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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.[ citation needed ]
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. [6]
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.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
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Director | Writer | Actor | Producer | |||
2017 | Porattam | No | No | Yes | No | |
2019 | Allu Ramendran | No | Yes | No | No | Co-written by Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vasudevan |
Thanneer Mathan Dinangal | Yes | Yes | No | No | Co-written by Dinoy Poulose | |
2022 | Super Sharanya | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | [8] |
Archana 31 Not Out | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Poovan | No | No | Yes | Yes | [8] | |
2024 | Premalu | Yes | Yes | No | No | Produced by Bhavana Studios [1] [9] [10] |
TBA | I Am Kathalan † | Yes | No | No | No | [11] |
Film | Notes | Language |
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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 |
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