Prathapa Chandran

Acting

Prathapa Chandran

Born — Died

1941-01-01 — 2004-12-16

Place of birth

Omallur, Pathanamthitta, Travancore [now Kerala, India]

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Prathapa Chandran was an Indian film actor and producer who left a vivid impression through his dramatic portrayal of villainous and character roles in Malayalam language movies.

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 14 titles

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu poster
6.2

When a series of murders of prominent people remain a mystery, Hariharan is assigned to capture the culprit. His investigations lead to a spiritual guru who is highly revered in society.

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu

1990

Nadodi poster
6.3

In search of Andrew who had promised him a job, Sachidananda ends up saving a millionaire's granddaughter. This gets him entangled in a series of grave issues.

Nadodi

1992

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pudhiya Raagam

1991

Mafia poster
7.2

A journalist and aspiring policeman realises that his brother has been killed by conspirers. Later, he teams up with the rivals of his brother's culprits to bring them down and avenge his death.

Mafia

1993

Red Indians poster
NR

A forest smuggle, lives in the jungle and smuggles sandalwood. He is also involved with other anti-social behaviour and forest controlling activities like robberies, dacoity, murders and drug pedalling. He consequently kidnaps an electrician Rahul and takes him to the jungle, forcing him to teach him how to make explosives. Rahul refuses to help create bombs and is subsequently falsely accused of murder. The rest of the story is about how Rahul proves his innocence to police investigators

Red Indians

1999

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mouna Daaham

1990

No artwork available
NR

Sethu (Suresh Gopi) and Chandru (Vijayaraghavan) are friends and neighbours. Unknown to each other; they end up working as point men for 2 rival gangs.

Athirathan

1991

Uppukandam Brothers poster
7.0

Two prominent families & business rivals, the Uppukandam brothers, Kariachan (Captain Raju), Paulachan (Keerikkadan Jose), Xavichan (Babu Antony), Josekutty (Jagadish) & Thankachan (Baiju), & the Ettuveettil Pillais, headed by Ananthan Pillai (Rajan P. Dev) & his sons & nephews, have been feuding for years, aggravated by the fact that Xavichan had gone to jail for killing Vasu Pillai (Johny) of the Ettuveettil family, who in turn had killed Roy Mathews (Siddique), Xavichan's brother-in-law.

Uppukandam Brothers

1993

Malabar Police poster
6.7

A couple witnesses the murder of a high-profile politician and flees to save their lives. While they get separated, a diligent police officer sets out to find them and nab the culprit.

Malabar Police

1999

Mahanagaram poster
6.3

Viswan, a smuggler, fakes his identity in front of Chandradas, a police commissioner. What happens when Chandradas finds out who Viswan really is?

Mahanagaram

1992

No artwork available
5.2

The story of a family of comedians who start a Comedy Group.

Mimics Action 500

1995

Malootty poster
7.7

Five-year-old Malooty is visiting her grandparents' home and ends up falling in a borewell while playing ball with her dog. Her father struggles to rescue her before it is too late.

Malootty

1990

Kottayam Kunjachan poster
7.1

Kottayam Kunjachan, a small-time thug, gets out of jail after serving a term of seven years for killing a person. Once out, he tries to lead a good life but gets embroiled with a family feud.

Kottayam Kunjachan

1990

Kasarkode Khaderbhai poster
5.2

Kasargode Khadarbhai and his son, Kasimbhai, try to take revenge on a group of mimicry artists for sending Khadarbhai to prison.

Kasarkode Khaderbhai

1992

1980s · 39 titles

Nayakan poster
7.9

Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.

Nayakan

1987

No artwork available
7.5

Story of Hindu God Ayyappan and his Muslim Friend Vaavar

Sree Ayyappanum Vavarum

1982

No artwork available
NR

Jayashankar and Aarathi lead a happy married life. However, soon, because of petty ego issues, they decide to get divorced.

Vidaparayan Mathram

1988

No artwork available
9.0

A womanizer leads a carefree life until he marries his servant's daughter, who is an innocent woman. She tries to make him realise the importance of true love.

Rajaneegandhi

1980

Vikram poster
6.1

Vikram, a cop who is mourning the death of his wife, is assigned to retrieve a missile. He is aided by a highly educated engineer Preethi, who holds the knowledge to disarm the weapon, in his mission.

Vikram

1986

Ithikkara Pakky poster
8.0

Ithikkara Pakki, a daily-wage labourer, fights against a wealthy landlord when he tries to trouble the villagers. Things get worse when he falls in love with the landlord's daughter.

Ithikkara Pakky

1980

No artwork available
7.0

Hari, from a labour class family, and Subhadra, from a rich family, are in love. However, when Subhadra's family learns about her relationship with Hari, they try to separate them.

Bhadrachitta

1989

Cheppu poster
6.2

Ramachandran (Mohanlal) got a job as an English lecturer in T. K. P. Memorial College, only to find that the college is full of drugs and politics, led by young Ranjith Mathews (Ganesh), son of an M.P. (Prathapachandran). Ramachandran has helped the students, including a geek who was beaten by Ranjith's gang.

Cheppu

1987

Angaadi poster
5.0

Babu, a laborer works for the welfare of the people and fights against injustice in the society. However, he faces many challenges when he encounters an evil businessman.

Angaadi

1980

Pattanapravesham poster
7.0

CID officers Ramdas and Vijayan go to Kerala to find the murderer of a police officer. While doing so, they face a dangerous crime syndicate that deals in drug trafficking.

