Gowri Munjal
Introduction '''Gowri Munjal''' is an Indian actress and model. She has frequently appeared in South Indian films and is probably best known for her performance as Mahalakshmi Somaraju in her debut film ''Bunny''.
Career When she moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting, she got to know, that the producers of the Telugu film ''Bunny'' were looking for a new face to play the leading female role opposite Allu Arjun. She met the producers and immediately got the role of Mahalakshmi Somaraju, eventually becoming an actress. The film went to become a box office hit, after which she received acting offers from other South Indian film industries as well. She debuted in Kannada in the same year with the film ''Namma Basava'', whilst in Telugu she played leading roles in ''Sri Krishna 2006'' and ''Gopi - Goda Meedha Pilli''.Gowri Munjal then got the offer to essay the female leading role in a Tamil film, directed by P. Vasu, starring his son Sakthi Vasu in the lead role, following which she starred in another Tamil film ''Singakutty'' opposite Sivaji Ganesan's grandson, named Sivaji as well. Both the film were unsuccessful at the box office, failing to gain her popularity and fame in Kollywood. In Telugu, however, she got to play a vital role in ''Kousalya Supraja Rama''  as Charmi's sibling, whilst in Kannada she enacted the female lead in ''Jaaji Mallige'', a remake of the Tamil film ''Devathayai Kanden''. In 2009 then, she got a role in a Malayalam film ''Paleri Manikkam'', a crime thriller, based on the same-named novel by T. P. Rajeevan, which was directed by popular director Ranjith and in which she appeared opposite Malayalam actor Mammootty.
Filmography  Year  Film  Role  Language Notes 2005  ''Bunny''  Mahalakshmi Somaraju  Telugu   ''Namma Basava''  Gauri  Kannada   2006  ''Sri Krishna 2006''  Indu  Telugu   ''Gopi''  Vasu  Kannada   ''Gopi - Goda Meedha Pilli''  Lakshmi  Telugu   2007  ''Bhookailas''    Telugu  Special appearance ''Thottal Poo Malarum''  Anjali  Tamil   ''Gandana Mane''  Gauri  Kannada   2008  ''Singakutty''  Anjali  Tamil  ''Kousalya Supraja Rama''   Kausalya Ravi  Telugu   2009  ''Jaaji Mallige''  Uma  Kannada   ''Mast Maja Maadi'' Herself  Kannada cameo in song ''Bangaru Babu''    Telugu   ''Paleri Manikyam''  Sarayu Sharma  Malayalam  2011  ''Race''  Shwetha  Malayalam  ''Hori''    Kannada
References
External links *  Official website* *  Gowri Munjal interview*  Exclusive Photoshoot