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| occupation        = [[Film actress]]
* Actress
| yearsactive        = 1989–2003, 2012–present
* dancer
* dubbing artist
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'''Jomol''' ({{IPAc-en|US|'|dʒ|o:|m|ʌ|l|l|ə}}; born 1 January 1982), also known as '''Gauri''' is an Indian film actress, known for her work in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malayalam Actress Gowri (Jomol) Family Photos|url=https://forums.bizhat.com/showthread.php?t=56723|access-date=2021-08-02|website=forums.bizhat.com}}</ref> She won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] and [[National Film Award - Special Mention (Feature film)|National Film Award - Special Mention]] for her role in ''[[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remember Ennu Swantham Janakikutty fame Chanchal? Here's what the actress is up to these days|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/10/03/ennu-swantham-janakikutty-actress-chanchal-new-pics-family.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=OnManorama}}</ref>


==Early life==
'''Jomol''', also known as '''Gauri''', is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]]. She started her career as a child artist, then became a lead actress in the mid-90s.
 
Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai was born as Jomol John to K. A. John and Alphonsa at [[Kodenchery]] in [[Kozhikode district]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mollywood Movie Actress Jomol Biography, News, Photos, Videos|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/movie-actress/jomol|access-date=2021-08-02|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref> Her father was an entrepreneur and her mother was a nurse in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 10 Indian Actresses Who Converted To Hinduism {{!}} Latest Articles|url=https://nettv4u.com/entertainment/hindi/article/top-10-indian-actresses-who-converted-to-hinduism|access-date=2021-08-02|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
She is an [[India]]n actress who appeared in [[Malayalam]] films. She has had major roles in films like ''[[Niram]]'', ''[[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]'' and ''[[Deepasthambham Mahascharyam]]''. In 1997, she won the [[Kerala State Film Award]] for best actress for her role in ''Ennu Swantham Janakikutty'' and also a special jury mention from the [[National Film Awards]].{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
Jomol is an Indian actress who appeared in [[Malayalam]] films. She has had major roles in films like ''[[Niram]]'', ''[[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]'' and ''[[Deepasthambham Mahascharyam]]''. She won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] and [[National Film Award - Special Mention (Feature film)|National Film Award - Special Mention]] for her role in ''[[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remember Ennu Swantham Janakikutty fame Chanchal? Here's what the actress is up to these days|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2019/10/03/ennu-swantham-janakikutty-actress-chanchal-new-pics-family.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=OnManorama}}</ref>


==Personal life==
In 1997, she won the [[Kerala State Film Award]] for best actress for her role in ''Ennu Swantham Janakikutty'' and also a special jury mention from the [[National Film Awards]]. She gave voice to [[Jyothika]] in the Malayalam Film ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024|reason=There is no sources for this section}}
Jomol married Chandrashekar Pillai in 2002, after [[List of converts to Hinduism from Christianity|converting to Hinduism]] and changed her name to Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-23|title=Mollywood Actresses Who Changed their Religion|url=https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2018/01/23/mollywood-actresses-who-changed-their-religion.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=East Coast Daily English|language=en-US}}</ref> The couple have 2 daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Manu|first=Meera|date=2017-06-09|title=Back to school: Jomol|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/090617/back-to-school-jomol.html|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>


==Awards==
== Personal life ==
'''[[National Film Awards]]'''
Jomol was married to Chandrashekar Pillai in 2002. She then converted to [[Hinduism]] and adopted the name Gauri. The couple have two daughters, Aarya Pillai and Aarja Pillai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=Jomol's youthful charm shines at daughter's ''arangetram'' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2023/05/30/jomol-actress-daughter-arangetram.html |access-date=9 December 2025 |website=Onmanorama |language=en}}</ref>
* 1997: Special jury Mention - [[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]]
'''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]'''
* 1997: Best Actress - [[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]]
'''[[Kerala Film Critics Awards]]'''
* 1997: Best Actress - [[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]]


