Diwan (2003): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2003, Diwan is a drama and romance film directed by Surya Prakash, running about 154 minutes.

What it’s about. Raghavan (Sarathkumar) and Velu (Vadivelu) work as cooks in a non-veg hotel. Raghavan loves Geetha (Kiran) who is the daughter of a rich man (Vijayan), but her father is against this love and insults him as a poor man. Raghavan challenges that he will be rich in a year. There is a subplot in the story, for Meenakshi (Sharmili), a daughter from a rich family; she is the apple of the eye of the family. Meenakshi ran home with her lover Raju, who worked as a driver to her house. He tells that his friend Dinesh will help them. However, Raju escaped because he saw a bad dream where he is killed by her family as if it will happen in reality. Due to that he vanishes. Raghavan understood her plight and helps her.

Who’s in it. Diwan stars R. Sarathkumar, Kiran Rathod, Sharmilee and Vadivelu, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Diwan has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Diwan page.

If you liked it. Fans of Diwan tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.