Pothys is a chain of textile showrooms in South India. Originally they exclusively sold silk sarees, but today all types of garments are sold. The flagship store in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

is called Pothys' Palace.

History

Pothys (stylised as POTHYS) was established in 1923 by K. V. Pothy Moopanar under the name Pothy Moopanar to sell cotton sarees and dhotis woven on his own loom. K.V. Pothy Moopanar born in Srivilliputhur belongs to a heritage family of Weavers. In 1977, his son K. V.P. Sadayandi Moopanar was able to establish the name and expand the outfit with a self-styled retail showroom at

Srivilliputhur Srivilliputhur (), is a Municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396. The most important landmark of Srivilliputhur is 11-tiered tower structure dedicated to the Vata ...

, re-christened 'POTHYS'. Their next showroom was opened in 1986 in

Tirunelveli Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tam ...

. Pothy Moopanar's children and grandchildren run the business today. ''Hurun Report'' ranked Sadayandi Moopanar as the 260th richest Indian with ₹2,800 crore fortune in its 2017 list. Pothy's, Madurai

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