Girish A.D.

Girish A.D.[1] is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam films. He has worked in popular films like Super Sharanya[2] and Thanneer Mathan Dinangal.[3]

Girish A.D.
Born
Chalakudi, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • producer
Years active2017–present
Spouse
Chippy Viswan
​
(m. 2019)​
Parents
  • Dineshan
  • Geetha

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[4] 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.[4]

After briefly appearing in Bilahari K Raj's 2017 independent film 'Porattam[5]', 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.

Filmography
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Actor Producer
2017PorattamNoNoYesNo
2019Allu RamendranNoYesNoNoCo-written by Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vasudevan
Thanneer Mathan DinangalYesYesNoNoCo-written by Dinoy Poulose
2022Super SharanyaYesYesNoYes[6]
Archana 31 Not OutNoNoYesNo
PoovanNoNoYesYes[6]
2023 I Am Kathalan Yes No No No [7]
2024 Untitled Project Yes Produced by Bhavana Studios[1]

Short films
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

References
  1. "Girish A.d.: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "'Super Sharanya' review: Girish A D returns with another charmer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. Anand, Shilpa Nair (31 July 2019). "With the release of 'Thanneermathan Dinangal', Girish AD realises a long cherished dream". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "Alphonse Puthren". The Times of India. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. "Porattam (2022) | Porattam Movie | Porattam Malayalam Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. "Antony Varghese's Poovan set for OTT release". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. "First look of Naslen's I Am Kathalan out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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