Alphonse Puthren is one the well-known filmmakers of South India. The director has worked predominantly in Malayalam Films and made his debut with the film Neram which had Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim in important roles. It was released in Tamil and Malayalam. He then went on to the trend-setting film Premam which also has Nivin Pauly as the lead with Sai Pallavi, Madonna Sebastian and Anupama Parameswaran in important roles. He also did a part in the Tamil anthology Aviyal. His recent film has Prithviraj Sukumaran as lead with 'lady Superstar' Nayanthara in a significant role in the film Gold, that was released last year. The received a lukwarm response. His known for his Quirky filmmaking and adding beautiful shots of insects in between sequences. The director also produced the Malayalam film Thobama.
Though the director Alphonse Puthren has only films predominantly in Malayalam, he is known to be an avid follower of the Tamil cinema industry. He has also been vocal about his admiration for 'Ulaga Nayagan' Kamal Haasan and 'Superstar' Rajinikanth. The well-known director made a sensational post that has become popular on social media. The director has posted a photo with the producer of his upcoming venture and stated “My new venture is with my old friend and producer Raahul. Romeo Pictures. Thanks to Shenbagamoorthy sir. Bless us with prayers and love."
Following the post, the director Alphonse Puthren commented earlier that “Starting again like Soori told in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu famous Parotta comedy” and went on to quote the dialogue in Tamil which translates to “let's leave what I did behind… We will start from the beginning." and added "Starting again in Tamil. Announcement coming soon, with more confidence, Determination and Love." Fans are excited to know more about the project by the well-known filmmaker. Alphonse Puthren has collaborated with the production house Romeo Pictures that backed Thunivu along with Boney Kapoor. Thunivu starring 'Thala' Ajith as lead was the blockbuster film that was released in January. They also have another film Baba Black Sheep in line.