Gireesh Puthenchery (23 September 1959-10 February 2010) was a noted Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter. He served as a governing council member of the Indian Performance Rights Society. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist 7 times.

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 Carnatic musician.

Beginning his career with the 1988 film Chakravaalathinappuram, Gireesh went on to write lyrics for about 1556 songs in about 328 Malayalam films. His first popular hit songs were from the 1992 movie Johnny Walker. During a career spanning over two decades, he had penned many hit songs in Malayalam cinema.

He was also one of the most honored lyricists, having won the State Award seven times including four in consecutive years from 2001 to 2004. Happy Husbands, released on January 14, 2010, was his last film.
Besides writing lyrics for several hit songs, Gireesh had also written the screenplay for the films Brahmarakshassu, Pallavur Devanarayanan and Vadakkunnathan and the story for Kinnaripuzhayoram and Meleparambil Aanveedu. He was scripting a film by the name of Raman Police, in which Mohanlal was expected to play the lead role.

Gireesh was admitted to a private hospital in Kozhikode after he suffered a stroke on 6 February 2010. He was twice operated upon, but his condition did not improve and he suffered a brain haemorrhage and died at the hospital on February 10, 2010. He was survived by his wife Beena and two sons Jithin Krishnan and Dinanath.