Gireesh was born to Pulikkal Krishna Panicker and Meenakshiyamma in Puthenchery near Ulliyeri village in Kozhikode district. His father was an Astrologer and Ayurvedic practitioner and his mother was a Karnatic musician.
Beginning his career in the 1988 film Chakravaalathinappuram, Girish went on to write lyrics for about 1556 songs in about 328 Malayalam films.His first popular hit songs were from the movie Johny Walker. During a career spanning over two decades, he had penned many hit songs in Malayalam cinema. He was also one of the most honoured lyricists, having won the State Award seven times including four in consecutive years from 2001 to 2004.
Besides writing lyrics for several hit songs, Girish had also written the Screenplay for the films Brahmarakshassu, Pallavoor Devanarayanan and Vadakkunnathan and story for Kinnaripuzhayoram and Melepparambil Aanveedu. He was scripting a film by the name of Raman Police in which Mohanlal was expected to play the lead role.
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