Giri Dwarakish

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. 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". His next film was the ensemble musical film Rhytham (2003) in which he played one of the heroes alongside Abhishek. 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.

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. 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.

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 20052009 Kolangal Giriprakash "Giri" Sun TV 20152018 Priyamanaval Vaithieeshwaran "Vaithi" 2020 Roja Pichaimuthu Special appearance Anbe Vaa Adiapaatham "Aadi" 20222024 Ethirneechal Arasu 2024 Heart Beat Dr. Ramanathan "Cinema Doctor" Disney+ Hotstar Season 1 2025 Ethirneechal Thodargiradhu Arasu Sun TV 2026 Resort Chef John JioHotstar