Dileesh Pothan Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Actor, Director
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (171 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Director): Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 February 1981(Thursday)
Age (as of 2025)	45 Years
Birthplace	Kottayam, Kerala, India
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kottayam, Kerala, India
School	Emmanuel's High School, Kothanalloor
College/University	• St. Philomena's College, Mysore • Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady • Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor's of science from St. Philomena's College, Mysore • Master's in Theatre Arts from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady • Master of Philosophy in Theatre Arts from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	December 2012
Family
Wife/Spouse	Jimsy
Children	Son- 1 Daughter- 1
Parents	Father- Kollamparambil Philip Mother- Chinnamma

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dileesh Pothan

• Dileesh Pothan originally trained in theatre arts, and his early stage work heavily shaped the realistic acting style he later brought into Malayalam cinema.

• Before entering mainstream cinema, he worked on television and short-format content, gaining technical experience that helped him move into films.

• Pothan began his career as an associate director to the 2010 film 9 KK Road. He served as an assistant director under Aashiq Abu and assisted in five of Aashiq’s films.
  

  9 KK Road (2010) film poster

• His first appeared in front of a movie camera as a junior artist in the movie Chandranudikunna Dikkil (1999) directed by Lal Jose.

• He assisted Aashiq Abu in films like 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Da Thadiya (2012), and Gangster (2014). He was the chief associate director in Dileesh Nair’s 2014 film Tamaar Padaar.

• Later his first proper role as an actor was in Salt N’ Pepper. 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).
  

  22 Female Kottayam (2012) film poster

• His directional film  Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017), was a critical and commercial hit.

• In 2018, Pothan ventured into film production by forming the film production company Working Class Hero, partnered by Syam Pushkaran. Their first movie was Kumbalangi Nights.

• In 2021, he directed the Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film Joji, in which he also portrayed the role of Dr. Roy. The film is loosely inspired by Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It was shot during COVID-19 pandemic.
  

  Joji (2021) film poster