Gayathrie

Gayathrie Shankar is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film '' 18 Vayasu'' (2018). Her notable films include '' Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (2012), '' Puriyadha Pudhir'' (2017), ''Super Deluxe'' (2019), '' K- 13'' (2019) and '' Vikram'' (2022), which is her highest grossing release. Gayathrie expanded to Malayalam films with '' Nna Thaan Case Kodu'' (2022), which earned her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam.

Early life

Gayathrie was born and brought up in Bangalore.

Career

Gayathire made her screen debut with the psychological thriller '' 18 Vayasu'' (2012), and gained recognition for her work in '' Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' opposite Vijay Sethupathi, in the same year. In 2013 she starred in two films, '' Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'' and '' Mathapoo''. In 2014, she appeared in ''Rummy'' (2014), a 1980s college love story opposite Inigo Prabhakaran. After a two year hiatus, she appeared in the 2017 film '' Puriyatha Puthir'' reuniting with Vijay Sethupathi. In 2018, she had two releases, a dark comedy, '' Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren'' and drama film '' Seethakaathi''. That year, Gayathrie also made her web debut with '' Vella Raja'' opposite Bobby Simha.

Gayathrie had five releases in 2019. She first appeared in the films '' Chithiram Pesuthadi 2'', ''Super Deluxe'', '' K- 13'' and '' Oththa Seruppu Size 7'' (where she had a voice role). She later appeared in the web series ''Fingertip''. In ''Super Deluxe'', she played a transgender's wife opposite Vijay Sethupathi. Kirubakaran Purushothaman of ''India Today'' was appreciative of her performance and expressions. In 2021, she had a special dance appearance in '' Tughlaq Durbar''.

The year 2022 marked a turning point in her career with several successful films. She first played a secret agent's wife in '' Vikram'' opposite Fahadh Faasil. The film emerged as one of the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. Her long delayed film '' Maamanithan'' was released in the same year. Gayathrie then expanded to Malayalam films with '' Nna Thaan Case Kodu'', playing a reformed thief's lover opposite Kunchacko Boban. Jose K George of ''The Week'' noted, "Gayathrie is praiseworthy. Although she does not have much to do in the first two acts, she has quite a few interesting lines in the third act, and the actor pulls it off with much self-assurance." The film was a box office success and won her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam. Her last release that year was '' Udanpaal''.

In 2023, Gayathrie appeared in ''Bagheera'' opposite Prabhudeva, and in the Malayalam film '' Corona Papers'' opposite '' Shane Nigam''. In the same year, she played a young terrorist in the Hindi series '' Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke''. Ganesh Aaglave of ''Firstpost'' noted, "Gayathrie as Tasleena will make you hate her portrayal with her impeccable act."
In 2024, Gayathire first appeared in a cameo as a singer in the Hindi-Tamil bilingual ''Merry Christmas''. She then played the lead in '' Pechi''. Abhinav Subramanian of ''The Times of India'' stated that she "excels" in her well-written role.

Filmography

Films

* ''All films are in Tamil unless otherwise noted.''

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

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Living people
Actresses from Bengaluru
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
21st-century Indian actresses
Tamil actresses
Indian film actresses
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)