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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jomol
| image =
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| birth_name = Jomol John
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kodenchery]], [[Kozhikode]], Kerala
| death_date = 
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| occupation = {{Flatlist|
* Actress
* dancer
* dubbing artist
}}
| yearsactive = 1989–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Chandrashekar Pillai|2002}}
| children = 2
| parents =
}}

'''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.

==Career==
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>

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}}

== Personal life ==
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>

== Filmography ==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 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>
|-
| ''Anagha'' || Meera || {{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
|-
| 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>
|-
| 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>
|-
| ''[[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>
|-
| ''[[Mayilpeelikkavu]]'' || Gayathri/ Kuttimani ||
|-
| ''[[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>
|-
| ''Chitrashalabham'' || Deepa || ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|1999||''[[Niram]]'' || Varsha || || {{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
|-
|''[[Ustaad (1999 film)|Ustaad]]'' ||Zarina|| [[Cameo appearance]] ||
|-
| ''[[Deepasthambham Mahascharyam]]'' || Indu || || {{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|2000|| ''[[Arayannangalude Veedu]]'' || Suja || ||
|-
| ''[[Snegithiye]]'' || Savithri||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ||
|-
|''[[Melevaryathe Malakhakkuttikal]]'' || Gopika Variyar|| ||
|-
| ''[[Sayahnam]]''|| Volga || ||
|-
|2001|| ''[[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]''|| Sneha||[[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002|| ''Thilakam''|| Geetha|| ||
|-
| ''[[Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha]]'' ||Kanni|| ||
|-
| 2003 ||''[[Thillana Thillana]]''|| Malavika|| ||
|-
|2007|| ''[[Raakilipattu]]''|| Savithri|| ||
|-
|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>
|-
| 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>
|-
|}

===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 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !!Channel!!Notes
|-
| 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||
|-
|2006-2007||Koodevide||Manasa|| rowspan="2" |[[Surya TV]]||
|-
|2012||Achante Makkal||Vaiga [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]||
|-
|2016-2017 ||Malayali Veetamma||Judge|| [[Flowers (TV channel)]]||Reality show
|-
|2016 ||Thararuchi||Celebrity presenter|| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]||Cookery show
|-
| 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
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022||Red Carpet|| rowspan="3" |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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography|India|Films
}}
*{{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]

{{National Film Award Special Mention feature film}}
{{KeralaStateAwardForBestActress}}

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