Jitin was born on 24 August 1989 and is the elder son of Gireesh Puthenchery and Beena. Jitin was born in
karaparamba near
Eranhipalam in
Kozhikode district of
kerala. He completed his primary education at
St. Joseph's Boys' High School Kozhikode and graduation at
Bangalore University. He is married to Divya Mohanan, a software engineer. His younger brother Din Nath is a lyricist and
Assistant director Jitin made his debut in the
Malayalam film industry as an
assistant director in 2013 through Sudhir Ambalappad's movie
Breaking News Live. He later worked as an assistant director in
Matini,
Koothara and
Mani Ratnam.in 2016, he joined
Farhan Akhtar-
Riteish Sidwani team's
Excel Entertainment, a
Mumbai-based
film production company, and later worked as a director's assistant on
Farhan's Rock-On 2. In 2016 he starred in his friend Dominic Arun's short film
Mrityunjaya. He later appeared in a small role in Dominic's
Tovino movie
Tharangam, he also worked as a co-writer and assistant director for
Tharangam . Later he was auditioned for
Shankar Ramakrishnan's debut movie
Pathinettam Padi, in which he played the role of a state school student named Giri and he was notable for portraying the character. He later starred in popular Malayalam director
Kamal's movie
Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal Tovino's
Edakkad Battalion and the
Mohalal-
Priyadarshan team's
Maraikar Arabikadalinte Simham. in 2021 he won critical acclaim for his portrayal of the protagonist in
Don Palathara's movie
Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam . == Filmography ==