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
===Films===
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
! Year !! Film !! Role !!Notes
|-
|-
|1989|| [[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]] ||Young Unniyarcha ||Debut movie
| rowspan="2"| 1989 || ''[[Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha]]'' || Young Unniyarcha || rowspan="3"| [[Child actor]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/oru-vadakkan-veeragatha-child-artist-jomol-vineeth-kumar-408696/|title=ഈ ചിത്രത്തിലെ ബാലതാരങ്ങളെ മനസിലായോ?|date=20 August 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|1989|| [[Anagha]] || Meera ||
| ''Anagha'' || Meera || {{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
|-
|-
|1992|| [[My Dear Muthachan]] || Maya ||
| 1992 || ''[[My Dear Muthachan]]'' || Maya || <ref>[https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam-actress-kerala-state-film-award-winner-childhood-photo-467266/ ബാലതാരമായെത്തി പിന്നീട് നായികയായി; സംസ്ഥാന പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവായ ഈ നടിയെ മനസ്സി]</ref>
|-
|-
|1998||[[Sneham (1998 film)|Sneham]] ||Manikutty||
| rowspan="5"| 1998 || ''[[Sneham (1998 film)|Sneham]]'' || Manikutty || || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pitied-and-desexualised-how-malayalam-cinema-has-portrayed-people-disability-101614 | title=Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability|work=The News Minute|date=11 May 2019|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1998||[[Punjabi House]] ||Sujatha||
| ''[[Punjabi House]]'' || Sujatha || || rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2017/jun/20/location-diaries-the-joy-of-winning-awards-680.html|title=Location Diaries: Jomol and the joy of winning awards|first=Shevlin|last=Sebastian|date=20 June 2017|access-date=30 May 2022|work=Cinema Express}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1998|| [[Mayilpeelikkavu]] || Gayathri/Kuttimani||Double role
| ''[[Mayilpeelikkavu]]'' || Gayathri/ Kuttimani ||
|-
|-
|1998|| [[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]] || Janakikutty||
| ''[[Ennu Swantham Janakikutty]]'' || Janakikutty || [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]] <br/> [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] || <ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/72_45thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref> <br/><ref>{{cite web|title=State Film Awards (1991–99)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|access-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1998|| [[Chitrashalabham]] || Deepa||
| ''Chitrashalabham'' || Deepa || ||
|-
|-
|1999||[[Niram]] || Varsha||
| rowspan="3"|1999||''[[Niram]]'' || Varsha || || {{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
|-
|-
|1999||[[Ustaad (1999 film)|Ustaad]] ||Zarina||
|''[[Ustaad (1999 film)|Ustaad]]'' ||Zarina|| [[Cameo appearance]] ||
|-
|-
|1999|| [[Deepasthambham Mahascharyam]]|| Indu||
| ''[[Deepasthambham Mahascharyam]]'' || Indu || || {{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
|-
|-
|2000||[[Arayannangalude Veedu]] || Suja||
|rowspan="4"|2000|| ''[[Arayannangalude Veedu]]'' || Suja || ||
|-
|-
|2000|| [[Snegithiye]] || Savithri||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
| ''[[Snegithiye]]'' || Savithri||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ||
|-
|-
|2000||[[Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal]] || Gopika Variyar/Gopu||
|''[[Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal]]'' || Gopika Variyar|| ||
|-
|-
|2000|| [[Sayahnam]]||-||
| ''[[Sayahnam]]''|| Volga || ||
|-
|-
|2001|| [[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]|| Sneha||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] film
|2001|| ''[[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]''|| Sneha||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ||
|-
|-
|2002|| Thilakam|| Geetha||
|rowspan="2"|2002|| ''Thilakam''|| Geetha|| ||
|-
|-
|2002||  [[Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha]] ||Kanni||
| ''[[Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha]]'' ||Kanni|| ||
|-
|-
|2003|| [[Thillana Thillana]]|| Malavika||
| 2003 ||''[[Thillana Thillana]]''|| Malavika|| ||
|-
|-
|2007||  [[Raakilipattu]]|| Savithri||
|2007||  ''[[Raakilipattu]]''|| Savithri|| ||
|-
|-
|2008|| [[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]||Archive footage||Uncredited
|2017||''[[Careful (2017 film)|Careful]]''||Suja|| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/careful-review-an-easy-one-time-watch-review-malayalam-rf3jIteejjfed.html|title=Review : Careful review: An easy one time watch (2017)|website=[[Sify]]|accessdate=21 April 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015150718/http://www.sify.com/movies/careful-review-an-easy-one-time-watch-review-malayalam-rf3jIteejjfed.html|archivedate=15 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2014|| [[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]||Archive footage||Uncredited
| 2024 || ''[[Jai Ganesh (film)|Jai Ganesh]]'' || Adv. Parvathy Marar || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unni Mukundan's Jai Ganesha first look is out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/nov/16/unni-mukundans-jai-ganesha-firstlook-is-out-49605.html |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=16 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2017||[[Careful (2017 film)|Careful]]||Suja||Comeback
|}
 
