
Diphan
Directing
Biography
Diphan was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam films. He was best known as the director of Blockbuster Puthiya Mukham, released in 2009 and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. He was the son of the dubbing artist Anandavally. He died on 13 March 2017 after a long time with kidney problems
Known For

A famous actress falls for a stunt professional. A renowned actor, who is in love with her, hatches a plan to kill the stunt artist.
Hero

The lives of several people in Kochi’s criminal underworld intertwine as land mafia enforcer Jyothilal pursues actress Suryaprabha, while laborer Swarnavel faces marital strife and widow Viji seeks vengeance, all bound by fate’s cruel coincidences.
City of God

The Dolphin Bar is a Malayalam drama film directed by Diphan, starring Suresh Gopi and Anoop Menon in the lead role, which is produced by Arun M C and written by Anoop Menon
The Dolphins

Krishnakumar, who pursues a career as a percussionist and teaches the mridangam, joins an engineering college in Kochi city. When Anjana, a fellow student, falls in love with him, his life takes a turn as her fiancé, Sudhi, attacks him out of jealousy.
Puthiya Mugham

The protagonist from Kerala who goes to Pondicherry and becomes very successful in life by gambling. However, he also makes enemies because of this. The story further progresses through the various incidents that happen due to gambling.
Sathya

An anthology of three stories which portray various shades and motives of violence through different characters that are dissimilar in nature.
D Company

Aswin J Kumar from The Times of India gave 2 stars wrote "What pushes SIM beyond mediocrity is a script ridden with characters whose humour is bland and actions perplexing". Sify wrote "With a rather silly and predictable storyline, stale jokes and pretty ordinary direction, the film make you cringe in your seats right from the beginning".[8] Paresh C Palicha from Rediff gave 1.5 stars wrote "Director Diphan tires to steps out of his comfort zone but fails to deliver a good film in SIM". Veeyen from Nowrunning wrote "SIM directed by Diphan has a message that is best suited for a 3 minute commercial, but which gets elongated beyond imagination into a two hour long humdrum drama"