Giri Dwarakish

Giri Dwarakish
OccupationActor
Years active1980–1984 (child actor)
2001–present
RelativesDwarakish (father)

Giri Dwarakish is an Indian actor who works in Kannada and Tamil films and television.

Career

Giri made his lead debut with the Kannada film Majnu (2001) directed by his father Dwarakish, which was a remake of the 1997 Tamil film Love Today.[1] The film faced production problems and was in the making for two years. Regarding his performance, a critic wrote that he "has a long way to go".[2] His next film was the ensemble musical film Rhytham (2003) in which he played one of the heroes alongside Abhishek.[3] He then handled his father's production company, Dwarakish Chitra, and worked on films such as Apthamitra (2004) and Chowka (2017), the latter of which he also played a cameo in.[4][5]

He went on to play supporting roles in many films and Tamil TV series including Amma I Love You (2018) and Heart Beat (2024), portraying Dr. Ramanathan alias Cinema Doctor in the latter.[6][7] As of 2024, he starred as a police officer and a motivational speaker in the respective Tamil films Yolo and Made in India, both of which remain unreleased.[8][9][10][11]

Filmography

  • Note all films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes
1980 Manku Thimma School boy Uncredited role as child artist
1982 Adrushtavantha Child artist
1984 Police Papanna Uncredited role as child artist
2001 Majnu Ganesha
2003 Rhytham Sanju
Hrudayavantha
2017 Chowka Seena
Ivan Thanthiran Cyber security M. D. Tamil film
2018 Amma I Love You Rajesh
2019 Boomerang Village officer Tamil film
Ayushman Bhava
2024 Iravin Kangal Tamil film

Television

  • Note all television series are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Network Notes
2005–2009 Kolangal Giriprakash "Giri" Sun TV
2015–2018 Priyamanaval Vaithieeshwaran "Vaithi"
2020 Roja Pichaimuthu Special appearance
Anbe Vaa Adiapaatham "Aadi"
2022–2024 Ethirneechal Arasu
2024 Heart Beat Dr. Ramanathan "Cinema Doctor" Disney+ Hotstar Season 1
2025 Ethirneechal Thodargiradhu Arasu Sun TV

References

  1. ^ "Dwarakish son Giri Dwarakish is also an actor". The Times of India. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  2. ^ "'MAJNU' GOOD IN BITS". Chitraloka.com. 20 November 2001. Archived from the original on 20 November 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Film Rhythm releasing this week". Viggy. 2003. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Unfortunate journey of actress Soundarya". Viggy. 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  5. ^ S., Shyam Prasad (23 September 2014). "Sudeep and Chiranjeevi together in a movie!". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Giri Dwarakish's next has him focus on bringing up kids today". The Times of India. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ^ Kotagunasi, Manjunath B. (30 October 2024). "ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕಿಂತ ತಮಿಳು ಚಿತ್ರೋದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಕ್ರಿಯರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕುಳ್ಳ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್‌ ಕಿರಿ ಮಗ ಗಿರಿ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್‌". Hindustan Times (in Kannada).
  8. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (2024-11-03). "Giri Dwarakish forays into Tamil cinema with Yolo and Made in India". Cinema Express.
  9. ^ "Giri Dwarakish: ಕಾಲಿವುಡ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್ ಪುತ್ರ ಸಖತ್ ಮಿಂಚಿಂಗ್; ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲೂ ಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಹೊನಲು ಹರಿಸ್ತಿರೋ ಗಿರಿ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್!". kannada.news18.com (in Kannada). 2024-11-01.
  10. ^ "ಪರಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬ್ಯುಸಿ ಆದ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್ ಕಿರಿಯ ಪುತ್ರ ಗಿರಿ". TV9 Kannada (in Kannada). 2024-11-01.
  11. ^ "ತಮಿಳು ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ವಾರಕೀಶ್‌ ಕಿರಿ ಮಗ ಗಿರಿ ಬ್ಯುಸಿ". ETV Bharat News (in Kannada). 2024-10-31.