Pratap Pothen’s last posts before his demise have shaken his fans

Pratap Pothen was a well-known actor and director in the South who passed away suddenly yesterday morning, July 15, around 8 AM. Pratap Pothen was active on social media and frequently reposted his followers’ engaging messages. On July 14, the day before he passed away, Pratap Pothen posted a message on his Facebook page on movies, life, and death. The message has since gone viral. Even though Pratap Pothen’s Facebook updates appear to be ordinary social media posts, his numerous thought-provoking comments on July 14, hours before his passing, have stirred up his admirers.

Pratap Pothen was 70 years old and a native of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The elderly actor, who resided in Chennai, passed away on July 14 at 8 AM after experiencing ill health. His last appearance on a large screen was in the Malayalam movie “CBI 5: The Brain,” which had Mammootty as the lead character. He had also directed a number of well-received movies.

He has appeared in around 100 movies, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam productions. He made his acting debut in 1978’s Aaravam, directed by Bharatan, and some of his other well-known films include Thakara, Chamaram, and 22 Female Kottayam. Pratap became well-known in Tamil with movies like Moodupani (1980), Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), Nenjathai Killathe (1980), and Panneer Pushpangal (1981). Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai, a 1985 film about a mentally ill couple that also won the national award, served as Pratap Pothen’s directorial debut.

On social media, a number of celebrities, including Kamal Haasan, Khushbu, Sathyaraj, PC Sreeram, Parvati, Shanthanu, and others, expressed their condolences and asked God to grant Pratap Pothen’s soul eternal peace.