Gayathrie

In this Indian name, the name Shankar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gayathrie.

Gayathrie
Born
Gayathrie Shankar

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationFilm actress
Years active2012–present

Gayathrie Shankar is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Her Tamil film debut was in 2012 with 18 Vayasu, and she is best known for her role in Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012). She had her Malayalam film debut with Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022).

Early life

Gayathrie was born and brought up in Bangalore.[citation needed] She is half Malayali and half Tamil.

Career

The actress's first release was the psychological thriller 18 Vayasu (2012), but she was recognized for her work in Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012) alongside Vijay Sethupathi. In 2013 she starred in two films, Ponmaalai Pozhudhu and Mathapoo. She was next seen in Rummy (2014), a 1980s college love story, opposite Inigo Prabhakaran.[1]

In 2017, Puriyatha Puthir was directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi, co-starring with Vijay Sethupathi.[2] In 2018, she had two releases, a dark comedy, Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren and drama film Seethakaathi. She played in the series called Vella Raja. The multi-starrer Chithiram Pesuthadi 2, Super Deluxe and K- 13 was release in 2019.[3][4]

In 2022, she starred in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Vikram, in which she played the wife of Amar, interpreted by Fahadh Faasil along Kamal Haasan and Vijay Sethupathi. The film marks her second collaboration with Faasil after Super Deluxe and eighth collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi. Her long delayed movie, Maamanithan, directed by Seenu Ramasamy was released in the same year.[5] She make her debut in Malayalam cinema with the film Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022).[6] Gayathrie Shankar played the female lead opposite Kunchacko Boban. The film is getting highly positive reviews.[citation needed] In 2023, the action thriller Corona Papers directed by Priyadarshan was a remake of Tamil hit 8 Thottakkal.[7]

Filmography

Films

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
List of Gayathrie film credits
Year Film Role(s) Notes Ref.
2012 18 Vayasu Gayathri
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom Dhana Lakshmi (Dhana)
2013 Ponmaalai Pozhudhu Divya
Mathapoo Pooja
2014 Rummy Meenakshi
2017 Puriyadha Pudhir Meera [8]
2018 Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren Godavari
Seethakaathi Herself
2019 Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 Priya
Super Deluxe Jothi
K- 13 Pavithra [9]
Oththa Seruppu Usha Voice over only
2021 Tughlaq Durbar Herself Cameo appearance in the song "Arasial Kedi"
2022 Vikram Gayathri Amar
Maamanithan Savithri Radhakrishnan [10]
Nna Thaan Case Kodu Devi Malayalam film [11][12]
Udanpaal Kanmani [13]
2023 Bagheera Pallavi [14]
Corona Papers Veena Malayalam film [15]
2024 Pechi Meena [16]

Web series

List of Gayathrie web series credits
Year Series Role Notes
2018 Vella Raja Aadhira Amazon Prime
2019 Fingertip Sandhya ZEE5
2021 I Hate You I Love You: Chapter-1 : Alarm Mrs.Rahul Madboys Original YouTube Channel
2022 Srikanto Ritu Cameo Appearance, Bengali Web Series (Hoichoi)
2023 Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke Thasleena ZEE5 Hindi

References

  1. ^ Anupama, Subramanian (18 May 2013). "Rummy is a 1980s film". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ^ balachandran, logesh (24 December 2013). "Gayathrie on a signing spree". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ Gupta, Rinku (1 October 2013). "I came as a blank slate: Gayathrie". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Ajmal and Ashok kick start 'Ulaa'". The Times of India. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Maamanithan Movie Review: A useful story, but not a riveting film".
  6. ^ "Gayathrie Shankar makes Malayalam debut with 'Nnaa...Thaan Case Kodu'".
  7. ^ "'Corona Papers' review: Slightly improved, but flawed remake".
  8. ^ "Puriyatha Puthir movie review: Vijay Sethupathi shines in this decent thriller". The Indian Express. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ^ "K13 movie review: An interesting premise that should have yielded a better result". The Indian Express. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Gayathrie teams up with Vijay Sethupathi again for Maamanithan". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ "மலையாளத்தில் அறிமுகமாகும் காயத்ரி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Release date of Kunchacko Boban-starrer Nna, Thaan Case Kodu out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Udanpaal Movie Review: Gayathrie, Vivek Prasanna's film is funny and engaging". India Today. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Gayathrie roped in for important role in 'Bagheera'". The News Minute. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Shane Nigam, Shine Tom Chacko team up for Priyadarshan's 'Corona Papers'". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Sivakarthikeyan unveils Pechi's first look, reveals release window". Cinema Express. 15 June 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.