Prathap Pothan

Acting

Prathap Pothan

Born — Died

1952-04-18 — 2022-07-15

Place of birth

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

80 titles

Pratap K. Pothen, popularly known as Prathap, was an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer who acted in about 100 films. He acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu as well as Hindi films. His directorial ventures were in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 12 titles

CBI 5: The Brain poster
4.4

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.

CBI 5: The Brain

2022

Ponmagal Vandhal poster
6.3

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.

Ponmagal Vandhal

2020

Tughlaq Durbar poster
5.7

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

Tughlaq Durbar

2021

Gajaana poster
4.5

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

Gajaana

2025

Forensic poster
6.6

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.

Forensic

2020

Yugi poster
6.0

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.

Yugi

2022

Her poster
4.3

‘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.

Her

2024

Kamali from Nadukkaveri poster
6.6

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.

Kamali from Nadukkaveri

2021

Kafir poster
NR

The film tells the story of the mental struggles of Reghuram, a health inspector. He is worried about all the terrorist attacks and starts the habit of collecting newspaper cuttings that contain any news related to it. This changes him as a pogonophobic. Raghuram mistakenly identifies Hyder, a young Madrasa teacher as a terrorist. This incident turns Hyder’s life upside down.

Kafir

2022

Saturday Night poster
4.5

The film centers around a group of four childhood friends, Stanley, Sunil, Babu, and Ravi. After a long separation, they reunite and embark on a journey to rekindle their bond.

Saturday Night

2022

Coffee With Kadhal poster
6.8

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?

Coffee With Kadhal

2022

Adrishyam poster
4.5

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.

Adrishyam

2022

2010s · 19 titles

Aayirathil Oruvan poster
6.6

An expedition sets out to uncover the long-lost traces of the Chola dynasty, venturing into uncharted lands filled with ancient traps, hostile forces, and forgotten secrets. What begins as a search for history soon becomes a perilous struggle for survival, where myths and reality collide and the fate of an entire legacy hangs in the balance.

Aayirathil Oruvan

2010

Bangalore Days poster
7.6

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

Bangalore Days

2014

Ezra poster
6.0

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.​

Ezra

2017

Kolaiyuthir Kaalam poster
4.0

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.

Kolaiyuthir Kaalam

2019

Poojai poster
5.2

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...

Poojai

2014

Uyare poster
7.4

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

Uyare

2019

Mariyam Mukku poster
4.2

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.

Mariyam Mukku

2015

Munnariyippu poster
7.5

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.

Munnariyippu

2014

Ayalum Njanum Thammil poster
7.7

Ravi, an irresponsible doctor, joins Dr Samuel's hospital as an intern. Dr Samuel tries to change the intern's attitude towards work and life, while Ravi has to fight his own inner demons after a breakup.

Ayalum Njanum Thammil

2012

Idukki Gold poster
7.3

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

Idukki Gold

2013

3 Dots poster
3.8

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 Dots

2013

22 Female Kottayam poster
7.3

Tessa, a young nurse, is betrayed by her lover, Cyril, and sexually assaulted by his employer. After she is released from prison, she sets out to take revenge on her tormentors.

22 Female Kottayam

2012

Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu poster
5.0

When eight people are on their way to a function, they suddenly get trapped in an elevator. During this ordeal, their misery overpowers sanity and every spectre of reality turns into a nightmare.

Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu

2013

Kanal poster
4.9

John David, a workingman hit by the recession, enlists the help of Ananthraman, a fellow traveller, to con a builder. He asks Ananthraman to pose as his associate while he pretends to be an architect.

Kanal

2015

Alex Pandian poster
3.7

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.

Alex Pandian

2013

No artwork available
NR

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.

Maro Charitra

2010

Arikil Oraal poster
6.0

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.

Arikil Oraal

2013

Manjapai poster
6.0

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...

Manjapai

2014

Veedevadu poster
NR

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?

Veedevadu

2017

2000s · 9 titles

Guru poster
6.9

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

Guru

2007

Thanmathra poster
7.8

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.

Thanmathra

2005

Padikathavan poster
4.0

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.

Padikathavan

2009

Velli Thirai poster
5.8

Kannaiah, 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 Kannaiah.

Velli Thirai

2008

Chukkallo Chandrudu poster
5.1

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.

