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

Malayalam cinema 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 directed popular films like ''

Premalu ''Premalu'' () is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Girish A. D. and produced by Bhavana Studios, in the company of Fahadh Faasil and Friends and Working Class Hero. The film stars Naslen and Mamitha Baiju, ...

'', ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Girish A.D. was born in Chalakudy, Thrissur, Kerala, to Dineshan and Geetha. He attended his higher secondary in St. Sebastians HSS, Kuttikkad, Chalakudy. He did his Bachelor of Technology in

MET's School of Engineering MET's School of Engineering is a private engineering college situated in Mala, Thrissur District of Kerala, India. The college is affiliated to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi, and the University of Calicut. MET'S i ...

, Mala, Thrissur. 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 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

got released.

Filmography

Short films

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