Jomol

Jomol
Jomol
Born	Jomol John; 1 January 1982 (age 42); Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Chandrashekar Pillai (m. 2002)
Children	2

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Jomol (US: /ˈdʒoʊmʌllə/; born 1 January 1982), also known as Gauri is an Indian actress, known for her work in Malayalam cinema. 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]

Early life[edit]

Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai was born as Jomol John to K. A. John and Alphonsa at Kodenchery in Kozhikode district.^[2] Her father was an entrepreneur and her mother was a nurse in Saudi Arabia.^[3]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Jomol married Chandrashekar Pillai in 2002, after converting to Hinduism and changed her name to Gauri Chandrashekar Pillai.^[4] The couple have 2 daughters.^[5]

Awards[edit]

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[edit]

Films[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
1989	Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha	Young Unniyarcha	Child actor	^[6]
1989	Anagha	Meera		^[7]
1992	My Dear Muthachan	Maya		^[8]
1998	Sneham	Manikutty		^[9]
	Punjabi House	Sujatha		^[10]
	Mayilpeelikkavu	Gayathri/ Kuttimani		^[10]
	Ennu Swantham Janakikutty	Janakikutty	National Film Award – Special Mention Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress	^[11] ^[12]
	Chitrashalabham	Deepa
1999	Niram	Varsha		^[13]
	Ustaad	Zarina	Cameo appearance
	Deepasthambham Mahascharyam	Indu		^[7]
2000	Arayannangalude Veedu	Suja
	Snegithiye	Savithri	Tamil film
	Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal	Gopika Variyar
	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 role
2014	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana	Archive footage	Uncredited role
2017	Careful	Suja		^[14]

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2001	Onasadya	Host	Kairali TV
2001	Onavisheshangalumayee	Host	Surya TV
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
2022	Muttathe mulla	Anjana	Asianet	serial

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]

↑ "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.
↑ "ഈ ചിത്രത്തിലെ ബാലതാരങ്ങളെ മനസിലായോ?".
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Jomol to make big screen comeback after 14 years with VKP's Careful; first-look poster out
↑ ബാലതാരമായെത്തി പിന്നീട് നായികയായി; സംസ്ഥാന പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവായ ഈ നടിയെ മനസ്സി
↑ "Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability". The News Minute. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
↑ Sebastian, Shevlin (20 June 2017). "Location Diaries: Jomol and the joy of winning awards". Cinema Express. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
↑ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
↑ "State Film Awards (1991–99)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
↑ മടങ്ങിവരാന്‍ ആഗ്രഹമുണ്ട്, നല്ല തിരക്കഥ ലഭിച്ചാല്‍ വരും; ജോമോളും വൈകാതെ തിരിച്ചെത്തും
↑ "Review : Careful review: An easy one time watch (2017)". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

External links[edit]

Jomol on IMDb
Jomol at MSI

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

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

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

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

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

[6] "ഈ ചിത്രത്തിലെ ബാലതാരങ്ങളെ മനസിലായോ?".

[JOMOL-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Jomol to make big screen comeback after 14 years with VKP's Careful; first-look poster out

[8] ബാലതാരമായെത്തി പിന്നീട് നായികയായി; സംസ്ഥാന പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവായ ഈ നടിയെ മനസ്സി

[9] "Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability". The News Minute. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[10] Sebastian, Shevlin (20 June 2017). "Location Diaries: Jomol and the joy of winning awards". Cinema Express. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[45thawardPDF-11] "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[12] "State Film Awards (1991–99)". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[13] മടങ്ങിവരാന്‍ ആഗ്രഹമുണ്ട്, നല്ല തിരക്കഥ ലഭിച്ചാല്‍ വരും; ജോമോളും വൈകാതെ തിരിച്ചെത്തും

[14] "Review : Careful review: An easy one time watch (2017)". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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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)