Chukkallo Chandrudu

2006

Priyasakhi poster
4.0

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.

Priyasakhi

2005

Sarvam poster
5.8

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.

Sarvam

2009

No artwork available
2.0

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.

Vivaramana Aalu

2002

Raam poster
8.0

Ram is falsely charged for killing his mother. His neigbours are also called for interrogation. Everyone's effort leads to tracking down the real killer.

Raam

2005

1990s · 2 titles

1980s · 17 titles

Justice Chakravarthy poster
NR

a righteous judge whose life is shattered when his criminal son-in-law murders his daughter. Trapped by legal loopholes, the judge acquits the killer before executing him in vigilante revenge, ultimately delivering his own death sentence in an empty courtroom.

Justice Chakravarthy

1984

Pushpaka Vimana poster
7.3

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.

Pushpaka Vimana

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Echchil Iravugal

1982

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sattam Sirikkiradhu

1982

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Eera Vizhi Kaaviyangal

1982

Sindhu Bhairavi poster
8.7

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.

Sindhu Bhairavi

1985

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam poster
7.5

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

Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam

1982

Thillu Mullu poster
7.0

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.

Thillu Mullu

1981

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

Moodupani poster
4.2

Chandru has a strong hatred towards prostitutes and would kill any such woman he encounters. He falls in love with Rekha and believes marrying her will end his psychological distress.

Moodupani

1980

Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare poster
7.0

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.

Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare

1986

Panneer Pushpangal poster
8.0

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.

Panneer Pushpangal

1981

Manaivi Ready poster
7.0

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.

Manaivi Ready

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Poola Pallaki

1982

Nenjathai Killathe poster
NR

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.

Nenjathai Killathe

1980

Vazhvey Maayam poster
8.0

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.

Vazhvey Maayam

1982

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai poster
NR

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.

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai

1985

Behind the camera

No artwork available
NR

Muthuvel falls in love with a medical student, Thilakavathi, even though he thinks that she is a ghost at first. He fights for their love and encourages Thilakavathi to pursue her career.

Magudam

1992

Daisy poster
8.0

Daisy is a teenage love story set in a boarding school in Ooty. The movie follows the plot of Pradeep, a trouble maker who plays a prank on Daisy, a new comer to the school. Eventually they fall in love and Daisy tries to help Pradeep to come out of his over aggressive behaviour.

Daisy

1988

Daisy poster
8.0

Daisy is a teenage love story set in a boarding school in Ooty. The movie follows the plot of Pradeep, a trouble maker who plays a prank on Daisy, a new comer to the school. Eventually they fall in love and Daisy tries to help Pradeep to come out of his over aggressive behaviour.

Daisy

1988

No artwork available
7.3

Seevalaperi Pandi is a 1994 Tamil drama film directed by Prathap K. Pothan. The film features Napoleon in lead role making his debut as hero. The film, produced by P. G. Srikanth, had musical score by Adithyan and was released on 23 June 1994. The film is based on the life of 'Seevalaperi' Pandi.

Seevalaperi Pandi

1994

Oru Yaatra Mozhi poster
7.8

It is a story about a father and a son which is filled with sentiments or sorrow. Govindankutty (Mohanlal) is on a look out for his unknown father seeking to take revenge by killing him for leaving him and his mother. Then enters Anantha Subramaniam (Sivaji Ganeshan) a rich trader, who comes to Govindankutty's home-town and likes him instantly for his loyalty and honesty.

Oru Yaatra Mozhi

1997

My Dear Marthandan poster
7.4

Marthandan, the son of a rich man in the village, gets bored of his life and decides to go to the city and live a simple life like the underprivileged.

My Dear Marthandan

1990

My Dear Marthandan poster
7.4

Marthandan, the son of a rich man in the village, gets bored of his life and decides to go to the city and live a simple life like the underprivileged.

My Dear Marthandan

1990

Vetri Vizha poster
7.6

A wounded man finds himself in an unknown place nursed by a woman and realizes he has amnesia. He keeps getting flashes of his past and decides to uncover his true identity with the help those flashes.

Vetri Vizha

1989

Vetri Vizha poster
7.6

A wounded man finds himself in an unknown place nursed by a woman and realizes he has amnesia. He keeps getting flashes of his past and decides to uncover his true identity with the help those flashes.