===As a Dubbing Artist===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:25%"
! scope="col" style="width:5%" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Artist
! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Film
|-
|-
|2023||[[Jyothika]]||[[Kaathal - The Core]]
|}
|}


=== Television ===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !!Channel!!Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !!Channel!!Notes
|-
|-
|2005||Ellam Mayajalam||Manasa||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| TV debut
| rowspan="2" |2001||Onasadya|| rowspan="2" |Host|| [[Kairali TV]]||
|-
|Onavisheshangalumayee|| [[Surya TV]]||
|-
|2005||Ellam Mayajalam||Manasa|| rowspan="2" |[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]|| TV debut
|-
|-
|2005-2006||Sahadharmini||Thamara||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|2005-2006||Sahadharmini||Thamara||
|-
|-
|2006||Koodevide||||[[Surya TV]]
|2006-2007||Koodevide||Manasa|| rowspan="2" |[[Surya TV]]||
|-
|-
|2012||Achante Makkal||Vaiga IPS|| [[Surya TV]]||
|2012||Achante Makkal||Vaiga [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]||
|-
|-
|2016-2017 ||Malayali Veetamma||Judge|| [[Flowers (TV channel)]]||Reality show
|2016-2017 ||Malayali Veetamma||Judge|| [[Flowers (TV channel)]]||Reality show
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|2016 ||Thararuchi||Celebrity presenter|| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]||Cookery show
|2016 ||Thararuchi||Celebrity presenter|| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]||Cookery show
|-
|-
|2018 ||Thrayambakam||Dancer|| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
| rowspan="2" |2018 ||Thrayambakam||Dancer|| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|Sthree Sakthi||Dancer/Indulekha|| [[Asianet News]]||
|-
|2019||Comedy star season 2||Judge||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Reality show
|-
|-
|2018 ||Sthree Sakthi||Dancer/Indulekha|| [[Asianet News]]||
| rowspan="3" |2022||Red Carpet|| rowspan="3" |Mentor||[[Amrita TV]]||
|-
|Star Magic||[[Flowers (TV channel)]]||
|-
|Bzinga Family Festival||[[Zee Keralam]]||
|-
|-
|2019||Comedy star season 2||Judge||Asianet||Reality show
|}
|}
;Other shows as Guest
;Other shows as Guest
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* Comedy Super Nite
* Comedy Super Nite


;
;Performances
;Performances
* Alukkas Fairy Tale
* Alukkas Fairy Tale
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{{KeralaStateAwardForBestActress}}
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 12 March 2026


Jomol
Born
Jomol John

Kodenchery, Kozhikode, Kerala
Occupation
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • dubbing artist
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)
Chandrashekar Pillai
​
(
m. 2002)
Children2

Jomol, also known as Gauri, is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam films. She started her career as a child artist, then became a lead actress in the mid-90s.

