Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday expressed his grief over the passing away of actor-director Pratap Pothen. The chief minister in his Facebook post noted that Pothen traversed along changing sensibilities of Malayalam cinema.
CM Vijayan cited about the actor’s role in the movie Thakara and said the impact of his roles will prevail for generations to come.
“At various phases he made right remarks on socio-political developments,” he pointed out.
The Chief Minister also praised his contributions to South Indian Cinema in the roles of producer, director and actor.
Pratap Pothen passed away on Friday morning at the age of 70. He was found dead in his apartment in Chennai. As soon as the news of Pratap’s demise came in light, several expressed their shock and paid tributes to the late actor.