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According to the actor, Pratap Pothen was someone who criticised and praised his work
Screenplay writer John Paul can be counted as one of the talented new wave writers who changed the course of Malayalam cinema in the 80s and 90s.
Producer Jolly Joseph received a phone call from John Paul at 8 pm that he had fallen from bed and that he needed help.
Scriptwriter Kaloor Denis remembers how he met John Paul and started getting together on film sets and had extensive cinema discussions.
Actor Innocent remembers John Paul's presence right from the beginning of the former's film career.
He never misused his friendship to get work. He always made way for others. And was a guiding light for some, says filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad.
Film director Mohan on his personal bonding with John Paul, his liberty to dissent, the uncanny talent of the latter to narrate a move and so on.
He has written over 100 scripts and also produced some movies. Apart from these, he has also written several books and acted in a few movies like 'Gangster' and 'C/O Saira Banu'.
John's reputation as a scriptwriter was constantly on the rise during his 11-year stint with Canara Bank. People even began visiting the bank just to see him.
The veteran scriptwriter had opened up about his long recess from films in an interview with Manorama in 2019.