Gouri G. Kishan

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Gouri Kishan
Born (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 22)[1]
Adoor, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
Known for'96
Parent(s)
  • Geetha kishan
  • Veena Kishan
RelativesGovind G. Kishan (Brother)

Gouri Kishan is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She is known for her role 'jaanu' (younger version of jaanu) in the film '96 (2018).[2]

Career[]

Gouri G. Kishan played the younger version of Trisha's character, Jaanu, in the Tamil-language film, '96 (2018). She received the role after her uncle in Dubai told her about the casting call.[3] Gouri was studying grade 12 and was called for an audition for the film.[4][2][5] Her performance in the film received positive reviews and enabled her to receive further film offers.[6][7][8] In 2019, she made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Margamkali (2019).[9] She was set to make her debut in the film Anugraheethan Antony with Sunny Wayne, but the production of the film was delayed, which meant that Margamkali ended up releasing first.[10][11] She starred opposite Bibin George in Margamkali.[12] In 2019, she also starred in a short film titled Hi Hello Kadhal directed by lyricist Vinayak Sasikumar along with her friend Sarjano Khalid.[13] She reprised her role as Jaanu in the Telugu remake of 96, Jaanu (2020), which marked her Telugu debut.[4] Her performance in the film was praised by critics.[14][15] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu remarked that "Gouri G Kishan as the teenage Samantha is brilliant".[16] She played a college student in Master (2021).[9][17] Gouri is also starred in Karnan[18] with Dhanush, which is directed by Mari Selvaraj.[19] She will play one of the three heroines along with Rajisha Vijayan and Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli.In the mean time during Pandemic Lockdown she shot a musical short film, Maraiyadha Kanneer Illai, virtually at her home and was released by Sony Music South.

Personal life[]

Her mother is from Vaikom and father is from Adoor, Pathanamthitta.[13][4] Her mother tongue is Malayalam. She spent much of her life in Chennai.[2] She pursued her Graduation in Triple major (Journalism, Psychology and English) from Christ University Bengaluru in 2020

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film[]

Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2018 '96 Young Janaki "Jannu" Devi Sugumar Tamil Debut Film; Tamil [4]
2019 Margamkali Jessy Malayalam Malayalam debut [12]
2020 Jaanu Young Janaki "Jannu" Devi Telugu Telugu debut [20]
2021 Master Savitha Tamil [21]
2021 Karnan Pozhilal Tamil [19]
2021 Anugraheethan Antony Sanjana Madhavan Malayalam [22]
2021 Sridevi Shoban Babu TBA Telugu

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 Behindwoods Gold Medals Best Debut Actor – Female '96 Won [23]
2019 Edison Awards Best Debut Actress Nominated [24]
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actress Nominated [25]
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress In A Supporting Role - Telugu Jaanu Nominated [26]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gouri G Kishan on Instagram: "Feeling 21 and oh-so-loved