Dileesh Pothan Wiki, Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Education, Height, Weight, Movies List, Career, Profession, Net Worth

Dileesh Pothan Wiki and Biography: Dileesh Philip (born February 19, 1980) is a Malayalam cinema director, actor, and producer. He also goes by the stage name Dileesh Pothan. Maheshinte Prathikaaram, a comedy-drama with Fahadh Faasil, was his debut effort as a director (2016). The film won the award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam at the 64th Annual National Film Awards. Pothan also received the best director award at the 64th Filmfare Awards South.

Dileesh Pothan

Dileesh Pothan Wiki: Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Education, Height, Weight, Movies List, Career, Profession, Net Worth

Real Name Dileesh Pothan
Nick Name Dileesh
Profession Film director, Producer, actor
Famous For Movies
Wife Name Jimsy
Physical Status  
Age 41 years
Height 5”7
Weight 80 Kgs
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black
Personal Information  
Date of Birth 19 February 1981
Birth Place Kottayam, Kerala
Zodiac Sign Leo
Nationality Indian
School Name Emmanuel’s High School, Kothanalloor, Kerala
College Name Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
Qualifications M.A, M.Phill
Family Profile  
Father Name NA
Mother Name NA
Siblings NA
Career Movie Director, Producer, actor
Source of Income Movies
Appeared In Movies
Net Worth Salary 27 Crores+(Approx.)

Dileesh Pothan Biography

Dileesh Pothan Education

He went to Emmanuel’s in Kothanalloor for high school. He completed his prerequisite coursework at Mannanam’s Kuriakose Elias College before transferring to Mysore’s St. Philomena’s College to complete his BSc. He pursued advanced degrees in the theatre and film because he was passionate about them, first receiving an M.A. in theatre arts from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, and then an M.Phil. in theatre arts from Mahatma Gandhi University.

Dileesh Pothan Early Life

He had a Christian upbringing. Dileesh Pothan’s wife is named Jimsy. They wed in the final months of 2012. The pair has a son and a daughter as children. His family has been a long-time resident of Kottayam, where he also started his career. Since then, he has worked as an assistant director or actor in a number of Aashiq Babu-directed movies, including Salt N’ Pepper, 22 Female Kottayam, Da Thadiya (2012), 5 Sundarikal (2013), Idukki Gold (2013), and Gangster (2014). Dileesh is an assistant director of Dileesh Nair’s Malayalam satire comedy movie.

Dileesh Pothan Career

Pothan’s first position in the business was as an assistant director on the set of the 2010 movie 9 KK Road. He was the person Aashiq Abu turned to when he needed a helper, and he ended up working with Aashiq on five of his films. He made his playing debut as a film director in Aashiq Abu’s 2011 film Salt N’ Pepper. With the comedy-drama Maheshinte Prathikaaram, in which Fahadh Faasil appeared, he made his directing debut in 2016. This movie won the award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam at the 64th Annual National Film Awards. Pothan also received the best director award at the 64th Filmfare Awards South. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, his second film under his direction, was a critical and commercial success in 2017. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum also won the 65th Annual National Film Awards’ prize for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.

Pothan went on to direct several short films after serving as an assistant director on the movie 9 KK Road (2010). He then became an assistant director on Aashiq Abu’s staff. He served as an assistant on Aashiq Abu’s films Gangster (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), and 22 Female Kottayam (2014). He has acted in supporting roles in several Aashiq Abu movies, including Salt N’ Pepper (2011), 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Idukki Gold (2013), Gangster (2014), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), and Rani Padmini (2015). He served as the chief assistant director for the 2014 film Tamaar Padaar, which he co-directed with Dileesh Nair.

He made his movie debut in Lal Jose’s Chandranudikunna Dikkil (1999), a film that served as his introduction to the business. Later, he landed his first significant acting role in Salt N’ Pepper. He will have appeared in more than 50 movies by the year 2020. Critics appreciated the 2019 movie Kumbalangi Nights, which Dileesh co-produced.

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