Dileesh Pothan

Dileesh Pothan
Born	Manjoor, Kerala, India
Residence	Kochi, Kerala
Alma mater	MG University (M.Phil) Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (M.A.)
Occupation	Film director, actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Jimsy (Jacklin) (m. 2013)
Children	2

Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director and actor, who works in Malayalam cinema.^[1]

Pothan began his career as an assistant director to the 2010 film 9 KK Road. He served as an assistant director under Aashiq Abu, assisting in five of Aashiq's films. He made his acting debut as a movie director in one scene in Aashiq Abu's 2011 film Salt N' Pepper. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy-drama film Maheshinte Prathikaaram, starring Fahadh Faasil. It received the Best Feature Film in Malayalam Award at the 64th National Film Awards. Pothan also won the Best Director Award at the 64th Filmfare Awards South.^[2][3][4] His second directional was Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017), which was also a critical and commercial hit.^[5] Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum won the Best Feature Film in Malayalam Award as well at the 65th National Film Awards.

Personal life

Pothan was born in Kuruppanthara of Manjoor panchayat-village in northern Kottayam district, Kerala. Pothan did his schooling at Emmanuel's High School, Kothanalloor. After pre-degree from Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, he pursued a B.Sc. degree at St. Philomena's College, Mysore. Due to his keen interest in drama and cinema, he followed up with an M.A. in Theatre Arts at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady and an M.Phil. in Theatre Arts from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Pothan got married to Jimsy on December 2012 at St. Thomas Church, Kuruppanthara. They have a daughter and a son together.^[6][7]

Film career

Pothan started his film career as an assistant director to the film 9 KK Road (2010). Later on he became an associate director to Aashiq Abu. He assisted director Aashiq Abu in films like 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), and Gangster (2014).^[8] He has also acted in small roles mostly in Aashiq Abu's films, Salt N' Pepper (2011), 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Gangster (2014), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), and Rani Padmini (2015). He was the chief associate director in Dileesh Nair's 2014 film Tamaar Padaar.^[9]

Filmography

Awards and nomination

For Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016)

• Won: National Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
• Won: National Film Award for Best Screenplay
• Won: CPC Cine Awards for Best Director
• Won: Padmarajan Award
• Won:64th Filmfare Awards South :Best Film – Malayalam
• Won:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam
• Won:2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Director and Best film
• Won:Asianet Film Awards Best Director and Best film

For Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017)

• Won: Vanitha Film Awards for Best Director
• Won: 65th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.
• Won: Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value
• Won:65th Filmfare Awards South :Best Film – Malayalam
• Won:Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam
• Won: Toronto international South Asian film awards - Best director

References

External links

• Dileesh Pothan on IMDb