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]}