjoying their life in Kochi. Indrajith Sukumaran plays a creative ad director; Remya Nambeesan as Veena plays a trained dancer; Nivin Pauly plays a waiter at a cafe; Prathap Pothen plays a psychologist; and Lena Abhilash plays the head of a corporation.
6.1

Year:

2013

Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu

Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu

The film unfolds after eight people and a child get stuck in the lift. They include the lift operator (Indrajith), a police commissioner (Ganesh Kumar), the apartment's builder and his dancer-wife (Baiju and Remya Nambeesan, respectively), an alcoholic writer (Prathap Pothen), an IT professional and his girlfriend (Rejith Menon and Sruti Menon, respectively), an American-returnee (Nandhu) and a young boy (Master Devaraman), who intermittently keeps enquiring about his mother (Meghana Raj). They are on their way up to the top floor to take part in the building society's anniversary celebrations. Suddenly, the space becomes a sort of an altered reality. It becomes a place where the real becomes unreal; where emotions are raw and extra sensitive. It even prompts the very nature of the characters to change and secrets to be revealed.
6.3

Year:

2013

Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha

Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha

Aaru Sundarimarude Katha tells the story of six women whose destinies affect each other as they bond together for their respective families in the face of adversities which includes the murder of one among these
5.0

Year:

2013

3 Dots

3 Dots

Three strangers - Vishnu, Louis, Pappan - who are jailed due to various reasons become friends at the jail. Then they feel that their lost life is being regenerated. Once out of jail all three hope to lead a better life.
3.8

Year:

2013

Alex Pandian

Alex Pandian

Alex Pandian (Tamil: அலெக்ஸ் பாண்டியன்) is a Tamil action-masala film directed by Suraj that features Karthi and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles, while Santhanam plays a pivotal supporting role. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music. The film will also be dubbed and simultaneously released in Telugu as Bad Boy.
3.6

Year:

2013

Ayalum Njanum Thammil

Ayalum Njanum Thammil

Ayalum Njanum Thammil is a story of a committed senior doctor and an irresponsible junior doctor and through their relationship, a picture of the medical profession is drawn vividly. Prathap Pothan portrays the doctor who, by his absolute devotion to his profession, lives a lonely life and Prithviraj appears as the junior doctor.
7.7

Year:

2012

Suzhal

Suzhal

The story is set around a young man. prabhu, an engineering college student and his friends including five girls.
0.0

Year:

2012

22 Female Kottayam

22 Female Kottayam

22 Female Kottayam, also known as 22FK, is a 2012 Indian rape and revenge film directed by Aashiq Abu and starring Rima Kallingal and Fahad Fazil in the lead roles. The film deals with the travails of a nurse who was victimised for no fault of hers and who takes revenge on her tormentors in a rather unusual manner. Set and filmed in Bangalore, the film released on April 13, 2012, and received strongly positive reviews from critics. It was also well received at the box-office.
7.3

Year:

2012

Maro Charitra

Maro Charitra

Maro Charitra is a 2010 Telugu film, which is an adaptation of the 1978 film of the same name. The film stars Varun Sandesh and newcomer Anita in the lead roles. The film is produced by Dil Raju and directed by Ravi Yadav, Story by K. Bala Chandar, Dialogues by Umarji Anuradha, cinematography by Ravi Yadav of 2008 Hindi film Race.Music is composed by Mickey J Meyer and background score is composed by Thaman. The film released on 25 March 2010. The trailer released recently got a huge response. The film received negative feedback and was a flop at the box office.
0.0

Year:

2010

Aayirathil Oruvan

Aayirathil Oruvan

Anitha, a government official, embarks on a journey to find Chandramouli, an archaeologist, who went to Vietnam to search for any existence of the prince of the Chola dynasty.
6.6

Year:

2010

Sarvam

Sarvam

The film revolves around five individual characters and the events in their life, that, on the one hand, changes everything in their respective lives, which the film's title refers to, and, on the other hand, also brings together these people. It is an anthology film, that contains two parallel moving stories, which are connected by a freak accident in Chennai. A young architect, falls in love with a young beautiful pediatric doctor, runs after her and tries to convince her to marry her, while, simultaneously, a morose ex-football coach troubles a software engineer by vowing to kill his eight-year-old son. How these characters get connected and confronted through the accident forms the crux of the story.
5.8

Year:

2009

Padikathavan

Padikathavan

Rocky is looked down upon by his father and spends all his time in a mechanic shop. Problems arise in his life after he falls in love with Gayathri.
4.0

