After attending primary classes in Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Geethu moved to
Canada with her family. During her school days, she won many prizes for
painting. Studied Acting at Toronto University.
Child artiste turned Malayalam film heroine. When director Fazil came
to know that she was in Kerala for vacations, he approached her with
his offer of a role in Life Is Beautiful (2000), which ended up relaunching her career.
Won the Kerala State Award for Best Child Artiste for her role in
Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare (1986), in which the wide-eyed five year-old girl stole the audiences'
heart.
Tied with Kavya Madhavan for the Kerala State Film Award for Best
Actress for her performances in Syamaprasad's Akale (2004), and Pradeep
Nair's "Oridam".