Gouri G. Kishan

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Gouri G. Kishan
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Gouri in 2023
Born (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25) [1]
Adoor, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress
Years active2018–present
Known for '96

Gouri G. Kishan (born 17 August 1999) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is best known for her role of the younger version of Trisha's character Jaanu in the film '96 (2018). [2]

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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] Her performance in the film received positive reviews and enabled her to receive further film offers. [5] [6] [7] In 2019, she made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Margamkali (2019). [8] 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. [9] [10] She starred opposite Bibin George in Margamkali. [11]

In 2020, she reprised her role as Jaanu in the Telugu remake of 96, Jaanu , which marked her Telugu debut. [4] Her performance in the film was praised by critics. [12] [13] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu remarked that "Gouri G Kishan as the teenage Samantha is brilliant". [14] She played a college student in Master (2021). [8] [15] Gouri also starred in Karnan playing one of the three heroines along with Rajisha Vijayan and Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli. [16] with Dhanush, which is directed by Mari Selvaraj. [17] She made her lead Telugu debut with Sridevi Shoban Babu (2023) playing one of the titular roles. [18]

Personal life

Her mother is from Vaikom, Kottayam and father is from Adoor, Pathanamthitta. [19] [4] Her mother tongue is Malayalam. She spent much of her life in Chennai. [2] She studied journalism at Christ University, Bengaluru. [3]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2018 '96 Young Janaki Devi a.k.a. Jaanu Tamil Debut film [4]
2019 Margamkali Jessy Malayalam Malayalam debut
2020 Jaanu Young Janaki Devi aka Jaanu Telugu Telugu Debut
2021 Master SavithaTamil
Karnan Kokila
Anugraheethan Antony Sanjana MadhavanMalayalam
2022 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa PC KuyiliTamil Amazon Prime original; segment Mugakavasa Mutham
2023 Beginning Nithya
Sridevi Shoban Babu SrideviTelugu [20]
Anuragam JananiMalayalam [21]
Adiyae SenthaazhiniTamil
Ulagammai Ulagammai
Little Miss Rawther Naina RawtherMalayalam
2024 Oru Sarkar Ulpannam Divya [22]
Hot Spot DhanyaTamilsegment: "Happy Married Life"
Boat Lakshmi [23]
2025 Sahasam Sera IssacMalayalam
Love Insurance Kompany Tamil [24]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageStreaming platformNotesRef.
2022 Paper Rocket CharuTamil ZEE5 [25]
2025 Love Under Construction Gouri GopakumarMalayalam Disney+Hotstar [26]
Suzhal: The Vortex Muthu aka MadhubalaTamilAmazon Prime [27]

Music videos

YearAlbumRoleComposed ByLabelLanguageRef.
2019"Hi Hello Kadhal"Sruthi DasVinayak SashikumarYouTubeMalayalam [19]
2020"Maraiyadha Kaneer Illai"Jen Martin Sony Music South Tamil
2021"Magizhini" Govind Vasantha Saregama Originals [28]
2022"Mozhigal Njan Varikal Nee"HerselfBasil V EdapaduBehindwoodsMalayalam

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2018 Edison Awards Best Debut Actress  '96 Nominated [29]
Vikatan Awards Nominated[ citation needed ]
SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil Nominated[ citation needed ]
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominated [30]
2020 SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Best Supporting Actress Jaanu Nominated[ citation needed ]
10th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominated [31]
2021 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominated[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ "Gouri G Kishan on Instagram: "Feeling 21 and oh-so-loved 🥰 Thank you for all the lovely warm wishes on my birthday 💕 •17/08/99•"". Instagram. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 M.G, Gokul (5 November 2018). "Dazzling debut". Deccan Chronicle.
  3. 1 2 "அந்த வாழ்த்து ரொம்ப சர்ப்ரைஸ் - கெளரி கிஷன் [That greeting is a big surprise – Gouri Kishan]". Vikatan (in Tamil). 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Anand, Shilpa Nair (27 October 2018). "A sweetheart called JANU". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ "96 Movie Review {3.5/5}: 96 taps into nostalgia to leave us with a high that only happy associations with our past can evoke". The Times of India. 4 October 2018.
  6. ↑ K., Janani (4 October 2018). "96 Movie Review: Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha shine in poignant love story". India Today.
  7. ↑ "'96' fame Gouri clicks a selfie with Suraj Venjarammoodu". The Times of India. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Thalapathy 64: Gouri Kishan roped in for Thalapathy Vijay's film with Lokesh Kanagaraj". The Times of India. 30 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sunny Wayne and Gouri Kishan wrap up the shoot of 'Anugraheethan Antony'". The Times of India. 5 August 2019.
  10. ↑ Soma, Deepa (3 April 2020). "#Lifeinthelockdown: '96' fame Gouri G Kishan is all set to finish her 'airport books' during the lockdown". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ Mathews, Anna (20 July 2019). "Margamkali song is a sweet, romantic number". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ "Jaanu Movie Review {3.5/5}: This is not a feel-good film because it's much heftier than that". The Times of India. 7 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jaanu review: Samantha Akkineni, Sharwanand honour the memory of 96". Indian Express. 8 February 2020.
  14. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (7 February 2020). "'Jaanu' movie review: Sharwanand is outstanding in this Telugu remake of '96'". The Hindu.
  15. ↑ "Singles' guide for Indians to navigate new rules of dating in 2020". The News Minute. 3 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Dhanush's Karnan to feature three heroines". Outlook India. 19 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "'96' and 'Master' actress joins Dhanush's film". The Times of India. 19 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "'96 fame Gouri Kishan to star opposite Santhosh Shoban in Sridevi Shoban Babu". OTTPlay.
  19. 1 2 "Sharing screen space with Vijay sir is a dream come true: Gouri". The Times of India. 3 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "Gouri Kishan to make Telugu debut with Sushmita Konidela's Sridevi Shoban Babu". News Minute. 21 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Release plan announced for filmmaker Shahad's Anuragam". Cinema Express. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  22. ↑ Features, C. E. (2 March 2024). "Censor Board has 'Bharatha' removed from Oru Bharatha Sarkar Ulpannam". Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  23. ↑ "Yogi Babu's 'Boat' to hit the screens on August 2". Times of India . 8 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  24. ↑ Seven Screen Studio [@7screenstudio] (17 August 2024). "Happy Birthday @Gourayy ⭐️ #LoveInsuranceKompany #LIK" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via Twitter.
  25. ↑ "Paper Rocket to stream on Zee5 from this date". Cinema Express . 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  26. ↑ "Filming of Disney+ Hotstar series Love Under Construction wraps up". Cinema Express . 21 January 2024.
  27. ↑ Features, C. E. (11 February 2025). "Prime Video announces premiere date for Suzhal 2". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  28. ↑ "'Magizhini,' first Tamil LGBTQ song goes viral". UDAYAVANI. 27 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "13th Annual Edison Awards". Edison Awards. 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  30. ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2018 | winners ||". SIIMA. 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  31. ↑ "Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Chetan Kumar, others: SIIMA Awards announces nominees". The News Minute. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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