Vetri Vizha

1989

Chaitanya poster
7.5

A Garage Mechanic, Chaitanya, who wants to participate in a car race, finds himself beaten and left for dead after he comes to the assistance of a journalist. When he regains his senses he finds himself in custody, arrested and charged with the homicide of the very person he tried to assist. With evidence pointing toward his guilt, he has virtually no defense and may well spend the rest of his life in prison or be hanged

Chaitanya

1991

Chaitanya poster
7.5

A Garage Mechanic, Chaitanya, who wants to participate in a car race, finds himself beaten and left for dead after he comes to the assistance of a journalist. When he regains his senses he finds himself in custody, arrested and charged with the homicide of the very person he tried to assist. With evidence pointing toward his guilt, he has virtually no defense and may well spend the rest of his life in prison or be hanged

Chaitanya

1991

Aathma poster
5.7

Raghu, an atheist archaeologist, and his father goes to an isolated village for research, his father disappears mysteriously and Raghu finds out a strange prophecy : God will come to earth on Purnima day at the Nagakali Amman temple and the people who will submerge completely under the waterfall near the temple will be cured of any disease. His colleague Pathma informs her blind Journalist friend Divya and the news reaches the public. Pathma is in love with Naveen, in the final stages of cancer. Soon, an atheist terrorist group, led by Saravanan, try to destroy the temple. Saravanan's sister and brother-in-law were brutally killed by the temple's donor. Police officer Hari, Divya's brother, is charged with eradicating the terrorist group. Pathma believes in this prophecy, gets married to Naveen and takes him to the temple. Divya compels Hari to come with him to restore her sight and he agrees. A race against the clock starts.

Aathma

1993

Aathma poster
5.7

Raghu, an atheist archaeologist, and his father goes to an isolated village for research, his father disappears mysteriously and Raghu finds out a strange prophecy : God will come to earth on Purnima day at the Nagakali Amman temple and the people who will submerge completely under the waterfall near the temple will be cured of any disease. His colleague Pathma informs her blind Journalist friend Divya and the news reaches the public. Pathma is in love with Naveen, in the final stages of cancer. Soon, an atheist terrorist group, led by Saravanan, try to destroy the temple. Saravanan's sister and brother-in-law were brutally killed by the temple's donor. Police officer Hari, Divya's brother, is charged with eradicating the terrorist group. Pathma believes in this prophecy, gets married to Naveen and takes him to the temple. Divya compels Hari to come with him to restore her sight and he agrees. A race against the clock starts.

Aathma

1993

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai poster
NR

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.

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai

1985

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai poster
NR

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.

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai

1985

No artwork available
8.0

Rithubedam is a 1987 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Prathap Pothen. The film stars Balachandra Menon, Thilakan, Vineeth and Murali in lead roles.

Rithubhedam

1987

Lucky Man poster
5.5

A book that belongs to the Hindu god of death, Yama, accidentally drops to earth. This book can be used to kill or save any human's life by writing his/her name in one of the pages of the book. Gopi, a young man, gets a hold of the book and abuses its powers for his selfish needs. Chitragupta, Yama's assistant, misses a book which contains all the details of human beings. The book falls into a city in Tamil Nadu. Brahmadeva orders Yama to locate the book within one month. Chitragupta fears that if the book is seen by the human beings, chaos will happen.

Lucky Man

1995

Lucky Man poster
5.5

A book that belongs to the Hindu god of death, Yama, accidentally drops to earth. This book can be used to kill or save any human's life by writing his/her name in one of the pages of the book. Gopi, a young man, gets a hold of the book and abuses its powers for his selfish needs. Chitragupta, Yama's assistant, misses a book which contains all the details of human beings. The book falls into a city in Tamil Nadu. Brahmadeva orders Yama to locate the book within one month. Chitragupta fears that if the book is seen by the human beings, chaos will happen.

Lucky Man

1995

No artwork available
6.5

Jeeva, an unemployed youth, lives an ordinary life with his widowed mother and younger sister. His life turns upside down when his family gets murdered.

Jeeva

1988

No artwork available
6.5

Jeeva, an unemployed youth, lives an ordinary life with his widowed mother and younger sister. His life turns upside down when his family gets murdered.

Jeeva

1988