Girish Puthenchery (1961–2010) was a noted Lyricist, Scriptwriter Poet, and Screenwriter in the Malayalam films industry. He was referred to as the aristocratic lyricist of Malayalam who had a distinctive writing style of his own. He also served as the director of the Indian Performance Rights Society Malayalam division (IPRS) and governing council member of the Kerala Kalamandalam and Kerala Lalithakala Academy. He debuted with the movie Enquiry in 1989. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist seven times. He also holds the record for writing the highest number of songs in the Malayalam film industry within the briefest period of time. He died on 10 February 2010 in a private hospital in Kozhikode due to a brain haemorrhage.
