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Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai
Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai
Born	Jomol John; 1 January 1982 (age 44); Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian citizen
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1989–2003, 2012–present
Spouse(s)	Chandrashekar Pillai (m. 2002)
Children	2
Parents	K. A. John (father); Alphonsa John (mother);

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Jomol (US: /ˈdʒoʊmʌllə/; born 1 January 1982), also known as Gauri is an Indian film actress, known for her work in Malayalam cinema.^[1] She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award - Special Mention for her role in Ennu Swantham Janakikutty (1996).^[2]

Early life

Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai was born as Jomol John to K. A. John and Alphonsa at Kodenchery in Kozhikode district.^[3] Her father was an entrepreneur and her mother was a nurse in Saudi Arabia.^[4]

Career

She is an Indian 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]}

Personal life

Jomol married Chandrashekar Pillai in 2002, after converting to Hinduism and changed her name to Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai.^[5] The couple have 2 daughters.^[6]

Awards

National Film Awards

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

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1989	Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha	Young Unniyarcha	Debut movie
1989	Anagha	Meera
1992	My Dear Muthachan	Maya
1998	Sneham	Manikutty
1998	Punjabi House	Sujatha
1998	Mayilpeelikkavu	Gayathri/Kuttimani	Double role
1998	Ennu Swantham Janakikutty	Janakikutty
1998	Chitrashalabham	Deepa
1999	Niram	Varsha
1999	Ustaad	Zarina
1999	Deepasthambham Mahascharyam	Indu
2000	Arayannangalude Veedu	Suja
2000	Snegithiye	Savithri	Tamil film
2000	Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal	Gopika Variyar/Gopu
2000	Sayahnam	-
2001	Piriyadha Varam Vendum	Sneha	Tamil film
2002	Thilakam	Geetha
2002	Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha	Kanni
2003	Thillana Thillana	Malavika
2007	Raakilipattu	Savithri
2008	Twenty:20	Archive footage	Uncredited
2014	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana	Archive footage	Uncredited
2017	Careful	Suja	Comeback

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2005	Ellam Mayajalam	Manasa	Asianet	TV debut
2005-2006	Sahadharmini	Thamara	Asianet
2006	Koodevide		Surya TV
2012	Achante Makkal	Vaiga IPS	Surya TV
2016-2017	Malayali Veetamma	Judge	Flowers (TV channel)	Reality show
2016	Thararuchi	Celebrity presenter	Mazhavil Manorama	Cookery show
2018	Thrayambakam	Dancer	Asianet
2018	Sthree Sakthi	Dancer/Indulekha	Asianet News
2019	Comedy star season 2	Judge	Asianet	Reality show

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

↑ "Malayalam Actress Gowri (Jomol) Family Photos". forums.bizhat.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ "Remember Ennu Swantham Janakikutty fame Chanchal? Here's what the actress is up to these days". OnManorama. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ "Mollywood Movie Actress Jomol Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ "Top 10 Indian Actresses Who Converted To Hinduism | Latest Articles". nettv4u. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ "Mollywood Actresses Who Changed their Religion". East Coast Daily English. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ Manu, Meera (9 June 2017). "Back to school: Jomol". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

External links

Jomol on IMDb
Jomol at MSI

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[1] "Malayalam Actress Gowri (Jomol) Family Photos". forums.bizhat.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[2] "Remember Ennu Swantham Janakikutty fame Chanchal? Here's what the actress is up to these days". OnManorama. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[3] "Mollywood Movie Actress Jomol Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[4] "Top 10 Indian Actresses Who Converted To Hinduism | Latest Articles". nettv4u. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[5] "Mollywood Actresses Who Changed their Religion". East Coast Daily English. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[6] Manu, Meera (9 June 2017). "Back to school: Jomol". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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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>
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+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>
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 |1989|| [[Anagha]]  || Meera ||
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+|2006||Koodevide||||[[Surya TV]]
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 |2012||Achante Makkal||Vaiga IPS|| [[Surya TV]]||
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 |2016-2017 ||Malayali Veetamma||Judge|| [[Flowers (TV channel)]]||Reality show
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+|2016 ||Thararuchi||Celebrity presenter|| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]||Cookery show
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+|2018 ||Thrayambakam||Dancer|| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
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 |2019||Comedy star season 2||Judge||Asianet||Reality show
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 * [[Onnum Onnum Moonu]]
-* Sthree Sakthi
 * JB Junction
 * Varthakkappuram
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 * Vanitha
 * Thiranottam
-* Thararuchi
 * Katha Ithuvare
 * Chat with Jomol
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 ;Performances
 * Alukkas Fairy Tale
-* Thrayambkam
 ==References==
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+{{Portal|Biography|India|Films
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 *{{IMDb name|0427274|Jomol}}
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003227/http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Jomol&limit=15 Jomol at MSI]
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v t e Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
1969–1970	Sheela (1969) Sharada (1970)
1971–1980	Sheela (1971) Jayabharathi (1972) Jayabharathi (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Rani Chandra (1975) Sheela (1976) Santhakumari (1977) Shoba (1978) Srividya (1979) Poornima Bhagyaraj (1980)
1981–1900	Jalaja (1981) Madhavi (1982) Srividya (1983) Seema (1984) Seema (1985) Shari (1986) Suhasini Maniratnam (1987) Anju (1988) Urvashi (1989) Urvashi (1990)
1991–2000	Urvashi (1991) Srividya (1992) Shobana (1993) Shanthi Krishna (1994) Urvashi (1995) Manju Warrier (1996) Jomol (1997) Sangita (1998) Samyuktha Varma (1999) Samyuktha Varma (2000)
2001–2010	Suhasini Maniratnam (2001) Navya Nair (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Kavya Madhavan and Geethu Mohandas (2004) Navya Nair (2005) Urvashi (2006) Meera Jasmine (2007) Priyanka Nair (2008) Shweta Menon (2009) Kavya Madhavan (2010)
2011–present	Shweta Menon (2011) Rima Kallingal (2012) Ann Augustine (2013) Nazriya Nazim (2014) Parvathy (2015) Rajisha Vijayan (2016) Parvathy (2017) Nimisha Sajayan (2018)

Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai
Born	Jomol John (1982-01-01) 1 January 1982 (age 44) Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian citizen
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1989–2003, 2012–present
Spouse(s)	Chandrashekar Pillai ( m. 2002)
Children	2
Parents	K. A. John (father) Alphonsa John (mother)