Iqbal Kuttippuram

Dr. Iqbal Kuttippuram
Born	Kuttipuram, Kerala, India
Occupation	Homeopathy Physician, Scriptwriter
Nationality	India
Genre	story , screenplay , dialogues

Mohamed Iqbal Kompathayill, commonly credited as Iqbal Kuttipuram, is an Indian screenwriter and homeopathy physician. He has written screenplays for popular films such as Niram, Swapnakoodu, and 4 the people.

He was born on May 15, 1970, in Malappuram District, Kerala. His father is Kompatheyill Mohamedali and mother is Raramkandath Nafeeza. He completed his studies in MES College Ponnani.

After his pre-graduation he joined Dr. Padiar Memorial Homeopathic Medical College, Ernakulam, Kerala, for DHMS, Government Homoeopathic Medical College Kozhikode for B H M S and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences for MD (HOM) for his studies in Homoeopathic Medical Science. Currently he is working in Dubai as a Homoeopathic Physician.

He started his career by writing story and screenplay of the serial named Koodumattam which was telecasted on Doordarshan in 1991. This serial won that year's state awards. Gradually, he started getting involved in story discussions with Kamal 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 and Diamond Necklace, which were highly successful critically and commercially.

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