Pratap Pothen received the much-deserved Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award in 2014 for his 100th film ‘Once Upon A Time There Was A Kallan’. He played the character named Ousepachan in the movie directed by Fazil Kattungal which earned him the award. 

Pothen gave life to the 75-year-old character in the movie by sprinkling his personal touch in the way of talking and gait of the character. Ousepachan proved to be a challenging role for Pothen. 

He had said that the strong outlook of director Fazil Kattungal about the character is what drew him to the movie. 

The award for his talent came late though Pratap Pothen left his mark across various strata of the film industry, including acting, direction, scriptwriting and production.