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, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...
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 States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 75,396. The most important landmark of Thiruvilliputhur is 11-tiered tower st ...
, re-christened 'POTHYS'. Their next showroom was opened in 1986 in
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (), also known as Nellai and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the fourth-largest munici ...
.
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.
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Indian companies established in 1923
Retail companies established in 1923