Gayathrie Shankar (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian actress who appears in

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and

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. Her

Tamil film Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

debut was in 2012 with ''

18 Vayasu 18 Vayasu (English: ''18 years old'') is a 2012 Indian Tamil psychological thriller film written and directed by R. Panneerselvam.The films stars Johnny and Gayathrie in lead roles. The music is by Charles Bosco. Synopsis Karthik, a mentally uns ...

'', and is best known for her role in ''

Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' (), abbreviated as ''NKPK'', is a 2012 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language black comedy film, written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan in his directorial debut. Produced by V. S. Rajkumar under the stu ...

'' (2012). She had her

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debut with ''

Nna Thaan Case Kodu ''Nna Thaan Case Kodu'' () is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language satire film written and directed by Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval, produced by Santhosh T. Kuruvilla and co-produced by Kunchacko Boban Productions and Udaya Pictures. The film stars ...

'' (2022).

Early life

Gayathrie was born and brought up in

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Career

The actress's first release was the psychological thriller ''

'', but was recognized for her work in ''

'' alongside

Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Fo ...

. In 2013 she starred in two films, '' Ponmaalai Pozhudhu'' and '' Mathapoo''. She was next seen in ''

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'', a 1980s college love story, opposite

Inigo Prabhakaran Inigo Prabhakar is an Indian actor who predominantly acts in Tamil films. He made his entry into acting in 2005 in the film '' Ji'' as Ajith's friend. In 2007, he played a role named John as Rockers team captain in the film ''Chennai 600028''. ...

. The multi-starrer '' Ula'', was renamed ''Chithiram Pesuthuadi 2'' and saw a release in 2019. The movie is directed by

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of Muran fame, also starred

Radhika Apte Radhika Apte (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian actress. She works predominantly in Hindi films, and has appeared in a few Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, and English-language films. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a ...

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and

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. ''

Puriyatha Puthir ''Puriyatha Puthir'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi and produced by Deepan Boopathy and Ratesh Velu under, ''Rebel Studio Productions''. Vijay Sethupathi, Gayathrie, and Mahima Nambiar featu ...

'' directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi co-starring with

, released in 2017. ''

Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren ''Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film, written and directed by P. Arumuga Kumar. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi, Gautham Karthik, Gayathrie and Niharika Konidela. Viji Chandrasekhar, Ramesh Thilak ...

'' directed by debutant Arumugakumar was a dark comedy starring Vijay Sethupathi,

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and

Niharika Konidela Niharika Konidela (born 18 December 1993) is an Indian actress and producer who predominantly works in Telugu films. She made her debut with the film '' Oka Manasu'' (2016). She produces films and web series under her banner "Pink Elephant Pictu ...

. The movie released on 2 February 2018. '' Seethakathi'' released on 20 December 2018. She worked as an assistant director on Seethakathi, directed by

Balaji Tharaneetharan Balaji Tharaneetharan is a Tamil film director and he made directorial debut with 2012 comedy film ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' that released on 30 November 2012 to highly positive reviews from critics. Career Balaji Tharaneetharan made ...

. She also featured in a cameo in Seethakathi. 2018 also saw her foraying into web series. She played Aadhira, in the

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exclusive series called '' Vella Raja.'' 2019 saw the release of the much awaited ''

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'', directed by

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, starring

Samantha Akkineni Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian ...

Fahadh Faasil Fahadh Fazil (8 August 1982) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has appeared in few Tamil and Telugu films. He has acted in more than 50 films and has received several awards, including a Nati ...

, Ramya Krishnan,

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among others. In 2022, she starred in

Lokesh Kanagaraj Lokesh Kanagaraj (born 14 March 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Tamil films. He started his careers with a short film in the 2016 anthology '' Aviyal.'' He later directed his first feature film '' Maanagaram'' (201 ...

's '' Vikram'', in which she played the wife of Amar, interpreted by

along

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and

. The film marks her second collaboration with Faasil after

and eighth collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi. Her long delayed movie, ''Maamanithan'', directed by

Seenu Ramasamy Seenu Ramasamy is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and poet who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Born on October 13, 1973 near Madurai, Tamilnadu, he is known for directing quality films like ''Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010), ''Neerparavai' ...

with

was released in the same year. She will also be seen in the yet to be released movies, Titanic and the horror thriller Pechi.

Filmography

Films

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

Web series

References

External links

* * {{authority control Living people Actresses from Bangalore Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Tamil actresses Indian film actresses 1993 births