Year:

2009

Velli Thirai

Velli Thirai

Kannaiyan, a struggling actor, steals a script written by Saravanan and gains fame. Saravanan decides to make another movie but faces a lot of challenges when he is forced to cast Kannaiyan.
5.8

Year:

2008

Guru

Guru

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.
6.8

Year:

2007

Chukkallo Chandrudu

Chukkallo Chandrudu

Chukkallo Chandrudu (Telugu: చుక్కల్లో చంద్రుడు) is a Telugu film released on 14 January 2006 and was directed by Mani Ratnam's associate, Siva Kumar. The film has Siddharth Narayan, Sadha, Saloni Aswani, Charmme Kaur, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao playing important roles but this film story lines nearly equals to Jagapathi Babu film Allari Premikudu.
4.5

Year:

2006

Thanmathra

Thanmathra

A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated.
7.7

Year:

2005

Priyasakhi

Priyasakhi

Sakhi, a car company manger, falls in love with Priya, a model. They decide to get married, but their different family backgrounds seem to ruin their relationship.
3.4

Year:

2005

Vivaramana Aalu

Vivaramana Aalu

Mayilsamy (Sathyaraj) is a petty thief who is determined to make it big in life, by hook or crook. Even it means going through a marriage with a stranger, a trusting village belle, Pappu (Devayani), deserting her soon after and warming his way into the heart of Puppy (Mumtaj), a wealthy heiress. Of course, he realises his folly by the climax.
2.0

Year:

2002

Thedinen Vandhadhu

Thedinen Vandhadhu

A man and his friend try to save a bag containing a hefty sum, which they hide in an empty house. When they return for the bag, the house is occupied by a girl and her family.
6.5

Year:

1997

Sirayil Sila Raagangal

Sirayil Sila Raagangal

Sirayil Sila Raagangal is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Rajendrakumar, starring Murali, Pallavi and Prathap Pothan
0.0

Year:

1990

En Jeevan Paaduthu

En Jeevan Paaduthu

A girl who discovers paintings and books of another student from her college, and is fascinated by them, is shocked when she learns of his suicide. When his ghost comes into her life and shares his tragic past, she falls in love with him.
0.0

Year:

1988

Penmani Aval Kanmani

Penmani Aval Kanmani

Parandhaman and his family are forced to shift to another house due to his father's habit of interfering in the neighbours' affairs. His father tries to solve people's problems by staging events.
6.0

Year:

1988

Pushpaka Vimana

Pushpaka Vimana

An unemployed man, who dreams of living it large, finds a rich man drunk and lying in the sewer. Things take a turn when he imprisons him and takes his identity to get a taste of his lifestyle.
7.1

Year:

1987

Jallikkattu

Jallikkattu

The story begins with Arjun being arrest for multiples crimes. In the past, Arjun was an happy-go-lucky young man. His brother , a factory's union leader, clashed with his superiors for bonus. In the meantime, Arjun fell in love with Radha. To help the labourer, Arjun cheated the factory's owners as a fake income tax officer, he managed to take all their black money and he gave it to the labourers. Later, Arjun's brother, sister-in-law and his niece was killed. In angry, he tried to kill the culprit and failed. Siva Prasad , r, advised him to surrender but, as an innocent, he refused. However, Siva Prasad arrested him by surprise. Arjun was tortured and his head was shaved. Therefore, a bald Arjun comes at the court. Despite everything was against Arjun, the judge Ram Prakash feels that he is innocent. So Ram Prakash sentences that Arjun will be under house arrest in his isolated island.
5.0

Year:

1987

Manaivi Ready

Manaivi Ready

Radha, a young man, visits a village to attend the wedding of his friend's sister. However, when the groom runs away, he is forced to marry the devastated bride.
0.0

Year:

1987

Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare

Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare

Aleena, a widow, cherishes her dead husband's memories and dismisses the marriage proposals. Her four-year-old daughter gets close to a man over phone. Though sceptical, Aleena agrees to meet him.
7.0

Year:

1986

Sindhu Bhairavi

Sindhu Bhairavi

JKB, a talented Carnatic musician, struggles to connect with his wife, who cannot conceive a child. When he meets Sindhu, a music teacher, he finally finds his muse.
8.6

Year:

1985

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Pratap K. Pothen in his directorial debut, and produced by Raadhika. They also star as the lead characters. The script was co-written by Pothen along with Somasundareshwar.
0.0

Year:

