Gouri Kishan (born 17 August 1999) is an Indian actress who works in
Tamil
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,
Malayalam
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and
Telugu
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films. She is known for her role of the younger version of
Trisha's character Jaanu in the film ''
'96'' (2018).
Career
Gouri G. Kishan played the younger version of
Trisha
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Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
*Trisha (actress), Indian film actress Trisha Krishnan (born 1983)
* Trisha Baptie (born 197 ...
'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. Gouri was studying grade 12 and was called for an audition for the film.
Her performance in the film received positive reviews and enabled her to receive further film offers.
In 2019, she made her debut in Malayalam cinema with ''
Margamkali
Margamkali (Malayalam:മാർഗ്ഗംകളി ) is an ancient Indian round dance of the St. Thomas Christians community- based in Kerala state, mainly practiced by the endogamous sub-sect known as the Knanaya or Southist Christians. The ...
'' (2019).
She was set to make her debut in the film ''Anugraheethan Antony'' with
Sunny Wayne
Sujith Unnikrishnan (born 19 August 1983), known by his stage name Sunny Wayne is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based ...
, but the production of the film was delayed, which meant that ''Margamkali'' ended up releasing first.
She starred opposite Bibin George in ''Margamkali''.
In 2019, she also starred in a short film titled ''Hi Hello Kadhal'' directed by lyricist
Vinayak Sasikumar
Vinayak Sasikumar (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema.
Personal life
He was born in Trivandrum, Kerala to S. Sasikumar and Asha Sasikumar. At the age of 12, he started writing poetry. Later, he moved to Ch ...
along with her friend
Sarjano Khalid
Sarjano Khalid is an Indian actor who mostly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is known for ''June'' (2019), ''Adhyarathri'' (2019), '' Big Brother'' (2020), '' Enniver'' (2020) and '' Cobra'' (2022).
Career
Khalid made his film ent ...
.
She reprised her role as Jaanu in the Telugu remake of ''96'', ''
Jaanu'' (2020), which marked her Telugu debut.
Her performance in the film was praised by critics. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''The Hindu'' remarked that "Gouri G Kishan as the teenage Samantha is brilliant".
She played a college student in ''
Master
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*Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...
'' (2021).
Gouri is also starred in ''Karnan''
with
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...
, which is directed by
Mari Selvaraj
Mari Selvaraj is an Indian film director and author who works in the Tamil film industry. He worked as an Assistant Director for director Ram, He made his directorial debut with ''Pariyerum Perumal'', which opened to positive reviews and receiv ...
.
She will play one of the three heroines along with
Rajisha Vijayan
Rajisha Vijayan is an Indian actress, who primarily appears in Malayalam films, in addition to a few Tamil films. She hosted several television shows in Malayalam before making her acting debut in the 2016 film '' Anuraga Karikkin Vellam,'' f ...
and
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli is a National award winning Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Malayalam films. A post graduate in human resource management from Madras School of Social Work, she joined the English theatre company ...
.In the meantime 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
Vaikom, , is a municipal town and a capital town of Vaikom Taluk, situated in the northwest of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The town is also noted for its role in the Indian independence movement for being the venue of Vaikom ...
,
Kottayam
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and father is from
Adoor
Adoor (sometimes spelled ''Adur'') is a Municipality in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division.
Etymology
Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separ ...
,
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality situated in the Central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37 ...
.
Her mother tongue is
Malayalam
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. She spent much of her life in
Chennai
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.
She pursued her Graduation in Triple major (Journalism, Psychology and English) from
Christ University, Bengaluru in 2020.
Filmography
Film
Webseries
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses from Kerala
Christ University alumni
1999 births