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Gayathrie

Indian actress (born 1993)

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

Gayathrie Shankar is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films. She debuted in 2012 with 18 Vayasu, and is best known for her role in Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012).

Contents

  • 1 Personal life
  • 2 Career
  • 3 Filmography
    • 3.1 Films
    • 3.2 Web series
  • 4 References
  • 5 External links

Personal life

Gayathrie is of Tamil origin and she grew up in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Career

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

The multi-starrer Ula, was renamed Chithiram Pesuthuadi 2 and saw a release in 2019. The movie is directed by Rajan Madhav of Muran fame, also starred Radhika Apte, Priya Banerjee, Vidharth and Dwayne Bravo. Puriyatha Puthir directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi co-starring with Vijay Sethupathi, released in 2017. Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren directed by debutant Arumuga*ar was a dark comedy starring Vijay Sethupathi, Gautham Karthik and Niharika Konidela. The movie released on 2 February 2018. Seethakathi released on 20 December 2018. She worked as an *istant director on Seethakathi, directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan. She also featured in a cameo in Seethakathi. 2018 also saw her foraying into web series. She played Aadhira, in the Amazon Prime exclusive series called Vella Raja.

2019 saw the release of the much awaited Super Deluxe, directed by Thiagarajan *araraja, starring Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha Akkineni, Fahadh Faasil, Ramya Krishnan, Mysskin among others. She is currently working on Maamanithan, directed by Seenu Ramasamy, costarring Vijay Sethupathi.

She will also be seen in the yet to be released movies, *anic and K13 and the horror thriller Pechi.

Filmography

Films

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Web series

References

    External links

    • Gayathrie at IMDb
    • Gayathrie on Twitter