Career[edit | edit source]

Jomol is an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films. She has had major roles in films like Niram, Piriyadha Varam Vendum and Deepasthambham Mahascharyam. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award - Special Mention for her role in Ennu Swantham Janakikutty (1996).[1]

In 1997, she won the Kerala State Film Award for best actress for her role in Ennu Swantham Janakikutty and also a special jury mention from the National Film Awards. She gave voice to Jyothika in the Malayalam Film Kaathal – The Core.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Jomol was married to Chandrashekar Pillai in 2002. She then converted to Hinduism and adopted the name Gauri. The couple have two daughters, Aarya Pillai and Aarja Pillai.[2]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
1989 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha Young Unniyarcha Child actor [3]
Anagha Meera [citation needed]
1992 My Dear Muthachan Maya [4]
1998 Sneham Manikutty [5]
Punjabi House Sujatha [6]
Mayilpeelikkavu Gayathri/ Kuttimani
Ennu Swantham Janakikutty Janakikutty National Film Award – Special Mention
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress		 [7]
[8]
Chitrashalabham Deepa
1999 Niram Varsha [citation needed]
Ustaad Zarina Cameo appearance
Deepasthambham Mahascharyam Indu [citation needed]
2000 Arayannangalude Veedu Suja
Snegithiye Savithri Tamil film
Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal Gopika Variyar
Sayahnam Volga
2001 Piriyadha Varam Vendum Sneha Tamil film
2002 Thilakam Geetha
Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha Kanni
2003 Thillana Thillana Malavika
2007 Raakilipattu Savithri
2017 Careful Suja [9]
2024 Jai Ganesh Adv. Parvathy Marar [10]

As a Dubbing Artist[edit | edit source]

Year Artist Film
2023 Jyothika Kaathal - The Core

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2001 Onasadya Host Kairali TV
Onavisheshangalumayee Surya TV
2005 Ellam Mayajalam Manasa Asianet TV debut
2005-2006 Sahadharmini Thamara
2006-2007 Koodevide Manasa Surya TV
2012 Achante Makkal Vaiga IPS
2016-2017 Malayali Veetamma Judge Flowers (TV channel) Reality show
2016 Thararuchi Celebrity presenter Mazhavil Manorama Cookery show
2018 Thrayambakam Dancer Asianet
Sthree Sakthi Dancer/Indulekha Asianet News
2019 Comedy star season 2 Judge Asianet Reality show
2022 Red Carpet Mentor Amrita TV
Star Magic Flowers (TV channel)
Bzinga Family Festival Zee Keralam
Other shows as Guest
  • Onnum Onnum Moonu
  • JB Junction
  • Varthakkappuram
  • Jomolude Suvisheshangal
  • Vanitha
  • Thiranottam
  • Katha Ithuvare
  • Chat with Jomol
  • I Personally
  • Veettamma
  • Comedy Super Nite
Performances
  • Alukkas Fairy Tale

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Remember Ennu Swantham Janakikutty fame Chanchal? Here's what the actress is up to these days". OnManorama. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jomol's youthful charm shines at daughter's arangetram". Onmanorama. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "ഈ ചിത്രത്തിലെ ബാലതാരങ്ങളെ മനസിലായോ?". 20 August 2020.
  4. ↑ ബാലതാരമായെത്തി പിന്നീട് നായികയായി; സംസ്ഥാന പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവായ ഈ നടിയെ മനസ്സി
  5. ↑ "Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability". The News Minute. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Sebastian, Shevlin (20 June 2017). "Location Diaries: Jomol and the joy of winning awards". Cinema Express. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "State Film Awards (1991–99)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Review : Careful review: An easy one time watch (2017)". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Unni Mukundan's Jai Ganesha first look is out". Cinema Express. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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