Gouri G. Kishan

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

Gouri G. Kishan
Gouri in 2023
Born	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)[1] Adoor, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present
Known for	'96

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

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)	Notes	Ref.
2018	'96	Young Janaki "Jaanu" Devi	Tamil	Debut film	[4]
2019	Margamkali	Jessy	Malayalam	Malayalam debut
2020	Jaanu	Young Janaki "Jaanu" Devi	Telugu	Telugu Debut
2021	Master	Savitha	Tamil
	Karnan	Kokila	Tamil
	Anugraheethan Antony	Sanjana Madhavan	Malayalam
2022	Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa	PC Kuyili	Tamil	Amazon Prime original; segment Mugakavasa Mutham
2023	Beginning	Nithya	Tamil
	Sridevi Shoban Babu	Sridevi	Telugu		[20]
	Anuragam	Janani	Malayalam		[21]
	Adiyae	Senthaazhini	Tamil
	Ulagammai	Ulagammai	Tamil
	Little Miss Rawther	Naina Rawther	Malayalam
2024	Oru Sarkar Ulpannam	Divya	Malayalam		[22]
	Hot Spot	Dhanya	Tamil	segment: "Happy Married Life"
	Boat	Lakshmi	Tamil		[23]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Streaming platform	Notes	Ref.
2022	Paper Rocket	Charu	Tamil	ZEE5		[24]
2024	Love Under Construction	TBA	Malayalam	Disney+Hotstar	Filming	[25]

Music videos

Year	Album	Role	Composed By	Label	Language	Ref.
2019	"Hi Hello Kadhal"	Sruthi Das	Vinayak Sashikumar	YouTube	Malayalam	[19]
2020	"Maraiyadha Kaneer Illai"		Jen Martin	Sony Music South	Tamil
2021	"Magizhini"		Govind Vasantha	Saregama Originals	Tamil	[26]
2022	"Mozhigal Njan Varikal Nee"	Herself	Basil V Edapadu	Behindwoods	Malayalam

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2018	Behindwoods Gold Medals	Best Debut Actress	'96	Won	[27]
	Edison Awards			Nominated	[28]
	Vikatan Awards			Nominated	[citation needed]
	8th South Indian International Movie Awards			Nominated	[29]
2021	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actress - Telugu	Jaanu	Nominated	[30]

See also

• Manasa Radhakrishnan
• Krithi Shetty

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. M.G, Gokul (5 November 2018). "Dazzling debut". Deccan Chronicle.
3. "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. 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. "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. "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. "Paper Rocket to stream on Zee5 from this date". Cinema Express. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
25. "Filming of Disney+ Hotstar series Love Under Construction wraps up". Cinema Express. 21 January 2024.
26. "'Magizhini,' first Tamil LGBTQ song goes viral". UDAYAVANI. 27 November 2021.
27. "Gouri Kishan – Best Debut Actor | Female | List of winners for BGM Iconic Edition". Behindwoods. 16 December 2018.
28. "13th Annual Edison Awards". Edison Awards. 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
29. "SIIMA AWARDS | 2018 | winners | |". SIIMA. 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
30. "Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Chetan Kumar, others: SIIMA Awards announces nominees". The News Minute. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

External links

• Gouri G. Kishan on Instagram
• Gouri G. Kishan on Twitter
• Gouri G. Kishan on Facebook
• Gouri G. Kishan at IMDb