Gowri Munjal (born 9 August 1985) is an Indian actress and

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. She has frequently appeared in South Indian films and is probably best known for her performance as Mahalakshmi Somaraju in her debut film ''

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''.

Career

When she moved to

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to pursue a career in acting, she got to know, that the producers of the Telugu film ''

'' were looking for a new face to play the leading female role opposite

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. She met the producers and immediately got the role of Mahalakshmi Somaraju, eventually becoming an actress. The film went to become a box office hit, after which she received acting offers from other South Indian film industries as well. She debuted in

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in the same year with the film ''Namma Basava'', whilst in

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she played leading roles in ''Sri Krishna 2006'' and ''

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''. Gowri Munjal then got the offer to essay the female leading role in a Tamil film, directed by

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, starring his son

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in the lead role, following which she starred in another Tamil film '' Singakutty'' opposite Sivaji Ganesan's grandson, named Sivaji as well. Both the film were unsuccessful at the box office, failing to gain her popularity and fame in Kollywood. In Telugu, however, she got to play a vital role in '' Kousalya Supraja Rama'' as Charmi's sibling, whilst in Kannada she enacted the female lead in ''Jaaji Mallige'', a remake of the Tamil film ''

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''. In 2009 then, she got a role in a Malayalam film ''Paleri Manikkam'', a

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, based on the same-named novel by T. P. Rajeevan, which was directed by popular director Ranjith and in which she appeared opposite Malayalam actor Mammootty.

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Munjal, Gowri Living people Indian film actresses Actresses from New Delhi Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 1985 births 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema