Dr. Iqbal Kuttippuram | |
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| Born | Kuttipuram,Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Homeopathy Physician, Scriptwriter |
| Genre | story, screenplay, dialogues |
Mohamed Iqbal Kompathayill, commonly credited asDr. Iqbal Kuttippuram, is an Indianscreenwriter andhomeopathy physician.[1][2] He has written screenplays for popularMalayalam films such asNiram,Arabikkatha,Swapnakoodu,Vikramadithyan and4 the people.[3]
He was born on 15 May 1970, inKuttipuram in theMalappuram District,Kerala. His father is Kompatheyill Mohamedali and mother is Raramkandath Nafeeza. He completed his studies at GHSS Kuttippuram andMES College Ponnani.[4]
After his pre-graduation he joined Dr. Padiar Memorial Homeopathic Medical College,Ernakulam,Kerala, for DHMS, Government Homoeopathic Medical College Kozhikode for BHMS and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences for MD (HOM) for his studies inHomoeopathic Medical Science. Currently he is working inDubai as a Homoeopathic Physician.[citation needed]
He started his career by writing the story and screenplay of the serial Koodumattam which was telecast on Doordarshan in 1991. This serial won that year's state awards. Gradually, he started getting involved in story discussions withKamal, who was the director of Koodumattam. Later Kamal asked him to write the script for a campus film (Niram). Even though he was a debutante, the film Niram became a phenomenal hit. He has scripted films like Arabikkatha andDiamond Necklace, which were highly successful critically and commercially.[3]