Girish A. D.[1] is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He has directed popular films like Premalu, Super Sharanya[2] and Thanneer Mathan Dinangal.[3]
Girish A.D. was born in Chalakudy[4],Thrissur, Kerala, to Dineshan and Geetha. He attended his higher secondary in St. Sebastians HSS, Kuttikkad, Chalakudy.[5] He did his Bachelor of Technology in MET's School of Engineering, Mala,Thrissur. Girish is married to Chippy Viswan since 23 June 2019.
After graduating, Girish started making short films. Yashpal, Vishuddha Ambrose[6] and Mookutthi were his early works, all of which got critical acclaim and viewership. He bagged the best Director Award in Adoor short film festival 2017 for Vishuddha Ambrose.
After briefly appearing in Bilahari K Raj's 2017 independent film 'Porattam[7] ', Girish debuted as a writer in Malayalam film industry in 2018 with Allu Ramendran directed by Bilahari K Raj. The following year, he made his directorial debut with Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (transl. Watermelon Days). The film being a coming-of age romantic comedy co-written by Dinoy Poulose, was jointly produced by Plan J Studios and Shebin Backer Productions. It starred Vineeth Sreenivasan, Mathew Thomas, and Anaswara Rajan in the lead roles. In 2022, Girish's second directorial Super Sharanya got released.
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Actor | Producer | ||||
| 2017 | Porattam | ||||||
| 2019 | Allu Ramendran | Co-written by Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vasudevan | |||||
| Thanneer Mathan Dinangal | Co-written by Dinoy Poulose | ||||||
| 2022 | Super Sharanya | ||||||
| Archana 31 Not Out | |||||||
| Poovan | [8] | ||||||
| 2024 | Premalu | Produced by Bhavana Studios[9] [10] | |||||
| [11] | |||||||
| Film | Notes | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yashpal | Director | Malayalam | |
| Vishudda Ambrosse | Director | Malayalam | |
| Mookuthi | Director | Malayalam | |
| Edangeru | Actor | Malayalam | |
| Peru Gayathri | Actor | Malayalam | |
| Vasheekaranam | Actor, writer | Malayalam | |
| Anurag Engineering Works | Producer | Malayalam |