Pattanapravesham

1988

Yuvajanotsavam poster
7.0

Three friends find themselves in a love triangle. Things get complicated with their friendship and they have to find a solution for their problem.

Yuvajanotsavam

1986

Jagratha poster
6.4

A renowned actress, Aswathi, is murdered. When a CBI officer, Sethurama Iyer, investigates the case, he unravels a dark secret about Aswathi which brings forth several complexities.

Jagratha

1989

Changatham poster
4.5

Annie, a typist, unknowingly attracts the affections of Daniel, her employer. However, things go terribly wrong when she marries a wealthy businessman named Tony.

Changatham

1983

Thaniyavarthanam poster
7.8

Balan, a teacher, has a mentally unstable uncle. There is a belief that the family is cursed to have a lunatic at all times. When the uncle passes away, people believe that Balan will be the next.

Thaniyavarthanam

1987

Irupatham Noottandu poster
7.6

Investigative reporter Ashwathy tries to expose the nexus between politics and crime. In doing so, she ends up causing a rift between Sagar, a smuggler, and his accomplice Sekharankutty, the CM's son.

Irupatham Noottandu

1987

No artwork available
8.0

Sreedevi confesses her love for Ravi when her father, Kuttan, decides to get her married. Sreedevi struggles with convincing her father while mending his relationship with her mother, Vijayalakshmi.

Oru Kudakeezhil

1985

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Theeram Thedunna Thira

1983

Iniyum Kadha Thudarum poster
7.0

Ravindran a customs officer who had to face many problems for being honest in his job. The rackets involved in smuggling and the traitors tries to make him a part by bribing but was in-vain. The story-line is based on how he tries to stick on to his honesty and what he had to pay in lieu for it.

Iniyum Kadha Thudarum

1985

Himavahini poster
10.0

When a woman discovers that her husband is unfaithful to her, she resorts to unconditional loyalty and submission to change his heart.

Himavahini

1983

August 1 poster
6.9

After a keenly fought election, MKR becomes the new chief minister. When the opponents hire a psychotic killer to assassinate him, Perumal, a crime branch officer, is assigned to stop him.

August 1

1988

Varumayin Niram Sivappu poster
7.9

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

Varumayin Niram Sivappu

1980

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Niramulla Ravukal

1986

Douthyam poster
10.0

Douthyam movie is all about a one man army rescues his collegues from the dense forest, but he has to fight against a terrorist group and save confidential documents as well.

Douthyam

1989

No artwork available
9.0

Romance drama starring Shankar and Manochithra

Umanilayam

1984

New Delhi poster
6.5

A journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.

New Delhi

1987

No artwork available
7.0

Hema loves Mohan with all her heart, but she breaks up with him due to unexpected circumstances. After many years, Hema learns that Mohan is married to none other than her best friend.

Choodatha Pookkal

1985

Kurishuyudham poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kurishuyudham

1984

Mangalam Nerunnu poster
NR

Menon leaves his village the day before his marriage as he learns that his fiancee is in love with someone else. His life seems meaningless until he meets a woman who is a part of the flesh trade.

Mangalam Nerunnu

1984

No artwork available
8.0

Verendran, a smuggler, kills Mohan, a coast guard officer, only to realise that Mohan's father Balu was a witness. When Verendran sets out to kill Balu, his grandson Anand comes to his rescue.

Alakadalinakkare

1984

Kadamattathachan poster
8.0

Kadamattathachan is a biopic of a priest named Kadamattath Kathanar, who believed to have magical powers. He was a priest and once sent to forest and learn magical tricks from a wild tribe and promise to stay with them.

Kadamattathachan

1984

No artwork available
NR

Indu and Vasanth are college mates who are madly in love until they split due to a misunderstanding. Unable to bear the separation, Vasanth resorts to black magic to woo Indu back.

Aaradhanai

1981

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu poster
6.3

Prabhakar Varma is appointed by the police to investigate the suicide of Omana, the daughter-in-law of a businessman. Varma decides to investigate further when all the clues reveal it was a murder.

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu

1988

No artwork available
8.0

When Baburaj, a police officer, gets injured in a deadly accident, a mysterious driver helps Sreedevi, Baburaj's wife, nurse him back to health.

Vazhiyorakazchakal

1987

Bharya Oru Manthri poster
9.0

The film stars Menaka, Sukumaran, Anuradha and Balan K. Nair in the lead roles.

Bharya Oru Manthri

1986

Ente Katha poster
9.0

Usha, a classical dancer, gets molested by three young men on her way back home from a concert but Sreekumar saves her. Later, Sreekumar helps her in her career and gradually falls in love with her.

Ente Katha

1983

Manu Uncle poster
7.1

A group of children witness the robbery of a sword from a museum. However, they, along with Manu, set out to catch the culprits and also discover a shocking truth.

Manu Uncle

1988

January Oru Orma poster
6.7

January Oru Orma is a 1987 Malayalam film directed by Joshi. The film stars Mohanlal, Karthika, Suresh Gopi and M. G. Soman in lead roles.

January Oru Orma

1987

Dhinarathrangal poster
NR

Aravindan is shot at by the police for murdering Madhavan, a landlord. Ironically, he is supposed to be treated by Madhavan's daughter, Dr Savithri, who feels compassionate towards Aravindan.

Dhinarathrangal

1988

Mahayanam poster
6.8

Chandru, a truck driver, is rude to people and all are scared of him. After the death of his mate, he decides to fulfil his last wish to build a home.

Mahayanam

1989

1970s · 6 titles

Behind the camera