Pothys

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 is called Pothys' Palace.

Pothys

Company type	Silk Sarees
Industry	Textile
Genre	Wardrobe store
Founded	1923[1]
Founder	K. V. Pothy Moopanar
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Number of locations	Tirunelveli, Srivilliputhur, Coimbatore, Salem, Chennai, Madurai, Nagercoil, Trivandrum, Puducherry, Portonovo, Trichy, Bengaluru, and Kochi
Area served	India
Key people	Pothy Ramesh
Products	Textiles
Services	Silk sarees
Revenue	4930 crore
Net income	374 crore
Owner	Pothy Ramesh
Website	www.pothys.com

History

Pothys (stylised as POTHYS) was established in 1923^[2][3][4][1] by K. V. Pothy Moopanar under the name Pothy Moopanar to sell cotton sarees and dhotis woven on his own loom.^[5] 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, re-christened 'POTHYS'. Their next showroom was opened in 1986 in Tirunelveli.

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.

Pothys in Madurai