Farewell, my dear friend Prathap!
The Hindu
Prathap Pothen’s co-star Suhasini Maniratnam writes a fond tribute to her buddy, the one who made her laugh and wowed her with his class and skills
Hey Prathap,
I never imagined in my dreams that I would be writing a tribute for you.
I met you in 1979, I think. You were a young actor and I was a camera assistant to Ashok Kumar. After a few bridges were crossed and several tables were turned, I ended up acting In Mahendran’s film and you played my husband.
In the film, I refused to communicate with you, but in reality we were chatting endlessly.
You were my first friend in the movie industry. Your intelligence, your sense of humour, and joie de vivre reflected on us. You lit up every set with your knowledge and wit.
You made friends very easily.
Right from my uncle Kamal to Prabhu to Satyaraj to Maniratnam to K. Balachander to Bharathiraja… you won hearts so easily.