Girish A.D. is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who predominantly works in

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He has worked in popular films like ''

Super Sharanya ''Super Sharanya'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Girish A.D, Girish A. D. The film stars Anaswara Rajan in the titular role while Arjun Ashokan, Mamitha Baiju and Naslen K. Gafoor plays supp ...

'' and ''

Thanneer Mathan Dinangal ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' ( Watermelon Days) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Girish A.D, and jointly produced by Jomon T. John, Shebin Backer, and Shameer Muhammed. The film star ...

''.

Early and personal life

Girish A.D. was born in Aluva, Kerala, to Dineshan and Geetha. He attended his higher secondary in St. Sebastians HSS, Kuttikkad. He did his Bachelor of Technology in METS School of Engineering, Mala. Girish is married to Chippy Viswan since 23 June 2019.

Career

After graduating, Girish started making short films. Yashpal, Vishuddha Ambrose 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', Girish debuted as a writer in Malayalam film industry in 2018 with

Allu Ramendran ''Allu Ramendran'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Bilahari and starring Kunchako Boban in the title role. The screenplay was written by Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vasudevan, and Girish A. D., the film was ...

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 Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

Mathew Thomas Mathew Thomas (born 16 October 2002) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is known for portraying Franky in his debut movie ''Kumbalangi Nights'', Jaison in ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' and Jomon in ''Jo and Jo''. Early life M ...

, and

Anaswara Rajan Anaswara Rajan (born 8 September 2002) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Malayalam film. She made her acting debut in the Malayalam short film ''Globe''. Her first feature film was ''Udaharanam Sujatha'' (2017). Anaswara gained populari ...

in the lead roles. In 2022, Girish's second directorial

got released.

Filmography

Short films

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References

Malayalam film directors Film directors from Kochi Malayalam screenwriters Indian male actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)