1985

Pudhumai Penn

Pudhumai Penn

A middle class home- maker woman gets rid of the social handcuffs and stands tall in the male- chauvinist society.
0.0

Year:

1984

America America

America America

0.0

Year:

1983

Nandri, Meendum Varuga

Nandri, Meendum Varuga

Anand, a wealthy man, meets his dream girl, Janaki and they are happily engaged. However, Janaki's life turns tragic when Anand dies in an accident and she slips into amnesia.
5.0

Year:

1982

Novemberinte Nashtam

Novemberinte Nashtam

The movie is about a girl's emotional turmoil after a breakup and her ever supportive brother and how they try to get through the difficult period.
9.0

Year:

1982

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam

Siblings Deepthi and Ravi are separated after their parents' divorce. After many years, Deepthi faces many challenges when she goes in search of Ravi.
8.0

Year:

1982

Vazhvey Maayam

Vazhvey Maayam

Raja and Devi fall in love with each other and get engaged. However, when Raja learns that he is suffering from cancer, he hides it from Devi and calls off the engagement.
7.5

Year:

1982

Amma

Amma

Film directed by Rajasekhar
0.0

Year:

1982

Kudumbam Oru Kadambam

Kudumbam Oru Kadambam

Three middle-class families living in Chennai face several difficulties in their everyday lives and tackle the challenges that come their way.
6.0

Year:

1981

Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo

Karaiyellam Shenbagappoo

C Kalayana Raman comes to a village to do his research work. However, he finds himself entangled in the case of Latha, a woman who died under mysterious circumstances.
0.0

Year:

1981

Panneer Pushpangal

Panneer Pushpangal

Two high school students receive ample support from one of their teachers to fall in love with each other. But problems arise when their parents come to know about their relationship.
8.0

Year:

1981

Thillu Mullu

Thillu Mullu

Chandran lies to his boss that his mother is unwell to get a leave but gets caught. In order to save his job, he is forced to pretend to his boss that he has a good-for-nothing twin brother.
6.9

Year:

1981

Aparna

Aparna

An attempt to look into the mind with hopes, dreams, joy, sorrow, uncertainty, courage, peace.
0.0

Year:

1981

Nenjathai Killathe

Nenjathai Killathe

Lovers Viji and Ram are separated when Viji is forced to marry her relative, Pratap. As she constantly ignores Pratap, he decides to leave her. Her life takes a turn when she meets Ram again.
0.0

Year:

1980

Varumayin Niram Sivappu

Varumayin Niram Sivappu

Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.
8.0

Year:

1980

The Mist

The Mist

After a prostitute ruins Chandru's family, he develops a strong aversion towards them. His childhood trauma creates unrest in his present life as he starts killing sex workers whenever he sees them.
4.0

Year:

1980

Chamaram

Chamaram

Emotional story about the chaotic affair between a student and his college lecturer
0.0

Year:

1980

Lorry

Lorry

Velan is a street circus performer. He kidnaps and forcibly blinds village children and turn them into fellow circus performers. Once, he falls in love with one of his victims, Rani, as does his lorry driver friend Ouseph. Eventually, Ouseph and Velan kills each other allowing Rani to escape with the man she really loves, a lorry cleaner.
0.0

Year:

1980

Thakara

Thakara

Thakara is an orphan. He is mentally immatured but clean hearted. He has a close relationship with Subhashini, the dream girl of the village. Thakara was betrayed by the words of Chellappanashari and indulges in a physical relationship with Subhashini. Subhashini's father Mathu Mooppan finds out their relation and beats Thakara unconscious. Thakara, fully filled with revenge on Mooppan, runs away. Once he earns enough money to buy a knife, he returns and kills Mooppan. Subhashini refuses to go with Thakara, who proposes her after killing her father. With no way to escape, Thakara finds his end in front of a running train.
0.0

Year:

1979

No Entry

No Entry

High-breed dogs are injected with a deadly virus by rogue scientists. When they become feral and go wild, all hell breaks loose.
0.0

Year:

-

Azhiyatha Kolangal

Azhiyatha Kolangal

A managing director in Madras receives a letter from a childhood friend and begins to reminisce about his adolescent years, when he was growing up with his two friends in a village...
7.0

Year:

1979

Aaravam

Aaravam

Maruthu, a hunter, has an affair with Kaveri, a tea shop owner. He gets drawn to a beautiful dancer from the travelling circus which comes to their village, causing trouble between him and Kaveri.
0.0

Year:

1978